Bugsuk Airport

Bugsuk island in the municipality of Balabac, Palawan in the Philippines has an runway.

Bugsuk airport
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Public
Location	Balabac, Palawan, Philippines
Coordinates	08°13′29″N 117°19′25″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 9,842.52 3,000

History

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is a titleholder of 7,000 hectares (17,000 acres) of land in Busgsuk island of Balabac town in Palawan since 1974. The Molbog indigenous people have attempted acquiring the land insisting it is within scope of the government's Land Reform Program. The Department of Agriculture in 2023 ruled that the lands are not subject to agrarian reform.^[1]

SMC developed a runway in the area to support a failed experimental coconut plantation where fruit varieties and Malaysia and Africa are to be cultivated. The runway is now being developed into a commercial airport under the name "Bugsuk International Airport". As of 2022, there is no terminal building yet but already serves chartered flights to Balabac.^[2]

The facility has a 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) runway and is intended to support SMC's proposed beach resort development.^[3]