Moises R. Espinosa Airport — Masbate, Philippines

MBT identifies Moises R. Espinosa Airport, which serves Masbate City and Masbate Island in the Philippines. Named after a former Philippine senator from the province, the airport provides essential domestic air links to Manila and Cebu for an island province otherwise dependent on ferry crossings across the Visayan and Sibuyan Seas. Masbate is known for cattle ranching, historic gold mining, and increasingly for adventure tourism, and MBT gives visitors and residents a much faster travel option than sea transport. The airport handles turboprop aircraft on modest daily schedules, and its runway has been upgraded over the years to accommodate growing demand. It remains the primary gateway for an island region historically considered one of the more isolated parts of the Bicol area.