Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 3 m / 10 ft Code IAO | Serves Siargao Island 01/19 1,326 Elevation 3 m | |
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Operator Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines Location Barangay Sayak, Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte Address Barangay Sayak 8418, Siargao Circumferential Rd, Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines Similar Patrick's on the Beach, Buddha's Surf Resort, Ocean 101 Beach Resort, Sagana Resort, Montene Shipping Lines Inc | ||
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Sayak Airport (Filipino: Paliparan ng Sayak, Cebuano: Tugpahanan sa Sayak) (IATA: IAO, ICAO: RPNS), also known as Siargao Airport, is an airport serving the general area of Siargao Island, located in the province of Surigao del Norte in the Philippines. The airport is located in Barangay Sayak in the municipality of Del Carmen, where the airport derives its name from.
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The airport is classified as a Class 2 principal (minor domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.
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History
Siargao airport was built in 1964 by the late President Diosdado Macapagal. In 2008, President Gloria Arroyo initiated a project called Super Regions Program which aims to improve economic activity through infrastructure project. The airport could accommodate only 19-seater planes from Cebu. Sayak Airport was renovated and upgraded with the 150 meters runway extension that enabled the facility to accommodate bigger planes that carries more than 100 passengers.