Travel guide: Coron Airport, Philippines (XCN)

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Travel essentials for Coron Airport, Philippines — what to expect on the ground. Coron Airport sits in Philippines (Asia), in a tropical climate band — tropical northern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season. Airport IATA code XCN serves the area. Local timezone is Asia/Manila, which matters for arrivals and check-ins. It sits at 12.02°, 120.20° — useful for weather, daylight, and route planning. Use the live tools below to plan around these facts.

RegionPhilippines, Asia
Climate bandtropical northern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season
Airport IATA code XCN
TimezoneAsia/Manila
Coordinates12.02, 120.20
Located in the Northern Hemisphere

XCN is the airport code for Coron Airport, in the Coron area at the northern tip of Palawan in the Philippines, one of the country's most beautiful island destinations. The main airport serving the area is actually Francisco B. Reyes Airport, also called Busuanga Airport, on Busuanga Island, with flights from Manila and Cebu. Coron is famous for its dramatic scenery of limestone islands rising from clear turquoise water, and above all for two things: the crystal-clear lakes and lagoons, such as Kayangan Lake and the Twin Lagoon, and some of the finest wreck diving in the world, on a fleet of Japanese ships sunk here in the Second World War. It is a paradise for island-hopping, diving and snorkelling in the Calamian Islands. Coron is reached by air to Busuanga and by ferry from other islands. The climate is tropical, with a dry season and a wetter, greener one.

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Frequently asked questions

What airport do you use for Coron?
The main airport for Coron is Francisco B. Reyes Airport, also known as Busuanga Airport, on Busuanga Island, with flights from Manila and Cebu. Coron Airport, which carries the code XCN, is a separate, smaller field in the area. Most visitors arrive at Busuanga and travel on by road and boat to Coron town.
What is Coron known for?
Coron is known as one of the most beautiful parts of Palawan, famous for its limestone islands, crystal-clear lakes such as Kayangan Lake, and hidden lagoons. It is also one of the world's great wreck-diving destinations, thanks to a fleet of Japanese ships sunk in Coron Bay during the Second World War.
Where is Coron?
Coron lies at the northern end of Palawan province in the Philippines, in the Calamian Islands, between the main island of Palawan and Mindoro. The town of Coron sits on Busuanga Island, close to the smaller Coron Island with its famous lakes, in a region of limestone cliffs, reefs and clear tropical seas.

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