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Bancasi Airport

Butuan, Philippines

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Bancasi Airport

Butuan, Philippines
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Gateway to Caraga Region in northeastern Mindanao.

Location
Butuan, Philippines
Bancasi Airport (IATA: BXU, ICAO: RPME) is a domestic airport serving Butuan City, the regional center of the Caraga Administrative Region in northeastern Mindanao, Philippines. Operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), it handles scheduled passenger flights connecting Butuan to Manila and other key Philippine cities. The airport is located in Barangay Bancasi, approximately 5 kilometers from Butuan City proper. It plays an important role in regional connectivity for Caraga, a landlocked region with limited road access to major urban centers. Passenger volumes are modest, reflecting its role as a secondary domestic hub. The airport has undergone periodic infrastructure improvements to expand its capacity and upgrade its facilities in line with growing air travel demand in the region.
Terminals
The airport operates a single passenger terminal handling domestic arrivals and departures.
Getting to & from
Ground transport options include taxis, jeepneys, and hired vehicles connecting the airport to Butuan City center, approximately 5 kilometers away.
Airlines here
Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines operate scheduled domestic services at Bancasi Airport, primarily connecting Butuan to Manila.
Notable facts
  • ›Located in Barangay Bancasi, about 5 km from downtown Butuan City.
  • ›Serves as the primary air gateway to the Caraga Administrative Region.
  • ›Handles exclusively domestic routes, with Manila as the primary destination.
  • ›Operated and managed by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).
  • ›Butuan City is historically significant as one of the oldest settlements in the Philippines.
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Routes

BXU → MNL2P · 320
BXU → CEB5J · 319
BXU → MNL5J · 320
BXU → MNLPR · 320
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Bancasi Airport
Encyclopaedia

Bancasi Airport, also known as Butuan Airport, is an airport serving the general area of Butuan and Agusan del Norte. It is the only airport in Agusan del Norte and the largest in Caraga. The airport is classified as a Principal Domestic Airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), a body of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but of all the other airports in the Philippines, except the major international airports.

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