# Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD / RPVB)

**Bacolod-Silay International Airport** (IATA: BCD, ICAO: RPVB) is a large airport in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental Province, Philippines. It opened on 18 Jan 2008. It has one runway, 2,000 m (6,562 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. In 2022 it handled 1.3 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpvb

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BCD / RPVB
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
- Serves: Bacolod City, Negros Occidental Province, Philippines
- Opened: 18 Jan 2008 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 25 m / 82 ft
- Coordinates: 10.7762, 123.0189
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,562 ft
- Passengers: 1,322,149 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Manila
- Website: http://www.bacolod-silayairport.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacolod%E2%80%93Silay_Airport (20 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1825524
- Ident: RPVB

## Timeline

- 18 Jan 2008: Bacolod-Silay International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete |  | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 1,223,491 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 1,198,637 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,305,790 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,329,299 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,317,841 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,642,391 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,498,741 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,770,266 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,706,229 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 445,480 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 238,882 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 1,322,149 | Wikidata |

## Routes

3 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [CEB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpvm.md) Mactan Cebu International Airport · Philippines · 117 km / 73 mi · Cebgo, PAL Express
- [MNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpll.md) Ninoy Aquino International Airport · Philippines · 468 km / 291 mi · Philippines AirAsia, PAL Express, Cebu Pacific
- [DVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpmd.md) Francisco Bangoy International Airport · Philippines · 498 km / 309 mi · Cebu Pacific

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BCD, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (4)

- 5J [Cebu Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cebu-pacific) · 2
- 2P [PAL Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pal-express) · 2
- DG [Cebgo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cebgo) · 1
- Z2 [Philippines AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/philippines-airasia) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.3M (2022) | #725 of 3,974 | #213 in Asia | #8 in PH |
| Longest runway | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | =3,840 of 29,858 | =1,072 in Asia | #24 in PH |
| Elevation | 25 m / 82 ft | =37,619 of 43,403 | =2,393 in Asia | #84 in PH |
| Age | Opened 2008 | =12,534 of 15,079 | =635 in Asia | #21 in PH |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =3 in PH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TOWER |  | 118.800 |
| approach |  | 121.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [ILO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpvi.md) Iloilo International Airport · 58 km / 36 mi
- [RXS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpvr.md) Roxas Airport · 96 km / 60 mi
- [CEB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpvm.md) Mactan Cebu International Airport · 117 km / 73 mi
- [EUQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpvs.md) Evelio Javier Airport · 119 km / 74 mi
- [KLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpvk.md) Kalibo International Airport · 122 km / 76 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Bacolod–Silay Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bacolod–Silay_Airport&oldid=1367970641), revision of 6 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpvb/data