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Bacolod City Domestic Airport

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- Bacolod City Domestic Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Domestiko ng Lungsod ng Bacolod) (IATA: BCD, ICAO: RPVB), also known as Bacolod Airport, was the airport serving the general area of Bacolod City, the capital of Negros Occidental in the Philippines. It was one of the busiest airports in the Western Visayas region and was one of four trunkline airports, or major commercial domestic airports, in the region, the others being Mandurriao Airport in Iloilo City, Roxas Airport in Roxas City and Puerto Princesa Airport in Puerto Princesa. This airport was replaced by the new Bacolod-Silay City International Airport, located in nearby Silay City.^[1]
- It was classified as such by the Air Transportation Office, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications 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. As of February 2007, Cebu Pacific had increased its number of flights from Manila to Bacolod City. Bacolod City surpassed the Iloilo City (Mandurriao Airport) in the number of arriving passengers.^[1]
- The Bacolod City Domestic Airport, which was inaugurated in 1936, ceased operations on January 17, 2008, prior to the opening of the Bacolod-Silay City International Airport which began operations the day after.^[1]
- Longest Runway: 6,416 ft.
- Elevation: 25 ft.