Bangsamoro Airport Authority (BAA) is a regional civil aviation body under the Bangsamoro autonomous region's Ministry of Transportation and Communications. It is tasked to oversee the landside operation of airports in Bangsamoro. It is also run under the supervision of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), the civil aviation authority of the Philippines, which maintains the airside operations of all airports in the country including those in Bangsamoro.[1][2][3]
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On September 20, 2022, a memorandum of agreement was signed between the MOTC and the CAAP where the two entities agreed upon the transfer of the landside management of six airports in Bangsamoro from the latter to the former.[4][5] The transfer was made effective by January 10, 2023, when the airports were placed under the jurisdiction of the Bangsamoro's Ministry of Transportation and Communications.[6][7]
Airports
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The landside operations of the following airports is managed by the Bangsamoro Airport Authority.[4][5] Landside includes an airport's passenger terminal building, administrative building, vehicular parking area, and other non-restricted areas. This excludes "airside" operations which covers facilities and areas involving air navigation which includes runways and taxiways.[5]
- Current
- Malabang Airport – Malabang, Lanao del Sur (non-operational)
- Wao Airport – Wao, Lanao del Sur (non-operational)
- Cotabato Airport (Awang) Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte
- Jolo Airport – Jolo, Sulu
- Sanga-Sanga Airport – Bongao, Tawi-Tawi
- Cagayan de Sulu Airport – Mapun, Tawi-Tawi
- Planned
- Cotabato international airport – Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte[8]
References
edit- ^ "BARMM to assume landside management of Awang Airport in October". BARMM Official Website. Bangsamoro Information Office. September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ "Bangsamoro Airport Authority". Ministry of Transportation Communications. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ Punzalan, Noel (September 30, 2021). "BARMM to operate landside facilities of Awang Airport". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ a b Legaspi, Jun I. (September 21, 2022). "MOA inked on transfer of CAAP functions to BARMM-MOTC inked". Journal News Online. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ a b c Fernandez, Edwin O. (September 22, 2022). "Airports in Bangsamoro now managed by BARMM gov't". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ Jannaral, Julmunir (December 26, 2022). "BARMM to run six airports in 2023". The Manila Times. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ Cabrera, Ferdinandh (January 11, 2023). "Bangsamoro gov't takes over management of 6 airports from CAAP". MindaNews. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "BARMM eyes Sultan Mastura airport". Daily Tribune. August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.