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Airport type
  
Public

06/24
  
1,886

6,188
  
Elevation
  
37 m

Passenger count
  
30,002

Elevation AMSL
  
37 m / 121 ft

1,886
  
6,188

Code
  
VRC

Yearly aircraft movements
  
680

Serves
  
Virac Airport

Operator
  
Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines

Address
  
Virac, 4800 Catanduanes, Philippines

Landing in virac airport catanduanes


Virac Airport (Tagalog: Paliparan ng Virac, Bikol: Palayogan nin Virac) (IATA: VRC, ICAO: RPUV) is the only airport serving the island province of Catanduanes in the Philippines. It is located in the capital, Virac. The airport is classified as a Class 1 principal (major 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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On October 27, 2013, Cebu Pacific launched the first ever Airbus flight in Virac.

Virac airport welcomes cebu pacific air


Airport Redevelopment Project

The project is the Rehabilitation of Virac Airport with the goal expanding its passenger terminal area in order to cater to the growing number of passengers and cargo that fly in and out of Catanduanes. The project derives its funds from CAAP or the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.

  • Modernization of Airport Terminal and Facilities
  • Asphalt overlay of runway (30mx1,886m) - approved budget 105.13 million pesos
  • References

    Virac Airport Wikipedia


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