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General Santos International Airport

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  • General Santos International Airport was formally inaugurated on July 6, 1996, although the airport was used in the 1996 Palarong Pambansa. All flights of Philippine Airlines from Iloilo City and Cebu City landed and departed to and from this airport including special flights to and from Manila using Boeing 737-300 aircraft. Because the terminal building was not yet complete at the time of the airport's opening, a temporary terminal was used adjacent to the current terminal. The current terminal became operational in August of 1996.^[1]
  • After the opening of this new airport, Philippine Airlines commenced direct flights to Manila thrice weekly, initially using Airbus A300 aircraft. This later became five times weekly in November 1996, just 4 months after its launch, and a daily service in December 1997. PAL's financial difficulties forced the closure of the Iloilo and Cebu routes out of General Santos in 1998, leaving PAL with only its flights to Manila. Air Philippines commenced operations at the new airport with flights to Manila also in 1997 using Boeing 737-200 and McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft. However, the lack of a refueling facility at General Santos International Airport forced the return leg of the flight to stop at Mactan-Cebu International Airport for refueling. With the opening of a new refueling facility at the airport in the early 2000s, Air Philippines now flies direct to Manila and also operates separate flights to Cebu City.^[1]
  • International flights to Manado in Indonesia were opened in November of 2004 by Merpati Nusantara Airlines using Fokker 70 aircraft. However, due to poor loads, the service was cut after one month. Philippine Airlines also planned starting international services out of General Santos in the 1990s, but were unable to due to its financial difficulties.^[1]
  • On October 2, 2006, Cebu Pacific commenced flights to Manila using Airbus A319 aircraft. This was later upgraded to the Airbus A320.^[1]
  • Built largely with US funds totaling around $50 million, the airport is believed by some to be part of the United States military forward strategy in the Philippines.
  • Longest Runway: 10,587 ft.
  • Elevation: 505 ft.

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  • Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Pasay City/Cebu Pacific/ (Manila)
  • Philippine Airlines (Manila)
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