Mindanaotoday.com | No damage to Cotabato, GenSan airports due to quake: CAAP
By: Ma. Cristina Arayata
MANILA – Airports in Cotabato and General Santos sustained no damage from the magnitude 5.3 earthquake that jolted Sarangani late Monday, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said Tuesday.
Shortly before noon Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that a magnitude 5.3 quake struck 48 km. west of the municipality of Maitum at 11:35 p.m.
Intensities IV and III were reported in South Cotabato and Sarangani.
CAAP said facilities at the Cotabato and General Santos airports, including the passenger terminal buildings, were immediately assessed and no significant damage was seen.
The General Santos Airport has resumed normal flight operations and its runway is fully operational, CAAP said in an advisory.
Cotabato Airport, on the other hand, has been closed since July 6 and will remain closed until Aug. 18 for asphalt overlay and repainting of runway markings, according to CAAP.
There will be no commercial operations during that period.
Meanwhile, Phivolcs said damage is not expected, but aftershocks are likely from the magnitude 5.3 quake. (PNA)
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