Airports and Airlines

• Definition of "Airport" (FAR 1.1): '“Airport” means an area of land or water that is used or intended to be used for the landing and take-off of aircraft, and includes its buildings and facilities.'
• Hub categories for Primary Airports (Federal Aviation Administration)

  • Large Hub
  • Medium Hub
  • Small Hub
  • Non Hub
• Types of Airports in the Philippines (Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines System)

  • International Airports
  • Principal Airports
  • Community Airports
• Classification of Airports in the Philippines

  • International Airports
  • Trunkline Airports
  • Secondary Airports
  • Feeder Airports
• Commercial Service Airports are publicly owned airports that have at least 2,500 passenger boardings each calendar year and receive scheduled passenger service
• Classes of Aerodromes

  • Airport
  • Seaport
  • Heliport
  • Military Airport
• Types of Airports in the Philippines

  • Regular International Airports
  • Alternate International Airports
  • Trunkline Airports
  • Secondary Airports
  • Feeder Airports
• Types of Commercial Service Airports (Federal Aviation Administration)

  • Nonprimary Commercial Service Airports
  • Primary Airports
• Types of Principal Airports (Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines System)

  • Class 1 principal airports
  • Class 2 principal airports
• Cargo Service Airports are airports that, in addition to any other air transportation servi
• Around the world, there are 41,788 airports, including those used for the military, GA, and the airlines. 3,883 of those airports support scheduled commercial airline flights
• Philippines have more than 100 airports
• General Aviation Airports are public-use airports that do not have scheduled service or have less than 2,500 annual passenger boardings
• International aviation operations use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the standard time in G
• Types of Primary Airports

  • Large
  • Medium
  • Small
  • Non-Hub
• The aviation industry uses unique codes to identify airports. ICAO Codes are primarily used for international standardization, within aeronautical flight plans and by air navigation service providers (ANSPs) around the world. IATA Codes are used to support airlines, reservations, timetables, and bag tags within airlines
• Cargo Service Airports are airports served by aircraft providing air transportation of only cargo with a total annual landed weight of more than 100 million pounds
• Primary Airports are defined as a percentage of total passenger boardings within the United States in the most current calendar year ending before the start of the current fiscal year
• Aerodromes used for International flights must be certified and issued an Aerodrome Certificate (AC) by their Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
• Reliever Airports are designated by the FAA to relieve congestion at Commercial Service Airports and to provide improved general aviation access to the overall community
• Philippines is in the R group along with Japan, South Korea, & Taiwan. P stands for the First letter of the country. The 3rd letter stands for the region (Luzon, Visayas, & Mindanao) the airport is located
• ACI is the voice of the world’s airports, serving 623 members who operate more than 1,940 airports through 176 countries
• To earn an AC, an applicant must submit an aerodrome manual to their CAA for approval
• Terminal Configurations

  • Repetitive information
• Components of Airside

  • The secured area of terminal building
  • Apron/ramp
  • Taxiway and runway
• Arriving passenger passes through customs/immigration

  They leave the secured airside of the airport and transition to the landside
• Components of Airside

  • Gates
  • Control tower
  • Hangars and other buildings
• Components of Landside

  • Roadways
  • Parking Lots
  • Airline check-in and baggage drop-off
• Airport Management Team

  • Board of Directors
  • Airport Manager
  • Management Team
  • Engineering/Construction Team
• ATRN 121 (INTRODUCTION TO AIR TRANSPORTATION)
• Airport Community


  • Repetitive information
• Prepared by: BS Air Transportation Department, PATTS College of Aeronautics
• Countries in the R group

  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • Taiwan
• Division of Airport Operations

  1. Landside (Open to the Public)

  2. Airside (Secured Portion of Airport)
• P stands for the First letter of the country
• International aviation operations use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the standard time in Greenwich, UK. Around the world, local time is often expressed relative to UTC (for example: UTC +8)
• 3rd letter stands for the region (Luzon, Visayas, & Mindanao) the airport is located
• Major Airlines (Low-Cost Carrier)


  • Have international (sometimes global) route structures and operate a fleet of large-jets
  • Can provide passenger service, cargo service, or both
  • Make business decisions that allow them to offer lower fares to passengers (using only one type of aircraft to reduce costs)
  • Offer fewer amenities
  • Typically use a point-to-point (P2P) route structure where cities are connected directly rather than flowing through a hub airport
• Major Airlines (Traditional Business Model)


  • Have international (sometimes global) route structures and operate a fleet of large-jets
  • Can provide passenger service, cargo service, or both
  • Organize their routes over a Hub and Spoke (H&S) model with a home “hub” airport linked to the airports in feeder cities
• Airline Dispatchers work for an airline and help pilots identify the safest and most expeditious routing for their trip