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Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (Filipino: ''Paliparang Godofredo P. Ramos'', Akeanon: ''Paeuparan it Godofredo P. Ramos'') , also known as Caticlan Airport and recently, Boracay Airport by its developer Transaire, is an airport serving the general area of the town of Malay, located in the province of Aklan in the Philippines. It is one of the two gateways to Boracay, one of the Philippines' best-known tourist destinations. The airport is classified as a Class 2 Principal airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. The airport is the seventh busiest airport in the Philippines and the third-busiest in the Western Visayas region, serving 761,961 passengers in 2008. Since November 8, 2002, the airport has been named after the late Godofredo P. Ramos, a former member of Congress and a native of Malay. However, the name Caticlan Airport takes its name from its location on Barangay Caticlan in the same town. ==Future development== The National Economic and Development Authority has approved the expansion of Godofredo P. Ramos Airport, which will be undertaken by a private company called the Caticlan International Airport and Development Corporation.〔(New Caticlan airport terminal OK’ed ), The Manila Times, January 22, 2008〕 The P2.5-billion expansion of the airport entails two stages: the construction of a new passenger terminal in the first stage, costing some P2.1 billion, and the extension of the existing runway to 2,100 meters as well as upgrading airport equipment and the existing apron, costing some P360 million.〔 Solicited as a Build-Operate-Transfer project and financed by a 70-30 mixture of bank loan and private sector equity,〔 around 25 percent of the allocated funds would be used to clear a mountain near the airport's proximity, while an additional 18 percent would be allocated for land reclamation to accommodate an extended runway.〔(Airport near Boracay up for P2.5-b expansion ), Manila Standard Today, January 22, 2008〕 The airport terminal was renovated last 2011 and it was inaugurated on July 25, 2011 with President Benigno Aquino III leading the inauguration.〔http://iloilonewstoday.com/index.php/the-front-page/iloilo/2772-pnoy-opens-new-caticlan-airport-terminal〕 The upgrading works would enable the airport not only to support jet aircraft but also to serve international destinations. Despite earlier estimates of this working being completed in 2011.〔 and later between 2012 and 2014,〔 no visible progress has been made as of February 2013. On January 1, 2014, it has been reported that the San Miguel Corp. said it would complete the extension of Boracay Airport’s runway by the end of the year. The runway would be extended from 950 meters to 2,100 meters. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Godofredo P. Ramos Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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