Virac Airport
Virac Airport Palayogan nin Virac Paliparan ng Virac | |||||||||||
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The airport in April 2024 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines | ||||||||||
| Serves | Catanduanes | ||||||||||
| Location | Virac | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 37 m / 121 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°34′35″N 124°12′20″E / 13.57639°N 124.20556°E | ||||||||||
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Source: Statistics from eFOI | |||||||||||
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Virac Airport (IATA: VRC, ICAO: RPUV) is an airport serving the island province of Catanduanes in the Philippines. It is located in the capital, Virac, and is the only airport in the province.
The airport is classified as a Class 1 principal (major domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation 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.
On October 27, 2013, Cebu Pacific launched the first ever Airbus flight in Virac.