Bacolod-Silay International Airport guide

Bacolod-Silay International Airport sits in Barangay Bagtic, Silay, on a 181-hectare site on the northern coast of Negros Island. It opened on 18 January 2008 and replaced the old Bacolod City Domestic Airport, which had no room to grow. The airport serves the whole Metro Bacolod area and the wider Negros Occidental province.

Despite the international name, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines classes it as a Class 1 principal domestic airport. All scheduled flights are domestic, linking Negros with Manila, Cebu and Davao.

The runway, designated 03/21, is 2,000 metres long and 45 metres wide. The three-level terminal covers 6,187 square metres and has three jet bridges, a viewing deck, VIP lounges and a Philippine Airlines Mabuhay Lounge. The car park holds up to 350 vehicles. Public utility vehicles run shuttle services from the airport, and tricycles cover short trips into Silay. A newer access road links the airport with Bacolod. Terminal expansion works are planned to raise seating capacity from 500 to 1,480 passengers.