Moises R. Espinosa Airport

Moises R. Espinosa Airport Paliparang Moises R. Espinosa
IATA: MBT ICAO: RPVJ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves	Masbate City
Elevation AMSL	8 m / 26 ft
Coordinates	12°22′10″N 123°37′45″E / 12.36944°N 123.62917°E / 12.36944; 123.62917Coordinates: 12°22′10″N 123°37′45″E / 12.36944°N 123.62917°E / 12.36944; 123.62917
Map
MBT/RPVJ Location in the Philippines
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 1,500 4,921 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 31,448 Aircraft movements 840 Metric tonnes of cargo 91,548
Source: Statistics from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.

Moises R. Espinosa Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Moises R. Espinosa, Masbateño: Palupadan san Moises R. Espinosa, Bikol: Palayogan nin Moises R. Espinosa), also known as Masbate Airport (IATA: MBT, ICAO: 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.

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 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.

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.

A PAL Express plane at Masbate Airport.

Moises R. Espinosa Airport from the stairs of an Asian Spirit plane.