Iloilo/Mandurriao Airport

The airport was closed due to being replaced by a new, larger, and more modern facility. The old Mandurriao Airport was situated within Iloilo City's expanding urban center, which severely restricted its potential for expansion. Its runway was too short to accommodate larger, wide-body aircraft required for international flights and growing domestic demand. Furthermore, its location posed safety and noise pollution concerns for the surrounding residential and commercial areas. To address these limitations and to boost the region's economic and tourism potential, the Philippine government constructed the new Iloilo International Airport in a more spacious location outside the city proper (in the municipalities of Cabatuan, Santa Barbara, and San Miguel). Operations were transferred overnight to the new facility.

The site of the former Mandurriao Airport has been completely transformed into a major mixed-use urban development called the Iloilo Business Park. Developed by Megaworld Corporation, the 72-hectare site is now a bustling central business district. The old 2,100-meter runway has been converted into the Megaworld Boulevard, a wide, tree-lined avenue that serves as the main artery of the township. The area now features high-rise residential condominiums, modern office towers (primarily for the BPO industry), luxury hotels (such as Richmonde Hotel Iloilo and Courtyard by Marriott Iloilo), a convention center (Iloilo Convention Center), and a lifestyle mall (Festive Walk Iloilo). The original airport's control tower has been preserved and integrated into the new development as a historical landmark, standing as a monument to the site's aviation past.

Mandurriao Airport, which used the IATA code 'ILO' and ICAO code 'RPVI' when active, was the primary air gateway to Iloilo and the entire Panay Island for approximately 70 years. Opened in the 1930s, it was one of the oldest airports in the Philippines. It played a significant role during World War II, where it was used as an airfield by both the United States Army Air Forces and later by the occupying Imperial Japanese forces. After the war, it became the main domestic airport for the Western Visayas region, serving as a crucial hub for commerce, trade, and tourism. It handled regular flights from major Philippine carriers like Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, and Air Philippines, connecting Iloilo to Manila, Cebu, Davao, and other key cities. For decades, it was the arrival and departure point for millions of travelers, business people, and returning residents, making it an integral part of Iloilo's modern history and development.

There are zero prospects for reopening the site as an airport. The land has been permanently and completely redeveloped into a high-value commercial, residential, and lifestyle hub. The aviation infrastructure, including the runway, taxiways, and most of the original buildings, has been demolished and replaced by roads, buildings, and parks. The transformation into the Iloilo Business Park is irreversible, and all aviation services for the region are now handled exclusively by the new Iloilo International Airport (RPVE/ILO).