The Department of Transportation inspected the ongoing construction of the new Tacloban Airport, in Leyte. The improved air terminal has expanded from 2,142sqm to 33,498sqm and is scheduled for completion by February 2027.
The airport’s larger space will accommodate 1,600 passengers, up from 595. To ensure each passenger’s convenience, the number of check-in counters has also been increased from three to 22. Three boarding bridges have also been installed to make it easier for passengers to board and disembark from the plane.
Meanwhile, the runway has been extended from 2,142 meters to 2,500 meters. To anticipate the additional air traffic, the airport’s control tower has also been upgraded from six stories to nine.
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The new Tacloban airport is being fast-tracked to open before Holy Week next year, which is around the tail end of March. All these improvements are expected to boost tourism and economic growth in the province and region, says the DOTr. Will you be traveling to Tacloban using this airport?
“Kabilin-bilinan ng ating Pangulo, dapat bilisan na natin ang konstruksyon ng Tacloban Airport para pagdating ng Semana Santa sa susunod na taon, mas maraming pasahero at turista ang makikinabang nito,” said DOTr secretary Giovanni Lopez. “Hindi lang sa ating mga pasahero ang ginhawang dala nito dahil oras na operational na itong airport, matutulungan nito ang ekonomiya at turismo ng Tacloban.”
