BOHOL-PANGLAO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: THE GREEN GATEWAY TO THE WORLD IS NOW OPEN

Bohol–Panglao International Airport, also known as New Bohol International Airport, is a new airport on Panglao Island in the province of Bohol, Philippines. It replaced Tagbilaran Airport to support Bohol’s increased passenger traffic due to tourism.

From its first feasibility study in 2000, progress for completion of Bohol-Panglao International Airport (BPIA) went on for 18 years. Construction for the project started in 2015. However, when we came into office on June 2016, the project has already incurred 47% slippage due to delays. Thus, Secretary Art Tugade ordered the 24/7 construction to the airport to ensure its completion.

There are doubts and questions if we can finish this project but under the Duterte Administration's term, we proved them all wrong and inaugurated it on 27 November 2018.

Now, the country's first world-class "Eco-Airport" and also known as the “Green Gateway to the World,” Bohol-Panglao International Airport (BPIA), is now completed and fully operational. 

The BPIA can accommodate as many as two million passengers annually, more than double the 800,000 yearly capacity of the Tagbilaran airport.

The "eco-airport" functions on environmentally sustainable structures and green technology to the highest international standards, as it was declared a model for eco-technology in building airports in the country. 

It also harnesses solar energy from panels installed on the roof of the Passenger Terminal Building (PTB), energy-conservation-type air-conditioning system, buildings and access roads with LED lights, water conservation-type toilets, motion sensor lighting, and soaking yard.

This BPIA will serve local and international tourists who would like to experience the beauty of Panglao and most definitely help propel development in Bohol and the rest of Visayas.

Bohol-Panglao International Airport - Green Gateway to the world

18 years in the making—- BOHOL-PANGLAO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Taong 2000 pa nang magsimula ang feasibility study ng Bohol-Panglao International Airport, habang ang aktwal na konstruksyon ay nagsimula noong 2015.

Noong April 2016 ay nadatnan ng Administrasyong Duterte na may 47% slippage (delay) ang pagtatayo ng paliparan.

Dahil dito, ipinag-utos natin ang 24/7 construction ng paliparan, gayundin ang pagsiguro na mahahabol lahat ng delay. Kaya naman, noong Nov. 27, 2018,  pinasinayaan na po natin ang Bohol-Panglao International Airport.

Ito ay ang kauna-unahang eco-airport sa bansa at binansagang “Green Gateway to the World”, kung saan tampok ang mga environmentally sustainable structure at facilities nito tulad ng Passenger Terminal Building na gawa sa solar panels, energy-conservation-type air-conditioning system, mga gusali at access roads na ginagamitan ng LED lights, water conservation-type toilets, motion sensor lighting, at soaking yard na kayang i-absorb ang tubig ulan.

Mayroon itong tatlong boarding bridges at baggage handling system. Ang public concourse area sa entrada ng terminal building ay may daan patungo sa public toilets, car rental, bangko, at airline ticketing office, at konektado rin sa car park at passenger terminal curb.

Kaya ng BPIA na mag-accommodate ng 3.44 million na pasahero taun-taon-- 2.1 million domestic passengers at 1.3 million international passengers.

Bukod sa ambag nito sa turismo at ekonomiya ng bansa, at kaginahawaan sa biyahe ng mga pasahero, ay makatutulong din ito upang tuloy-tuloy na makapag-generate ng mga trabaho para sa ating mga kababayan sa Central Visayas.

VIDEO | BOHOL-PANGLAO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - 

PANOORIN: Malaking ginhawa para sa mga Boholano at mga turista ang hatid ng bagong Bohol-Panglao International Airport (BPIA) na pinasinayaan noong nakaraang taon.

Bukod sa malawak na Passenger Terminal Building (PTB), taglay rin ng BPIA ang iba't ibang green technology para sa mga pasilidad ng paliparan.

Narito ang pahayag mula sa ilang kawani at pasahero ng paliparan kaugnay ng kauna-unahang "eco-airport" ng Pilipinas.

[Video Courtesy: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines]

Source: Department of Transportation - Philippines

ATTENTION TO ALL: NO VACCINATION, NO ENTRY POLICY

Effective January 17, 2022 until further notice, entry to Bohol-Panglao International Airport (BPIA) shall require the presentation of a vaccination card or a negative Antigen/RT-PCR test result. All visitors, drivers, and companions heading to BPIA are advised to bring their vaccination card and a valid ID.

Exempted to this policy are the following:

•Persons with the essential purpose of travel, such as those with medical conditions that prevent full COVID-19 vaccination, provided that they present a duly signed medical certificate with the name and contact details of the physician.

•Persons who will provide essential goods and services as evidenced by a duly issued barangay health pass or other proof that will justify the travel.

•Children 11 years old and below can still board their flights even without a medical certificate, but their companion should still present proof of essential travel.

List of Prohibited Items in the Airport

To all passengers of BPIA, this is for our awareness.

Keep safe.

Source: Bohol Panglao International Airport FB Page

About 

Bohol–Panglao International Airport

Bohol, Panglao International Airport, also known as New Bohol International Airport, is a new airport on Panglao Island in the province of Bohol, Philippines.

Bohol–Panglao International Airport (Cebuano: Tugpahanang Pangkalibutanon sa Bohol–Panglao; Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Bohol–Panglao; IATA: TAG, ICAO: RPSP), also known as New Bohol International Airport, is an international airport on Panglao Island in the province of Bohol, Philippines. It replaced Tagbilaran Airport to support Bohol's increased passenger traffic due to tourism. The airport is dubbed as the first eco-airport in the Philippines and the country's green gateway.

The airport is officially classified as an international airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.

The airport serves as the gateway to Tagbilaran and the rest of mainland Bohol for domestic air travellers. It also is less than an hour's flight from Mactan–Cebu International Airport, which is a gateway to central Philippines for international tourists. It replaced Tagbilaran Airport to support Bohol’s increased passenger traffic due to tourism. Close to Tagbilaran City, Panglao Island International Airport, Bohol, the Philippines is serving as the gateway to Panglao Island and the rest of mainland Bohol for domestic and international flights. Located just 10 minutes from the famous Alona Beach, there are hundreds of hotels and resorts to choose from here in Bohol, ranging from backpackers resorts all the way up to 5-star resorts and hotels. And if scuba diving is your thing, we have some of the best scuba diving locations and dive shops in the Philippines right here in Bohol. So basically there is a place for everyone to enjoy the beauty of Bohol on their own budget. Bohol is home to the tarsiers and the famous Chocolate Hills, Bohol is known for absolutely unique attractions that you can’t find anywhere else in the Philippines.

The airport was inaugurated on November 27, 2018. The airport is dubbed as the first eco-airport in the Philippines and the country’s green gateway.

Airport Contact Information:

Location: Tawala 6340 Panglao, Panglao Island in the Province of Bohol, Philippines. 

e-mail: panglao_airport@caap.gov.ph

Official Website: https://panglaointernationalairport.com/