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Caticlan airport’s passenger terminal building will be completed within 24 months
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President Ferdinand Marcos. Jr led groundbreaking ceremonies for the facility on July 14
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The two-storey PTB is projected to handle seven million passengers per year, with a simultaneous capacity of 3,000 passengers at any given time
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It will have six passenger boarding bridges, 36 individual check-in counters
Caticlan Airport’s new passenger terminal building (PTB) will be completed within 24 months, according to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. who led the facility’s groundbreaking ceremonies in Aklan on July 14.
The P2.5-billion two-storey PTB is projected to accommodate seven million passengers per year, with a simultaneous capacity of 3,000 passengers at any given time. The facility will have a total floor area of 36,470 square meters and 36 individual check-in counters, streamlined security screening areas, and upgraded baggage handling systems.
“Through this project, Boracay will strengthen its position as a premier destination while boosting the tourism economy and improving travel comfort for both domestic and international passengers,” Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said in a statement.
Marcos, in a speech during the inauguration, said the project will help the province of Aklan as the projected “influx of people, of travelers, is going to be a big boost to the local economy and, I might add, the national economy.”
“We are very happy and we are all very excited that we are slowly putting together the building blocks of our policy of opening up our areas, tourist areas, our business areas to international travelers without having to go through the Manila Airport,” Marcos said.
Megawide Construction Corp. earlier secured the contract to design and construct the Caticlan Airport PTB. As the main gateway to tourist hotspot Boracay, Caticlan Airport (also known as the Godofredo P. Ramos Airport) is the fourth busiest airport in the Philippines, handling over three million passengers in 2024 alone.
Caticlan Airport is owned and operated by Trans Aire Development Holdings Corp., a subsidiary of San Miguel Corp.’s SMC Infrastructure.
