RPVV Francisco B. Reyes (Busuanga) Airport MVFR

  • Name
    Francisco B. Reyes (Busuanga) Airport
  • ICAO / IATA / GPS
    RPVV / USU / RPVV
  • Type
  • Restriction
  • Region
  • Timezone
    8:47 am (PST)
  • Municipality
    Coron
  • Coordinates
    12° 7′ 18″ N 120° 6′ 2″ E
  • Elevation
    148 ft (45 m MSL)

About Francisco B. Reyes (Busuanga) Airport

Francisco B. Reyes Airport (Filipino: Paliparan ng Francisco B. Reyes, IATA: USU, ICAO: RPVV), more commonly known as Busuanga Airport, is an airport serving the general area of Coron, located in Busuanga Island in the province of Palawan, Philippines. It is also shared with the neighboring municipality of Busuanga, located on the western half of the island. Since November 10, 2008, the airport has been named after Francisco B. Reyes, the mayor of Coron from 1936 to 1939 who donated the land that forms the current airport complex.

The airport is classified as a Class 2 principal (minor domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations all airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.

The airport is surrounded by a protected ranch used to raise cows. The grass growing on the property is imported from Australia.

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