BOHOL–PANGLAO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

New Bohol International Airport

Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Bohol–Panglao

IATA: TAG, ICAO: RPSP

OPERATIONAL TIME 16 hours (6 a.m. to 10 p.m.)

LOCATION Tawala, Panglao, Bohol

COORDINATES 9°34′N 123°46.5′E

TYPE International Airport

OPERATOR Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines

TIME ZONE UTC +8 PHT (Philippine Time)

HUB

ELEVATION AMSL (Above Mean Sea Level) 43.0 feet

FOCUS AREA BEING SERVED Tagbilaran and the rest of Bohol

 Can handle 2 million passengers a year

 Has a 2,000m runway
 apron size of 55,585m²
 Built on an area of 216ha
 As the country’s first “eco-airport,” the BPIA primarily utilizes natural ventilation. It also harnesses
solar energy from panels installed on the roof of the Passenger Terminal Building (PTB), which
will cover around 30% of the airport’s electrical requirements including the hot water supply
system.
 surrounding the airport is a landscape of 1,700 trees, 240,000 pieces of shrubs and ground
cover, and 11 hectares of sodding, designed to reduce carbon dioxide emission in the airport.
 also utilizes environment-friendly equipment and facilities such as light emitting diode (LED)
lights, rainwater catchment pond, materials recovery facility, soaking yard, energy-saving air
conditioning systems, management system for hazardous waste, and a sewage treatment
plant for reuse or return to environment of waste water.
 currently accommodating 17 flights daily from 1 international and 5 domestic airlines.

TERMINAL:

 domestic and international check-in hall

 pre-departure lounges
 offices for direct passenger-related services and building management
 international and domestic baggage claim areas
 concession spaces, including duty-free shops.

PUBLIC CONCOURSE AREA (where a place where pathways or roads meet):

 public toilets
 car rental
 bank
  airline ticketing office
 The area is connected to the car park area and the passenger terminal curb

AIRPORT COMPLEX

 control tower
 air traffic control (ATC) operation and administration building
 fire station
 airport maintenance building
 ancillary buildings
 navigational aids building
 Utilities (powerhouse, water supply system and sewage treatment system)

AIRCRAFT BEING ACCOMMODATED AND THEIR TYPE OF PROPULSION AND LANDING GEAR:

Airbus A330 – medium to long-range wide-body twin-engine jet airliner

Jet Engine Aircraft

APRON

The concrete apron features a total of four (4) parking bays for aircraft as large as the Airbus A330 or
a maximum of seven (7) parking bays for narrow bodied aircraft.

RUNWAY

The airport has a 2,500 meters (8,200 ft) asphalt runway that runs in a 03/21 direction.