Kabankalan City Domestic Airport
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Kabankalan City Domestic Airport (Filipino
: Paliparang Domestiko ng Lungsod ng Kabankalan, Hiligaynon
: Domestiko nga Hulugpaan sang Dakbanwa sang Kabankalan) is a new airport
designed to serve the general area of Kabankalan City
, located in the province of Negros Occidental
in the Philippines
. The airport would be the second airport in Negros Occidental, after the New Bacolod-Silay Airport, and the third airport on the island of Negros. It is located four kilometers northeast of Kabankalan City proper on a 100-hectare site in Barangay Hilamonan.
The airport was mentioned in the 2006 State of the Nation Address of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
, although the project is not receiving any funding from the Philippine government. The project is financed completely by the city government of Kabankalan, with the airport costing the city government around two hundred million pesos
.
Construction on the new airport commenced on March 9, 2007, with completion slated by 2010. However, it is has not yet been classified by the Air Transportation Office.
and loading and navigation systems. It will also have an initial 1,800-meter runway
, although some sources indicate that the runway can have a length of up to 3,000 meters.
It is said that some of the equipment of Mandurriao Airport
in Iloilo City, when closed, will be transferred and used at this airport. However, equipment and personnel instead from the old Bacolod City Domestic Airport
will run and man the facility.
Filipino language
This move has drawn much criticism from other regional groups.In 1987, a new constitution introduced many provisions for the language.Article XIV, Section 6, omits any mention of Tagalog as the basis for Filipino, and states that:...
: Paliparang Domestiko ng Lungsod ng Kabankalan, Hiligaynon
Hiligaynon language
Hiligaynon, often referred to as Ilonggo, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.Hiligaynon is concentrated in the provinces of Iloilo, Negros Occidental and Capiz but is also spoken in the other provinces of the Panay Island group, including Antique,...
: Domestiko nga Hulugpaan sang Dakbanwa sang Kabankalan) is a new airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
designed to serve the general area of Kabankalan City
Kabankalan City
Kabankalan City is a 1st class city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 166,845 people in 27,851 households....
, located in the province of Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Bacolod City and it occupies the northwestern half of Negros Island; Negros Oriental is at the southeastern half...
in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. The airport would be the second airport in Negros Occidental, after the New Bacolod-Silay Airport, and the third airport on the island of Negros. It is located four kilometers northeast of Kabankalan City proper on a 100-hectare site in Barangay Hilamonan.
The airport was mentioned in the 2006 State of the Nation Address of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...
, although the project is not receiving any funding from the Philippine government. The project is financed completely by the city government of Kabankalan, with the airport costing the city government around two hundred million pesos
Philippine peso
The peso is the currency of the Philippines. It is subdivided into 100 centavos . Before 1967, the language used on the banknotes and coins was English and so "peso" was the name used...
.
Construction on the new airport commenced on March 9, 2007, with completion slated by 2010. However, it is has not yet been classified by the Air Transportation Office.
Structure
Kabankalan City Domestic Airport will initially contain both cargo and passenger terminals, a control towerControl tower
A control tower, or more specifically an Air Traffic Control Tower , is the name of the airport building from which the air traffic control unit controls the movement of aircraft on and around the airport. Control towers are also used to control the traffic for other forms of transportation such...
and loading and navigation systems. It will also have an initial 1,800-meter runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
, although some sources indicate that the runway can have a length of up to 3,000 meters.
It is said that some of the equipment of Mandurriao Airport
Mandurriao Airport
Mandurriao Airport , also known as Iloilo Airport during its operation, was the main airport serving the area of Iloilo City and the province of Iloilo in the Philippines. The airport was located five kilometers northwest of downtown Iloilo City in the district of Mandurriao...
in Iloilo City, when closed, will be transferred and used at this airport. However, equipment and personnel instead from the old Bacolod City Domestic Airport
Bacolod City Domestic Airport
Bacolod City Domestic Airport , also known as Bacolod Airport, was the airport serving the general area of Bacolod City, the capital of Negros Occidental in the Philippines...
will run and man the facility.