Kabankalan City Domestic Airport (under construction)

Kabankalan, PH 🇵🇭 Closed Airport

ICAO

PH-0588

IATA

-

Elevation

194 ft

Region

PH-NEC

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Airport Information

GPS Code: Not available

Local Code: Not available

Location: 10.0072° N, 122.85159° E

Continent: AS

Type: Closed Airport

Terminal Information Not Available
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Airport Information

Airport Closure Information

Last updated: Jul 26, 2025
Closure Date

This airport was never officially opened, so it was never formally 'closed'. Construction began in 1997 but was halted indefinitely in the early 2000s.

Reason for Closure

Construction was stopped primarily due to a lack of continued funding from the national government. Contributing factors included shifting regional priorities, particularly after the development and opening of the larger Bacolod-Silay Airport (RPVB) in 2008, which serves the entire province of Negros Occidental. The project was likely deemed economically unviable to complete at the time.

Current Status

The site consists of a single, paved but incomplete runway (approximately 1,200 meters long) situated in the middle of agricultural land, primarily sugarcane fields. There are no terminal buildings, control towers, taxiways, or other aviation facilities. The abandoned runway is unofficially used by local residents for various purposes, including as a road, a venue for drag racing, a practice area for driving schools, and for drying palay (unhusked rice).

Historical Significance

The airport was never operational and therefore has no history of handling flights or passengers. Its significance lies in being a major, long-stalled government infrastructure project for southern Negros. Initiated in the late 1990s, it was intended to boost economic activity, trade, and tourism in the southern part of the province, which is geographically distant from the main provincial airport in the north. The partially constructed runway stands as a physical testament to these long-held regional development aspirations.

Reopening Prospects

There are persistent plans and ongoing lobbying efforts by local and provincial government officials to revive the project and secure funding for its completion. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) have been urged multiple times over the years to reconsider the project. However, as of the early 2020s, there is no concrete timeline or allocated budget from the national government to resume construction. Any future development is contingent on a new feasibility study and the project being prioritized in the national infrastructure program.

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Distances are approximate and calculated as straight-line distances.

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