Godofredo P. Ramos Airport
Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (Aklanon: "Paeoparan it Godofredo P. Ramos", Hiligaynon: "Hulugpaan sang Godofredo P. Ramos", ) , also known as Caticlan Airport and recently, Boracay Airport by its developer Transaire, is an airport serving the general area of the municipality of Malay, located in the province of Aklan in the Philippines. It is one of the two gateways to Boracay, one of the Philippines' best-known tourist destinations. The airport is classified as a Class 2 Principal airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. The airport is the seventh-busiest airport in the Philippines and  the third-busiest in the Western Visayas region, serving 761,961 passengers in 2008. Since November 8, 2002, the airport has been named after the late Godofredo P. Ramos, a former member of Congress and a native of Malay. However, the name "Caticlan Airport" derives from its location in Barangay Caticlan in the municipality of Malay. Future development. The National Economic and Development Authority approved the expansion of Godofredo P. Ramos Airport, which would be undertaken by a private company called the Caticlan International Airport and Development Corporation. The P2.5 billion expansion of the airport would entail two stages: the construction  of a new passenger terminal in the first stage, costing some P2.1 billion, and the extension of the existing runway to 2,100 meters as well as upgrading airport equipment and the existing apron, costing some P360 million. Solicited as a Build-Operate-Transfer project and financed by a 70-30 mixture of bank loan and private sector equity, around 25 percent of the allocated funds would be used to clear a mountain near the airport's proximity, while an additional 18 percent would be allocated for land reclamation to accommodate an extended runway. The airport terminal was renovated in 2011  and was inaugurated on July 25, 2011, with President Benigno Aquino III leading the inauguration. The upgrading works would enable the airport not only to support jet aircraft but also to serve international destinations. Despite earlier estimates of this working being completed in 2011 and later between 2012 and 2014, no visible progress has been made as of February 2013. On January 1, 2014, it was reported that the San Miguel Corp. said it would complete the extension of Boracay Airport's runway by the end of the year. The runway would be extended from 950 meters to 2,100 meters , but only a first phase extending the runway to 1,800 meters was completed in 2016. On November 18, 2016, flag carrier Philippine Airlines landed its first Airbus A320, which marked the opening of the extended runway. Cebu Pacific followed suit on November 22, 2016, landing its first A320 as flight 5J 899/900. Runway. The runway can accommodate aircraft such as the ATR 42, ATR 72, Bombardier Dash-8, Airbus A220, Airbus A320 family, and the Airbus A320neo family. The runway's length is currently at 1,800 meters and was extended in 2016 from the former 940 meters. The largest aircraft type  capable of landing in this airport is the Airbus A321.