RPVK
Kalibo International Airport
VFR
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Name
Kalibo International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
RPVK / KLO / RPVK
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
2:34 am (PST)
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Municipality
Kalibo
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Coordinates
11° 40′ 45″ N 122° 22′ 33″ E
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Elevation
32 ft (10 m MSL)
About Kalibo International Airport
Kalibo International Airport (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 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.