San Jose Airport was originally an American air facility which operated in the latter years of World War II. The airstrip was formerly named after World War II 5th Air Force ace Major Thomas McGuire.[2]Consolidated B-24 Liberators were stationed in the facility.[3]
After the war, the air facility was abandoned by American forces,[4] the national government renovated the air facility and was inaugurated years later in 1951 by then President Elpidio Quirino.[3] The national government later built a concrete road from the town center to the airport as well as converted the wooden bridge over the Pandurucan River into a concrete bridge.[4]
The airport underwent a rehabilitation sometime around 2013.[5]
Facilities
The old passenger terminal of the airport in 2013.
The airport resides at an elevation of 14 feet (4 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with a concrete surface measuring 1,836 by 30 metres (6,024 ft × 98 ft). It can accommodate aircraft as large as the Airbus A320.[6]
^Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines - Aerodrome Development & Management Service (15 April 2018). "Passenger Statistics Philippines". Republic of the Philippines - Freedom of Information Portal. Retrieved 27 April 2019.