Cotabato Airport


Cotabato Airport also known as Awang Airport is an airport serving the general area of Cotabato City, North Cotabato and Maguindanao, located in the province of Maguindanao in the Philippines. It is classified as a Class 1 principal 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 all airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.
The airport is the twentieth
busiest airport in the Philippines. The airport is generally used by the people of Cotabato City.

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Data from Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.

Passenger movements

YearDomestic PassengersChange
200346,409
200463,902 27.37%
200586,920 26.48%
2006125,539 30.76%
2007127,198 1.3%
2008104,535 17.82%
2009199,133 47.5%
2010219,104 9.11%
2011122,525 44.07%
2012246,409 50.27%
2013239,625 2.75%
2014232,742 2.87%
2015241,642 3.68%
2016258,529 6.5%
2017289,229 10.61%
2018299,861 3.54%

Future plans

Night flights

According to the Department of Transportation, airports in the city of Cotabato is now undergoing rehabilitation and expansion.
The repairs include the widening of the breath of the runway and the upgrade of terminal facilities for night-flight capabilities.

International airport

An International Airport is proposed to be built to Barangay Tamontaka, Cotabato City, while the existing domestic airport will serve as a Military Air Base. As of now, construction is anticipated in June 2019.