Airports / Philippines / BXU
Bancasi Airport
RPME / BXUButuan, PhilippinesELEV 141 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
42 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tandag Airport (TDG) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Butuan, Philippines, Bancasi Airport (RPME / BXU) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 141 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list BXU as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Tandag Airport (TDG, 42 nm), Surigao Airport (SUG, 48 nm), and Camiguin Airport (CGM, 49 nm).
Trip costs from BXU are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BXU to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
RPME
IATA
BXU
FAA / Local
RPME
Elevation
141 ft
Coordinates
8.9515° N · 125.4788° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Philippines fields
state range 5–4,251 ft
At 141 ft, BXU sits higher than 72% of the 57 Philippines fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 42nmTDGTandag AirportTandag
- 48nmSUGSurigao AirportSurigao City
- 49nmCGMCamiguin AirportMambajao
- 64nmCGYLaguindingan International AirportLaguindingan
- 68nmBPHBislig AirportBislig
- 108nmOZCLabo AirportOzamiz
Location
Open the full mapRPME · Bancasi Airport · Butuan, Philippines