RPUV
Virac Airport
MVFR
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Name
Virac Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
RPUV / VRC / RPUV
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
1:43 pm (PST)
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Municipality
Virac
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Coordinates
13° 34′ 35″ N 124° 12′ 21″ E
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Elevation
154 ft (47 m MSL)
About Virac Airport
Virac Airport (IATA: VRC, ICAO: RPUV) is an airport serving the island province of Catanduanes in the Philippines. It is located in the capital, Virac. It is the only airport in the province of Catanduanes.
The airport is classified as a Class 1 principal (major domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.
On October 27, 2013, Cebu Pacific launched the first ever Airbus flight in Virac.