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{{Short description|Airport serving Boracay Island, Philippines}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox airport
| name                = Godofredo P. Ramos Airport
| image               = Caticlan_(Boracay)_Airport_logo.png
| image2              = Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH - Caticlan, Malay, Aklan) 2022-06-25.jpg
| nativename          = {{small|{{lang|akl|Paeoparan it Godofredo P. Ramos}}<br />{{lang|hil|Hulugpaan sang Godofredo P. Ramos}}<br />{{lang|fil|Paliparan ng Godofredo P. Ramos}}}}
| caption             = 
| location            = [[Malay, Aklan|Malay]] and [[Nabas, Aklan|Nabas]], [[Aklan]], [[Philippines]]
| hub                 = 
| coordinates         = {{coord|11|55|29|N|121|57|18|E|region:PH|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label       = '''MPH'''/RPVE
| metric-rwy          = yes
| caption2            = The [[airport apron]] in June 2022
| image-width         = 250px
| IATA                = MPH
| ICAO                = RPVE
| type                = Public
| owner               = [[Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines]]
| operator            = [[San Miguel Corporation#Airports|Trans Aire Development Holdings Corporation]]
| city-served         = [[Boracay]]
| website             = 
| opened              = {{start date and age|1935||}}
| pushpin_map         = Visayas#Philippines
| pushpin_map_caption = 
| r1-number           = 06/24{{efn|Runway 06 is {{convert|1700|m|ft|sp=us}} long with a [[displaced threshold]] of {{convert|100|m|ft|sp=us}} and 24 is {{convert|1750|m|ft|sp=us}} long with a displaced threshold of {{convert|50|m|ft|sp=us}}.}}
| r1-length-m         = 1,800
| r1-surface          = [[Concrete]]
| r1-length-f         = 5,906
| elevation-f         = 16
| elevation-m         = 5
| metric-elev         = yes
| stat-year           = 2023
| stat1-header        = Passengers
| stat1-data          = 3,844,895<br>{{increase}} 66.58%
| stat2-header        = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data          = 24,784<br>{{increase}} 33.97%
| stat3-header        = Cargo (in [[Kilogram|kg]])
| stat3-data          = 15,799,599<br>{{increase}} 43.15%
| footnotes           = Source: CAAP<ref name="stats" />
}}

'''Godofredo P. Ramos Airport''' {{airport codes|MPH|RPVE}}, also known as '''Caticlan Airport''' and '''Boracay Airport''', is an international [[airport]] serving the general area of the municipality of [[Malay, Aklan|Malay]], located in the province of [[Aklan]] in the [[Philippines]]. It is one of the two gateways to [[Boracay]], the other being [[Kalibo International Airport]] in [[Kalibo]].

The airport is the [[List of the busiest airports in the Philippines|fourth-busiest airport in the Philippines]] and the busiest in the [[Western Visayas]] region, serving 3.8 million passengers in 2023.<ref name="stats" />

Since November 7, 2012, the airport has been named after the late Godofredo P. Ramos, a former [[Congress of the Philippines|congressman]] who is known as the "Father of Aklan" as he authored a house bill proposing the separation of Aklan from the province of [[Capiz]] that was later approved in 1956.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Aklan renames airport in honor of former legislator |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/259948/aklan-renames-airport-in-honor-of-former-legislator |first=Jill |last=Beltran |work=SunStar |date=November 13, 2012 |access-date=August 17, 2022}}</ref> However, the name ''Caticlan Airport'' derives from its location in the barangay of Caticlan in the municipality of Malay.

==History==
[[File:ATR ATR-72-500 (ATR-72-212A), Cebu Pacific Air AN2269089.jpg|thumb|left|The airport runway in 2013 prior to its expansion.]]
[[File:Caticlan Airport - panoramio.jpg|thumb|left|The airport terminal in 2009 prior to its renovation.]]
This airport was founded in 1935 as '''Tabung Point Airfield''', an emergency landing strip in the municipality of [[Buruanga]], then-located in the province of [[Capiz]].  Although the airport remained in the same location, but in 1949, the newly-formed municipality of [[Malay, Aklan|Malay]] was separated from Buruanga, and in 1956, the newly-formed province of [[Aklan]] was separated from Capiz.

Prior to 1996, chartered airlines served the airport until in April that year, [[Asian Spirit]] became the first scheduled airline to serve the airport, launching two daily flights from Manila using second-hand [[DHC-7|Dash 7]] aircraft.<ref name="takeover">{{Cite news|title=Asian Spirit sold for 'around P1B' |date=March 29, 2008 |first=Ma. Stella F. |last=Arnaldo |work=BusinessMirror |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/29/08/asian-spirit-sold-around-p1b |access-date=November 16, 2022 |via=ABS-CBN News}}</ref> [[South East Asian Airlines]] later followed in 2005 using [[Dornier 328]] aircraft.<ref>{{Cite news|title=SEAIR Intl re-launches flights to Caticlan |work=ABS-CBN News |date=August 30, 2013 |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/30/13/seair-intl-re-launches-flights-caticlan |access-date=November 16, 2022}}</ref> In February 2008, [[Cebu Pacific]] launched flights to Caticlan using [[ATR 72-500]] aircraft,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Cebu Pacific flies back to Caticlan Boracay on March |url=https://cebupacificairlines.ph/flies-back-to-caticlan-boracay-on-march/ |access-date=November 16, 2022}}</ref> followed by [[PAL Express]] on May 5 using [[DHC-8|Dash 8 Q300]] aircraft.<ref>{{Cite news|title=PAL launches PAL Express to service secondary routes |first=Rudy |last=Santos |date=May 6, 2008 |url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2008/05/06/60464/pal-launches-pal-express-service-secondary-routes |work=The Philippine Star |access-date=November 16, 2022}}</ref>

Due to the airport's short runway prior to its expansion, the airport was restricted to small aircraft. As [[Boracay]]-bound tourists increased, passenger traffic increased, causing an increase in congestion at the airport which caused inconvenient service and safety hazards to travelers. From 1994 to 2004, the airport experienced an average annual growth of 31 percent.<ref name="mantimes-expansion" />

In addition, during bad weather, flights are diverted to [[Kalibo International Airport]], {{convert|68|km|sp=us}} from Caticlan.<ref name="pr-2059" />

===Expansion===
[[File:Philippine Airlines A320-214 RP-C8606 at Caticlan Airport 2022-06-27.jpg|thumb|An [[Airbus A320]] of [[PAL Express]] on the runway. PAL Express was the first airline to launch A320 flights to the airport.]]
In January 2008, the [[National Economic and Development Authority]] approved the expansion of the airport, which would be undertaken by the Caticlan International Airport and Development Corporation (CIADC), a private company.<ref name="mantimes-expansion">{{Cite news|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/jan/22/yehey/business/20080122bus4.html |title=New Caticlan airport terminal OK'ed |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409163221/http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/jan/22/yehey/business/20080122bus4.html |archive-date=2008-04-09 |work=[[The Manila Times]] |date=January 22, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The {{Philippine peso|2.5 billion}} expansion of the airport would entail two stages: the construction of a new ₱2.1-billion passenger terminal in the first stage, and the extension of the existing runway from {{convert|950|m|ft|sp=us}} to {{convert|2,100|m|ft|sp=us}} as well as upgrading airport equipment and the existing apron, which would cost {{Philippine peso|360 million}}.<ref name="mantimes-expansion" /> The upgrading works would enable the airport not only to support jet aircraft but also to serve international destinations.

Solicited as a [[Build-Operate-Transfer]] project and financed by a 70-30 mixture of bank loan and private sector equity,<ref name="mantimes-expansion" /> around 25 percent of the allocated funds would be used to clear a hill near the airport's proximity, while an additional 18 percent would be allocated for land reclamation to accommodate an extended runway.<ref name="manstandard">{{Cite news|url=http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=politics6_jan22_2008 |title=Airport near Boracay up for P2.5-b expansion |work=[[Manila Standard Today]] |date=January 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080217200622/http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=politics6_jan22_2008 |archive-date=2008-02-17}}</ref> The 25-year concession agreement was signed in 2009.<ref name="usd3million" />

In January 2010, Boracay Foundation Inc. opposed the project due to the negative environmental effects of leveling a hill near the airport. The chairman of the foundation group said that leveling the hill would damage Boracay's ecosystem, while saying that the [[Kalibo International Airport|airport in Kalibo]] should be the international airport for a better environmental impact. The group also supported limited developments in Caticlan for domestic operations only.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Boracay group opposes Caticlan airport upgrade |first=Rainier Allan |last=Ronda |date=January 11, 2010 |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2010/01/11/539355/boracay-group-opposes-caticlan-airport-upgrade |work=The Philippine Star |access-date=November 16, 2022}}</ref>

In April 2010, [[San Miguel Corporation]] acquired a majority stake in CIADC.<ref>{{Cite news|title=San Miguel buys majority stake in group that will modernize Caticlan Airport |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/188219/san-miguel-buys-majority-stake-in-group-that-will-modernize-caticlan-airport/story/ |first=N.P. |last=Aquino |work=GMA News |date=April 12, 2010 |access-date=August 17, 2022}}</ref> It earmarked [[United States dollar|US$]]300 million for the project in June 2011.<ref name="usd3million">{{Cite news|title=SMC sets $300-million budget for Caticlan airport |first=Zinnia B. |last=Dela Peña |date=June 27, 2011 |url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2011/06/27/699797/smc-sets-300-million-budget-caticlan-airport |work=The Philippine Star |access-date=November 16, 2022}}</ref>
 
The airport terminal underwent renovations starting 2009<ref>{{Cite news|title=Caticlan airport to offer modern facilities |url=https://www.designcurial.com/news/caticlan-airport-to-offer-modern-facilities |work=DesignCurial |date=July 1, 2009 |access-date=November 16, 2022}}</ref> and was inaugurated on June 25, 2011, with President [[Benigno Aquino III]] leading the inauguration.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Libre News |url=http://iloilonewstoday.com/index.php/the-front-page/iloilo/2772-pnoy-opens-new-caticlan-airport-terminal |title=PNoy opens new Caticlan airport terminal |date=June 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130811141728/http://iloilonewstoday.com/index.php/the-front-page/iloilo/2772-pnoy-opens-new-caticlan-airport-terminal |archive-date=2013-08-11 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On November 18, 2016, the extended runway and new apron opened for commercial operations. The runway was extended to {{convert|1,800|m|ft|sp=us}}.<ref name="philstar-1" /> The first [[Airbus A320]] flight to land was [[Philippine Airlines]] Flight 2059 from [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport|Manila]], a flight operated by [[PAL Express]], on that day.<ref name="pr-2059">{{Cite news|title=Bigger jet to boost Caticlan airport arrivals |url=https://radyobirada.blogspot.com/2016/11/bigger-jet-to-boost-caticlan-airport.html |first=Boy Ryan B. |last=Zabal |work=Radyo Birada Boracay |date=November 21, 2016 |access-date=November 16, 2022}}</ref> [[Cebu Pacific]] followed suit on November 23, landing its first A320 flight as Flight 899. Both airlines upgraded most of their Caticlan flights to A320s, having previously served by turboprops.<ref name="capa-1" /> [[Philippines AirAsia]], which operates an all-A320 fleet, launched flights to the airport on March 15, 2017,<ref>{{Cite news|title=AirAsia launches its inaugural flights to Caticlan |first=Rhys |last=Buccat |work=ABS-CBN News |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/03/15/17/airasia-launches-its-inaugural-flights-to-caticlan |date=2017-03-15 |access-date=2022-09-13}}</ref> landing its first flight as Flight 221.<ref>{{Cite news|title=AirAsia celebrates inaugural flight to Caticlan/Boracay |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2017/03/26/airasia-celebrates-inaugural-flight-to-caticlanboracay/ |work=BusinessMirror |date=March 26, 2017 |access-date=November 16, 2022}}</ref>

International flights commenced on December 26, 2022, when the first international flight, an [[Airbus A320]] operating as [[Royal Air Philippines]] Flight 258 from [[Taoyuan International Airport]], landed at the airport.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Caticlan airport receives inaugural flight from Taipei |first=Boy Ryan B. |last=Zabal |work=Panay News |url=https://www.panaynews.net/caticlan-airport-receives-inaugural-flight-from-taipei/ |date=January 2, 2023 |access-date=January 29, 2023}}</ref>

==Structure==
[[File:Boracay-Caticlan from air (Malay, Aklan; 08-11-2023).jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Boracay and Caticlan, with the airport on the right]]

===Runway===
The airport has a single {{convert|1,800|m|ft|adj=on|sp=us}} runway with a width of {{convert|45|m|ft|sp=us}}. It can accommodate aircraft as big as an [[A321]]<ref name="manstandard2">{{Cite news|title=Bigger Caticlan airport on track |first=Jenniffer B. |last=Austria |date=September 23, 2015 |work=Manila Standard |url=https://manilastandard.net/business/187710/bigger-caticlan-airport-on-track.html |access-date=August 17, 2022}}</ref> The runway was previously {{convert|950|m|ft|sp=us}} long<ref name="capa-1">{{Cite web|title=Caticlan Airport: capacity doubles with expansion from AirAsia, Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines |url=https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/caticlan-airport-capacity-doubles-with-expansion-from-airasia-cebu-pacific-and-philippine-airlines-329701 |website=CAPA - Centre for Aviation |date=February 24, 2017 |access-date=August 17, 2022}}</ref> and {{convert|30|m|ft|sp=us}} wide, restricting the airport to small turboprops.<ref name="manstandard2" /> It was upgraded to the current dimensions in 2016.<ref name="philstar-1" />

Navigational equipment for night operations were installed in the runway, making the airport capable of night operations since 2017. [[Cebu Pacific]] became the first airline to operate night flights to the airport.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Cebu Pacific to launch evening flights to Caticlan in July |work=ABS-CBN News |date=June 22, 2017 |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/22/17/cebu-pacific-to-launch-evening-flights-to-caticlan-in-july |access-date=September 12, 2022}}</ref> During night flights, propeller-driven aircraft were utilized: Cebu Pacific uses ATR 72 while PAL uses the De-Havilland Q-400’s.

===Terminals and aprons===
[[File:Boracay Airport (Caticlan, Malay, Aklan; 04-06-2024).jpg|thumb|The old terminal used for departing passengers.]]
Godofredo P. Ramos Airport has two separate passenger terminals. The old terminal, located in Barangay Caticlan in Malay, is currently used for departing passengers. Its old apron used to handle four turboprop aircraft. It was used for both departing and arriving passengers until the opening of the new apron in the nearby municipality of [[Nabas, Aklan|Nabas]].<ref name="philstar-1">{{Cite news|title=Caticlan Airport ready to handle bigger aircraft |first=Mary Grace |last=Padin |url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2016/11/20/1643710/caticlan-airport-ready-handle-bigger-aircraft |work=The Philippine Star |date=20 November 2016 |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref> An interim terminal was built at the new apron and is used for arriving passengers to accommodate the increase in passenger traffic.<ref>{{Cite news|title=San Miguel set to finish Caticlan airport terminal |url=https://manilastandard.net/business/222402/san-miguel-set-to-finish-caticlan-airport-terminal.html |first=Darwin G. |last=Amojelar |work=Manila Standard |date=2016-11-25 |access-date=2022-08-17}}</ref>

A permanent two-level passenger terminal building is currently under construction.<ref name="manstandard3">{{Cite news|title=San Miguel: Caticlan terminal ready in '18 |url=https://manilastandard.net/business/biz-plus/238669/san-miguel-caticlan-terminal-ready-in-18.html |first=Darwin G. |last=Amojelar |work=Manila Standard |date=2017-06-06 |access-date=2022-08-17}}</ref> Right-of-way issues delayed the terminal's construction, missing its initial completion target of 2018.<ref name="manstandard3" /> Once completed in 2026, the new terminal would accommodate seven million passengers annually and have eight [[jet bridge]]s which protrude above a twelve-bay apron<ref name="manstandard3" /> for [[Airbus A320 family]] aircraft. [[San Miguel Corporation]] awarded the construction contract to [[Megawide]] on November 28, 2024.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Megawide to build Boracay Airport passenger terminal building |first=Jon Viktor D. |last=Cabuenas |work=GMA Integrated News |date=November 28, 2024 |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/928416/megawide-to-build-boracay-airport-passenger-terminal-building/story/ |access-date=November 28, 2024}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==
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| [[Cebu Pacific]] | [[Mactan–Cebu International Airport|Cebu]],  [[Clark International Airport|Clark]], [[Francisco Bangoy International Airport|Davao]],<ref name="dvo5j">{{cite web |last1=Salcedo |first1=Dirk Andrei |title=Cebu Pacific links Davao with four new destinations |url=https://www.aviationupdatesph.com/2024/08/cebu-pacific-links-davao-with-four-new-destinations/ |website=Aviation Updates Philippines |access-date=6 August 2024}}</ref> [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport|Manila]]
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| [[PAL Express]] | [[Mactan–Cebu International Airport|Cebu]], [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport|Manila]]
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| [[Philippines AirAsia]] | [[Clark International Airport|Clark]], [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport|Manila]]
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| [[Royal Air Philippines]] | [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport|Manila]], [[Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 27, 2025 |access-date=March 27, 2025 |last=Liu |first=Jim |title=Royalair Philippines Caticlan – Taipei Schedule Changes in NS25 |publisher=AeroRoutes |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250327-rwns25mphtpe}}</ref> <br> '''Charter:''' [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]],<ref name="mphhkg">{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230811-rwoct23hkg|title= Royalair Philippines Expands Hong Kong Network From Oct 2023|website=AeroRoutes|date=August 11, 2023}}</ref> [[Nanjing Lukou International Airport|Nanjing]],<ref name="rwnewcharter">{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240116-rw1q24cn|title=Royalair Philippines 1Q24 Boracay – China Charter Network Expansion|website=AeroRoutes|date=January 16, 2024}}</ref> [[Ningbo Lishe International Airport|Ningbo]],{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]]<ref name="rwnewcharter"/>
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==Statistics==
Data from [[Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines]] (CAAP).<ref name="stats">{{cite web|url=https://caap.gov.ph/aircraft-passenger-and-cargo-movements/|title=Aircraft, Passenger, and Cargo Movements|website=Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines|access-date=5 September 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! colspan="2" | Passenger movements
! colspan="2" | Aircraft movements
! colspan="2" | Cargo movements (in kg)
|-
! Domestic !! % change
! Domestic !! % change
! Domestic !! % change
|-
! 2003
| 216,826 || {{steady}} || 11,254 || {{nochange}} || 2,417,887 || {{nochange}}
|-
! 2004
| 392,484 || {{increase}} 81.01 || 15,404 || {{increase}} 36.88 || 2,856,501 || {{increase}} 18.14
|-
! 2005
| 521,518 || {{increase}} 32.88 || 20,266 || {{increase}} 31.56 || 4,097,425 || {{increase}} 43.44
|-
! 2006
| 519,044 || {{decrease}} 0.47 || 19,762 || {{decrease}} 2.49 || 4,477,032 || {{increase}} 9.26
|-
! 2007
| 548,187 || {{increase}} 5.61 || 19,996 || {{increase}} 1.18 || 4,489,531 || {{increase}} 0.28
|-
! 2008
| 761,961 || {{increase}} 39.00 || 23,868 || {{increase}} 19.36 || 6,275,264 || {{increase}} 39.78
|-
! 2009
| 543,483 || {{decrease}} 28.67 || 15,442 || {{decrease}} 35.30 || 3,950,266 || {{decrease}} 37.05
|-
! 2010
| 623,545 || {{increase}} 14.73 || 24,196 || {{increase}} 56.69 || 5,362,766 || {{increase}} 35.76
|-
! 2011
| 732,172 || {{increase}} 17.42 || 18,636 || {{decrease}} 22.98 || 5,760,565 || {{increase}} 7.42
|-
! 2012
| 595,564 || {{decrease}} 18.66 || 15,956 || {{decrease}} 14.38 || 5,001,827 || {{decrease}} 13.17
|-
! 2013
| 430,305 || {{decrease}} 27.75 || 11,654 || {{decrease}} 26.96 || 4,548,187 || {{decrease}} 9.07
|-
! 2014
| 507,621 || {{increase}} 17.97 || 12,558 || {{increase}} 7.76 || 5,580,874 || {{increase}} 22.71
|-
! 2015
| 544,822 || {{increase}} 7.33 || 12,652 || {{increase}} 0.75 || 4,402,685 || {{decrease}} 21.11
|-
! 2016
| 736,559 || {{increase}} 35.19 || 14,438 || {{increase}} 14.12 || 4,844,437 || {{increase}} 10.03
|-
! 2017
| 1,330,719 || {{increase}} 80.67 || 15,004 || {{increase}} 3.92 || 6,516,577 || {{increase}} 34.52
|-
! 2018
| 902,594 || {{decrease}} 32.17 || 10,232 || {{decrease}} 31.80 || 6,412,936 || {{decrease}} 1.59
|-
! 2019
| 1,789,511 || {{increase}} 98.26 || 15,532 || {{increase}} 51.80 || 9,381,838 || {{increase}} 46.30
|-
! 2020
| 439,893 || {{decrease}} 75.42 || 4,176 || {{decrease}} 73.11 || 2,709,790 || {{decrease}} 71.12
|-
! 2021
| 599,956 || {{increase}} 36.39 || 5,956 || {{increase}} 42.62 || 5,376,428 || {{increase}} 98.41
|-
! 2022
| 2,308,195 || {{increase}} 284.73 || 18,500 || {{increase}} 210.61 || 11,037,225 || {{increase}} 105.29
|-
! 2023
| 3,844,895 || {{increase}} 66.58 || 24,784 || {{increase}} 33.97 || 15,799,599 || {{increase}} 43.15
|}

==Ground transport==
===Bus and destinations===
*[[Ceres Liner]] - [[Kalibo City|Kalibo]], [[Iloilo City|Iloilo]]
*[[Ceres Tours]] - [[Iloilo City|Iloilo]] 
*[[Ceres Transport]] - [[Bacolod]], [[Iloilo City|Iloilo]], [[Manila, Philippines|Manila]]

==Incidents and accidents==
*On July 19, 2005, Interisland Airlines aircraft RP-C2803, an arriving [[Yakovlev Yak-40|Yakovlev 40A]] aircraft touched down short of runway 06. A tire burst as it struck the raised lip of the runway. When removing the airplane from the runway the undercarriage collapsed, causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The aircraft was occupied by 3 crew and 20 passengers. There were no fatalities.<ref>{{Citation|title=Accident description|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20050719-0|publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*On November 2, 2006, Interisland Airlines aircraft RP-C2695, a  [[Yakovlev Yak-40|Yakovlev 40A]] aircraft, arrived to pick up a group of tourists. On landing at runway 06, the left main gear tire burst. The aircraft started to swerve to the left, towards the apron were a [[de Havilland Canada Dash 7|DHC-7]] had just started engines. The crew avoided collision with the DHC-7. After passing the apron, the Yak-40 drifted sideways entering the grass on the left side of the runway. Because of lateral forces, the right main gear collapsed. The aircraft came to rest on the edge of the runway. After three hours the airplane was towed off the runway into the grass. On arrival, the aircraft had no passengers. There were no fatalities.<ref>{{Citation|title=Accident description|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20061102-0|publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*On January 11, 2009, Zest Airways Flight 865, a [[Xian MA60]] with 22 passengers three crew aboard, undershot runway 06 when it landed, swerved sharply to the left when it touched the runway after the initial impact and hit a concrete barrier seriously damaging its nose. The plane's landing gears and propellers also suffered major damage. Three people were injured. There were no fatalities.<ref name="ASN20090111-0">{{Citation|title=Accident|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20090111-0&lang=en|publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*On June 25, 2009, [[Zest Airways]] Flight 863, a [[Xian MA60]] with 54 passengers and five crew aboard, overshot the runway when it landed at the airport. The aircraft totally lost its braking capability, causing it to overshoot runway 24. There were no injuries.<ref>{{Citation|title=Accident description|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20090625-0|publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*On April 29, 2025, a [[brush fire]] broke out near the runway, burning approximately half a hectare of land. No injuries were reported.

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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