Kalibo International Airport (KLO/RPVK) (Kalibo)

Philippines / Western Visayas / Guinbaliwan / Kalibo
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Kalibo International Airport (Aklanon: Paeoparang Pangkalibutan it Kalibo, Hiligaynon: Pangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Kalibo, Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Kalibo; IATA: KLO, ICAO: RPVK) is an international airport that serves the general area of Kalibo, the capital of the province of Aklan in the Philippines, and is one of two airports serving Boracay, the other being Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (also known as Caticlan Airport) in the municipality of Malay. It is the fastest growing airport in the Philippines in terms of passenger traffic with more than 50% growth in 2010, and 2nd fastest for seats offered for June 2014 over the corresponding month of the previous year (20%). The airport is classified as an international airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications responsible for the operations of all airports in the Philippines except major international airports.

The airport is situated 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) east of the main area of Kalibo and 68 kilometers (42 mi) from Caticlan port in Malay.
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Coordinates:   11°40'48"N   122°22'34"E

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  • Kalibo Airport (IATA: KLO, ICAO: RPVK) serves the general area of Kalibo, the capital of Aklan province in the Philippines. The airport is classified as secondary, or a minor commercial domestic airport, by the Air Transportation Office of the Department of Transportation and Communications. This body is responsible for the operations of all airports in the Philippines except major international airports. The airport is about ten minutes from the main plaza of Kalibo, and is one of two airports serving Boracay, the other being Caticlan Airport in the town of Malay.
  • In desperate need of expansion. The apron can only hold 3-5 narrowbody airliners at a time, but with the expansion of Boracay as a tourist destination one finds oneself waiting for the preceding aircraft to depart in order to park and deplane.
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