Getting Around the Philippines By Air

The Philippines has a number of airports served by airlines.  It’s also a viable option to charter a flight into some of the smaller airports.  There are reliable charter operators at manila, Clark, Subic and Cebu … just to name a few.  Aviation in the Philippines, of course, dates back to the days of the CAA in the US … remember the Philippines was a US possession and then Commonwealth for nearly 50 years … and the aviation industry today is regulated by the The PhilippinesAir Transportation Office (Filipino: Tanggapan ng Transportasyong Himpapawid), abbreviated as ATO, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Transportation and Communications responsible for implementing policies on civil aviation to assure safe, economic and efficient air travel.  Philippine pilots and mechanics meet equal standards as their US equivalents .. their licenses are honored by each other’s countries, so the risk factor is small and the opportunities for enjoyment are large.  One operator I am well aquatinted with is:

Up on the left is a little map I put together that shows all the active and licensed airports currently in the Philippines.  Click on any airport to see information about it.

Wonder how long it would take to fly into each airport?


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