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{{Short description|Airport in Masbate, Philippines}}
{{Infobox airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = Moises R. Espinosa Airport
| nativename = Paliparang Moises R. Espinosa
| name = Moises R. Espinosa Airport
| nativename = {{small|''Palupadan san Moises R. Espinosa''<br />{{lang|hil|Hulugpaan sang Moises R. Espinosa}}<br />{{lang|fil|Paliparan ng Moises R. Espinosa}}}}
| image = [[File:Newmbt.jpg|Newmbt|200px]]
| image-width = 200px
| image = Newmbt.jpg
| caption =
| image-width = 200px
| IATA = MBT
| caption =
| ICAO = RPVJ
| IATA = MBT
| type = Public
| ICAO = RPVJ
| operator = [[Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines]]
| type = Public
| operator = [[Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines]]
| city-served = [[Masbate City]]
| city-served = [[Masbate]]
| elevation-f = 26
| elevation-f = 26
| elevation-m = 8
| elevation-m = 8
| coordinates = {{coord|12|22|10|N|123|37|45|E|region:PH|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|12|22|10|N|123|37|45|E|region:PH|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Philippines
| pushpin_map = Luzon#Philippines
| pushpin_label = MBT/RPVJ
| pushpin_label = '''MBT'''/RPVJ
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Philippines
| pushpin_map_caption =
| metric-elev = yes
| metric-elev = yes
| metric-rwy = yes
| metric-rwy = yes
| r1-number = 03/21
| r1-number = 04/22
| r1-length-f = 4,921
| r1-length-f = 4,921
| r1-length-m = 1,500
| r1-length-m = 1,500
| r1-surface = Asphalt/Concrete
| r1-surface = Asphalt/concrete
| stat-year = 2017
| stat-year = 2017
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 65,627
| stat1-data = 65,627
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = 1,542
| stat2-data = 1,542
| stat3-header = Cargo Movement(in kgs)
| stat3-header = Cargo movement (in kgs)
| stat3-data = 62,266
| stat3-data = 62,266
| footnotes = Source: Statistics from eFOI<ref name="caapfoi2017">{{cite web |url=https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEUNBQVAtNDExOTA5NjEyNjAyDA |title=Yearly Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Movements of all airports in the Philippines 1997-2017 |date=23 July 2018 |accessdate=13 August 2018 |website=Republic of the Philippines - Freedom of Information Portal |author=Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines}}</ref>
| footnotes = Source: Statistics from eFOI<ref name="caapfoi2017">{{cite web |url=https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEUNBQVAtNDExOTA5NjEyNjAyDA |title=Yearly Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Movements of all airports in the Philippines 1997-2017 |date=23 July 2018 |accessdate=13 August 2018 |website=Republic of the Philippines - Freedom of Information Portal |author=Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''Moises R. Espinosa Airport''' ([[Filipino language|Filipino]]: ''Paliparang Moises R. Espinosa'', [[Masbateño language|Masbateño]]: ''Palupadan san Moises R. Espinosa'', [[Bikol language|Bikol]]: ''Palayogan nin Moises R. Espinosa''),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pia.gov.ph/info/provinces/masbate.pdf|title=Philippine Information Agency - Provincial Profile: Masbate|access-date=2010-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221093349/http://www.pia.gov.ph/info/provinces/masbate.pdf|archive-date=2007-02-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> also known as '''Masbate Airport''' {{Airport codes|MBT|RPVJ}}, is the [[airport]] serving the general area of [[Masbate City]], located in the province of [[Masbate]] in the [[Philippines]]. It is named after [[Moises Espinosa, Sr.]], the then-Representative of Masbate who was assassinated at the airport on March 17, 1989.<ref>[https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-77143464 Lina to conduct probe in Masbate.] Manila Bulletin, August 13, 2001</ref>
'''Moises R. Espinosa Airport''' {{airport codes|MBT|RPVJ}},<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pia.gov.ph/info/provinces/masbate.pdf|title=Philippine Information Agency - Provincial Profile: Masbate|website=Philippine Information Agency |access-date=2010-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221093349/http://www.pia.gov.ph/info/provinces/masbate.pdf|archive-date=2007-02-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> also known as '''Masbate Airport''', is the [[airport]] serving the general area of [[Masbate City]], located in the province of [[Masbate]] in the [[Philippines]]. It is named for Moises R. Espinosa Sr., a former Representative of Masbate who was assassinated at the airport on March 17, 1989.<ref>[https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-77143464 Lina to conduct probe in Masbate], ''Manila Bulletin'', August 13, 2001.</ref>


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 and Communications (Philippines)|Department of Transportation and Communications]] 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.
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 (Philippines)|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.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}


==Future expansion==
==Future expansion==
{{Unreferenced section|date=July 2022}}
Moises R. Espinosa Airport underwent a renovation of its runway and terminal building between 2006 and 2008. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines plans to improve aviation facilities to become an airport that will welcome tourism in the province.
Moises R. Espinosa Airport underwent a renovation of its runway and terminal building between 2006 and 2008. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines plans to improve aviation facilities to become an airport that will welcome tourism in the province.


==Incidents and accidents==
==Incidents and accidents==
*On January 2, 2008, Asian Spirit Flight 321, an [[NAMC YS-11]] on a flight from Manila, overshot Runway 21 of the airport at 7:30&nbsp;a.m. while landing, collapsing the right main landing gear and damaging the starboard engine. None of the 47 passengers and crew on board were seriously injured.<ref>[http://www.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20080102-0 RP-C3592 accident synopsis] retrieved 21 August 2012</ref>
*On January 2, 2008, [[Asian Spirit]] Flight 321, an [[NAMC YS-11]] on a flight from Manila, overshot Runway 21 of the airport at 7:30&nbsp;a.m. while landing, collapsing the right main landing gear and damaging the starboard engine. None of the 47 passengers and crew on board were seriously injured.<ref>[http://www.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20080102-0 RP-C3592 accident synopsis] retrieved 21 August 2012</ref>
*On August 18, 2012, a chartered [[Piper PA-34 Seneca]] [[2012 Philippine Piper Seneca crash|crashed at sea]] around {{convert|300|m|sp=us}} short of the runway. The aircraft was carrying [[Jesse Robredo]], the [[Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (Philippines)|Secretary of the Interior and Local Government]], his aide and two pilots. The flight, originating from Cebu, was bound for [[Naga, Camarines Sur]] when its crew declared an emergency and requested priority landing at the airport. Robredo and the two pilots died in the crash, while his aide was rescued with only minor injuries.
*On August 18, 2012, a chartered [[Piper PA-34 Seneca]] [[2012 Philippine Piper Seneca crash|crashed at sea]] around {{convert|300|m|sp=us}} short of the runway. The aircraft was carrying [[Jesse Robredo]], the [[Secretary of the Interior and Local Government]], his aide and two pilots. The flight, originating from Cebu, was bound for [[Naga, Camarines Sur]] when its crew declared an emergency and requested priority landing at the airport. Robredo and the two pilots died in the crash, while his aide was rescued with only minor injuries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 20, 2012 |title=Philippine top minister feared dead in crash |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2012/8/20/philippine-top-minister-feared-dead-in-crash |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528074548/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2012/8/20/philippine-top-minister-feared-dead-in-crash |archive-date=May 28, 2022 |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
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| [[Cebu Pacific]]<br>{{nowrap|operated by [[Cebgo]]}}|[[Ninoy Aquino International Airport|Manila]]
| [[Cebgo]]|[[Mactan–Cebu International Airport|Cebu]],<ref name="mbtdmk">{{cite web |last1=Salcedo |first1=Dirk Andrei |title=Cebu Pacific launches new flights from Cebu to Masbate, Bangkok |url=https://www.aviationupdatesph.com/2024/06/cebu-pacific-launches-new-flights-from-cebu-to-masbate-bangkok/ |website=Aviation Updates Philippines |access-date=5 June 2024}}</ref> [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport|Manila]]
|[[PAL Express]]| [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport|Manila]]}}
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}}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Palmbt.jpg|A [[PAL Express]] plane at Masbate Airport.
File:Planeviewmbt.jpg|Moises R. Espinosa Airport from the stairs of an [[Zest Airways|Asian Spirit]] plane.
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of airports in the Philippines]]
*[[List of airports in the Philippines]]

==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=RP90920 World Aero Data - Masbate Airport (MBT) Details]
*[http://www.zestair.com.ph Official Website of Zest Airways]

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{{Airports in the Philippines}}



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Moises R. Espinosa Airport

Palupadan san Moises R. Espinosa
Hulugpaan sang Moises R. Espinosa
Paliparan ng Moises R. Espinosa
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
ServesMasbate
Elevation AMSL8 m / 26 ft
Coordinates12°22′10″N 123°37′45″E / 12.36944°N 123.62917°E / 12.36944; 123.62917
Map
MBT/RPVJ is located in Luzon
MBT/RPVJ
MBT/RPVJ
MBT/RPVJ is located in Philippines
MBT/RPVJ
MBT/RPVJ
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,500 4,921 Asphalt/concrete
Statistics (2017)
Passengers65,627
Aircraft movements1,542
Cargo movement (in kgs)62,266
Source: Statistics from eFOI[1]

Moises R. Espinosa Airport (IATA: MBT, ICAO: RPVJ),[2] also known as Masbate Airport, is the airport serving the general area of Masbate City, located in the province of Masbate in the Philippines. It is named for Moises R. Espinosa Sr., a former Representative of Masbate who was assassinated at the airport on March 17, 1989.[3]

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 of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.[citation needed]

Future expansion

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Moises R. Espinosa Airport underwent a renovation of its runway and terminal building between 2006 and 2008. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines plans to improve aviation facilities to become an airport that will welcome tourism in the province.

Incidents and accidents

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  • On January 2, 2008, Asian Spirit Flight 321, an NAMC YS-11 on a flight from Manila, overshot Runway 21 of the airport at 7:30 a.m. while landing, collapsing the right main landing gear and damaging the starboard engine. None of the 47 passengers and crew on board were seriously injured.[4]
  • On August 18, 2012, a chartered Piper PA-34 Seneca crashed at sea around 300 meters (980 ft) short of the runway. The aircraft was carrying Jesse Robredo, the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government, his aide and two pilots. The flight, originating from Cebu, was bound for Naga, Camarines Sur when its crew declared an emergency and requested priority landing at the airport. Robredo and the two pilots died in the crash, while his aide was rescued with only minor injuries.[5]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
CebgoCebu,[6] Manila

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (23 July 2018). "Yearly Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Movements of all airports in the Philippines 1997-2017". Republic of the Philippines - Freedom of Information Portal. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Philippine Information Agency - Provincial Profile: Masbate" (PDF). Philippine Information Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
  3. ^ Lina to conduct probe in Masbate, Manila Bulletin, August 13, 2001.
  4. ^ RP-C3592 accident synopsis retrieved 21 August 2012
  5. ^ "Philippine top minister feared dead in crash". Al Jazeera. August 20, 2012. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  6. ^ Salcedo, Dirk Andrei. "Cebu Pacific launches new flights from Cebu to Masbate, Bangkok". Aviation Updates Philippines. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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