Because of the archipelagic set-up of the Philippines, airports are an important means of inter-island transportation. Here is a list of the top 20 busiest airports in the country according to passenger movement in 2009:
Destination – Passener Traffic Volume (year-on-year increase)
- Ninoy Aquino (Manila) International Airport – 24,108,554 (8.3%)
- Mactan – Cebu International Airport – 4,394,823 (20.6%)
- Fransisco Bangoy (Davao) International Airport – 1,967,945 (16.2%)
- Iloilo Airport – 1,324,148 (23.3%)
- Lumbia (Cagayan de Oro) Airport – 1,110,668 (23.1%)
- Bacolod – Silay Airport – 1,020,429 (21.0%)
- Tacloban Airport – 831,650 (32.6%)
- Kalibo International Airport – 639,797 (59.9%)
- Puerto Princesa Airport – 587,753 (22.0%)
- Zamboanga International Airport – 582,917 (24.1%)
- Tagbilaran Airport – 562,787 (40.4%)
- Caticlan Airport – 543,422 (-28.7%)
- Legaspi Airport – 412,875 (46.2%)
- General Santos Tambler Airport – 404,859 (33.7%)
- Butuan Airport – 385,331 (24.9%)
- Dumaguete Airport – 360,515 (17.7%)
- Plaridel Airport – 222,525Â (-4.9%)
- Cotabato Airport – 199,133 (90.5%)
- Dipolog Airport – 189,264 (31.6%)
- Roxas City Airport – 173,132 (50.1%)
Passenger volume data for Diosdado Macapagal (Clark) International Airport not yet available. Early estimates for DMIA amount to 600,000 approx. in 2009.
see also 2009 passenger data volume for all Philippine Airports
Source: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)
