MBTRPVJ

Moises R. Espinosa Airport

Masbate, Philippines · Asia

Asia Asia/Manila

2direct destinations

1airlines

1runway

1,280 mLongest runway

Moises R. Espinosa Airport (IATA: MBT, ICAO: RPVJ), also known as Masbate Airport, is the airport serving the general area of Masbate City, located in the province of Masbate in the Philippines. It is named for Moises R. Espinosa Sr., a former Representative of Masbate who was assassinated at the airport on March 17, 1989. The airport is classified as a Class 2 principal (minor domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports. The airport terminal was severely damaged by Typhoon Bualoi (Opong) in September 2025.

Location

12.370°N, 123.630°E · 15 m s. n. m. (49 ft)

General data

CountryPhilippines

CityMasbate

IATA codeMBT

ICAO codeRPVJ

Coordinates12.370°N, 123.630°E

Elevation15 m s. n. m. (49 ft)

Time zoneAsia/Manila

Runways1

Longest runway1,280 m

OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of the Philippines

Direct destinations2

Runways · 1

04/22

Length1,280 m4,199 ft

Width30 m98 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 1

Flight information

122.000

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 1

Other airlines with direct routes

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Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Moises R. Espinosa Airport (MBT). Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MBT

MLA

“Moises R. Espinosa Airport (MBT).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MBT. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Moises R. Espinosa Airport (MBT).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MBT.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Moises R. Espinosa Airport (MBT). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MBT (Accessed: 24 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_mbt,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Moises R. Espinosa Airport (MBT)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MBT},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MBT}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-24},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}

Wikipedia

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