One of the first unexpected delights that welcomed us upon arriving in Iloilo during our Western Visayas Tour was its airport. The Iloilo International Airport is probably the best local airport outside Metro Manila that I have seen. It’s clean, white, and well-designed.
Located between the municipalities of Cabatuan and Sta Barbara, Iloilo International Airport serves Iloilo City, the province’s capital. It was opened commercially on June 14, 2007 to replace the old Mandurriao Airport in the city proper. Apparently, Mandurriao could no longer keep up with the demands of the fast-rising city so building a new airport was inevitable.
Iloilo Airport is the first airport in the Western Visayas region to be constructed to international standards. And it shows big time.
THE PASSENGER TERMINAL
The terminal is spacious and meticulously clean. There are three levels: on the first floor are the arrival and baggage claim areas; second floor, check-in area; third floor, departures. It can accommodate about 1.2 million passengers every year. The pre-departure section alone can accommodate 436 passengers at once. Plants and small trees occupy one side of the terminal giving this “refreshing” impression.
There are three jet bridges that extend from the terminal. The terminal can bear up to six planes at the same time.
THE ROAD TO/FROM THE AIRPORT
The terminal isn’t the only pretty thing that you’ll notice. On the way to Iloilo City proper from the airport, we were amazed by how new and “first world” the road we are on. The name of the road is Tomas Confesor Highway. I’m not sure who Tomas Confesor is but the highway named in honor of him is just so amazing. It’s four-lane wide and is bordered by newly planted trees.
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A friend told me that the new Bacolod Airport was better but I have yet to see it. So for now, Iloilo Airport is love for me. LOL
This is part of our ILOILO-GUIMARAS-CEBU trip. For more posts about the other places we have visited, check out our collection here.
Posted: 2010•8•1
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Come visit us here @ iloilo airport where i work… book 3 days so u will be able 2 enjoy the beautiful white sand beaches… all 2 yourselves… ah paradise… visit Guimaras, be awed by d beauty of Concepcion and sit back and relax 2 the slow paced atmosphere and be at one with nature… you will not regret ur visit here…
i miss iloilo city! it’s just a small city but it’s lovely and clean…less polluted, less traffic plus the seafoods are yummy!
I was here during construction stage. I’m part of this awesone airport and was an engineer during construction stage.
Yes, I agree that Iloilo Airport is one of the best though not that big. It has Coffee Break :-) But terminal fee is Php200 :-(
fyi PhilippineBeaches.org , although it was built to international standard/s , but still it is ILOILO AIRPORT pa dn.
Its a nice airport, but it needs more to do for travelers waiting for flights, at was still under construction when I was there in November, looking forward to seeing it again
So glad to heard that :) so far ang iloilo airport daw ndi man maulihi sa mga domstic airport dyan ILOILO CITY OF LOVE keep it up!!!!
yup, definitely one of those airports way above the rest … saw for myself last November
i wish 40pesos lang ang terminal fee. 200 is too much
This airport is 100X better than NAIA :-)
I am very proud of it. My last airport project in the Philippines… Wishing to see it again.. Cabatuans thank you so much. Especially sa mga taga Brgy. Tiring… Missed you all.
Wow! This was a project of yours?? GOOD JOB! :)
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