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Moises R. Espinosa Airport
RPVJ / MBTMasbate, PhilippinesELEV 49 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
45 nm
To the nearest alternate
Bicol International Airport (DRP).
Overview
Moises R. Espinosa Airport (RPVJ / MBT) is a mid-sized airport serving Masbate, Philippines. The field lies at an elevation of 49 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
MBT has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Bicol International Airport (DRP, 45 nm), Calbayog Airport (CYP, 57 nm), and Catarman National Airport (CRM, 59 nm).
Quotes for flights out of MBT vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Masbate and Moises R. Espinoza. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from MBT, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
RPVJ
IATA
MBT
FAA / Local
RPVJ
Elevation
49 ft
Coordinates
12.3697° N · 123.6301° 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 49 ft, MBT sits lower than 49% 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.
- 45nmDRPBicol International AirportLegazpi
- 57nmCYPCalbayog AirportCalbayog City
- 59nmCRMCatarman National AirportCatarman
- 69nmRXSRoxas AirportRoxas City
- 76nmWNPNaga AirportNaga
- 80nmVRCVirac AirportVirac
Location
Open the full mapRPVJ · Moises R. Espinosa Airport · Masbate, Philippines