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Panay
Island:
Panay
Island Aklan Philippines has the
Caticlan
Airport and
Kalibo Airport
handling all flights to Boracay.
Each
airport has its it's benefits of
travel, some people like to travel
by larger planes and enjoy scenic
countryside views, the Kalibo route
is then recommended, as the planes
are wide-bodied jets by Boeing and
the drive from Kalibo to Caticlan is
quite relaxing and scenic.
Caticlan Airport:
The
Caticlan Airport is located just off
the coast of Panay Island, just a
Five-minute tricycle ride to the
jetty port that takes you across the
Tabon Straight to Boracay Island.
Caticlan is the smaller airport
therefore receives the smaller
planes like the Dornier 328
turbo-prop by SEAIR Philippines, and
the the de Havilland Canada DHC-7,
popularly known as the Dash 7, a
turboprop-powered aircraft.
From
Manila to Caticlan Airport on Panay
Island via SEAIR is just 35 minutes.
From the airport at Caticlan to the
jetty port is just a 5 minute ride
by tricycle or coaster bus, and then
a 15 to 25 minute ride by banca boat
to the Cagban beach or Tambisaan
beach jetty port on Boracay Island.
Total Estimated
Travel Time:
65 Minutes
Kalibo
Airport:
The
Airport runways at Kalibo is a
little larger than the Caticlan
Airport, the planes landing at the
Kalibo Airport are of Philippine
Airlines currently operating a total
fleet of thirty-six modern
wide-bodied and narrow-bodied
passenger aircraft. As of 1 August
2007, the average age of aircraft in
the fleet is 8 years. Philippine
Airlines is the world's fifth
youngest operator of the Airbus
A319-100, with a fleet age of 0.6
years.
From
Manila to Kalibo Airport on the
Philippines Airlines A319-100 the
total flight time is just 40
minutes, then you will have a bus
ride from Kalibo to Caticlan Jetty
Port via SouthWest Tours and
Transfer Company, this trip can take
from just 45 minutes to 1 hour
depending on traffic. (The buses
are NOT old as you may read on other
websites, they are within 2 years
old and air-conditioned.) Once
you arrive at the Caticlan Jetty
Port you will board a banca boat
that will take you across the Tabon
Straight to Cagban Beach or
Tambisaan Beach Jetty Port on
Boracay Island.
Total Estimated
Travel Time:
120 Minutes
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