QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 306)
EO 306 revises EO 73 (as amended by EO 136) by establishing and classifying airports and landing fields, and by fixing responsibility for their proper construction, administration, use, and maintenance, upon recommendation of the National Transportation Board.
It must be owned, operated, and maintained by the Philippine Government.
Commercial is operated and maintained for commercial aviation; Military is operated and maintained for military aviation, and with consent of military authorities, military airports may be used by commercial and private planes.
They are landing fields constructed or to be constructed along air routes as a safety precaution in case of forced landing.
They are financed exclusively from provincial funds and are primarily of local importance.
City airports/landing fields are built and maintained by cities with city funds; Municipal airports/landing fields are built and maintained by municipalities with municipal funds.
They are constructed and maintained by any private individual, co-partnership, association, corporation, or joint-stock company.
Airports and landing fields owned, operated, and maintained by the United States Government for military aviation only.
The Director of Aeronautics.
The Chief of Staff, Philippine Army; however, upon request and approval of the Secretary of National Defense, control/supervision may be placed under the Director of Aeronautics.
They shall be carried out with the advice and under the general supervision of the Director of Aeronautics.
Yes. Upon request of the concerned province/city/municipality, with the favorable recommendation of the Secretary of National Defense.
With the approval of the Secretary of National Defense, and upon the request of the Provincial Board with the concurrence of the Municipal Council concerned, any municipal airport may be designated a provincial airport.
They are not available for use by commercial planes except in case of emergency, unless constructed and rated according to Bureau of Aeronautics regulations and granted a permit by that Bureau.
The Director of Aeronautics, with the approval of the Secretary of National Defense.
No. EO 306 specifies that rules and regulations shall govern use of airports and landing fields with the exception of those constructed and maintained for purely military purposes.
It shall take effect as of October 1, 1940.