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    Air Charter Cebu: Group, Medevac and Cargo via Mactan

    On-demand air charter from Cebu, for corporate and incentive groups, ICU-grade medevac, and time-critical cargo across the Visayas, the wider Philippine archipelago and Asia-Pacific.

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    Visayas hub
    Coverage
    24/7
    Operations desk
    <60 min
    Quote turnaround
    120 t
    Largest single piece

    Air charter from Cebu, door-to-door

    Cebu is the Visayas' commercial and tourism capital and the second-largest charter origin in the Philippines. Mactan-Cebu International (CEB / RPVM) offers full international widebody handling, dedicated business-aviation infrastructure and a long runway suitable for freighter and outsize operations, making it a natural alternate to Manila for both passenger and cargo charter.

    Aviall arranges passenger and group charter, fixed-wing medevac and cargo charter from Cebu, sized to the mission, not to a fixed fleet. From a same-day light-jet rotation into Boracay or Bohol, to an ICU transfer back from a Mindanao or Visayan site, to a widebody freighter into North Asia, every mission is run to the same standard: aircraft options inside the hour, written quote with a wheels-up window, and a single point of accountability from booking to landing.

    Cebu airport and surrounding fields

    Aircraft selection drives airport selection. Heavy passenger and freighter movements operate from Mactan; light medevac and short-sector charter use Mactan general aviation areas and selected regional fields across the Visayas and Mindanao.

    • Mactan-Cebu (CEB/RPVM), primary international gateway for the Visayas; widebody passenger and freighter capability
    • Selected Visayan regional fields (Bohol, Iloilo, Bacolod, Tacloban) and Mindanao secondary airports for end-of-line FIFO, medevac and ad-hoc charter

    Use cases specific to Cebu and the Visayas

    Charter demand from Cebu is shaped by Visayan and Mindanao geography, the region's tourism and BPO economy, and Cebu's role as a secondary national gateway and regional manufacturing hub.

    • Corporate and incentive group charter from Cebu into Boracay, Bohol, Palawan, Siargao and ASEAN resort destinations
    • Inter-island passenger and project charter across the Visayas, Palawan and Mindanao
    • ICU-grade medevac from outer-island and remote Visayan and Mindanao sites into Cebu, Manila and Singapore tertiary referral centres
    • Outbound medevac repatriation from Cebu to home-country hospitals across Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Australia
    • Time-critical cargo and AOG charter for Cebu manufacturing, semiconductor, shipbuilding and resources operators
    • Government, defence and humanitarian movements across the Visayas and Mindanao

    Group and corporate charter from Cebu

    Group charter is one of Cebu's largest charter profiles. Aviall sources narrowbody jets (e.g. 737, A320 family) for incentive and corporate movements into Boracay, Bohol and ASEAN resort destinations, and widebody aircraft for larger investor, factory-tour or event rotations across the region. See our full <a href="/group-charter-flights">group charter flights</a> service for the process, fleet tiers and pricing framework.

    Cargo charter from Cebu

    For freight, Mactan is the operational anchor. Aviall sources the right freighter against the shipment, regional 737F or ATR-72F for short-haul intra-Visayan and intra-ASEAN work, A330F or 777F for intercontinental general cargo, 747F nose-loader for long pieces, and AN-124 or IL-76 for genuine outsize project moves.

    For dangerous goods, oversize, temperature-controlled and high-value cargo, the full mission is run door-to-door including ground handling, customs, permits and inland transport. See our <a href="/cargo-charter">cargo charter service</a> and the dedicated <a href="/cargo-charter-cebu">Cebu cargo charter</a> page.

    Medevac and air ambulance from Cebu

    Cebu is a key destination for serious medical transfers from across the Visayas and Mindanao, and a primary origin point for repatriation to Singapore, regional hubs and home-country hospitals. For patient transfers in Cebu we run ICU-capable fixed-wing aircraft and handle the handover at both hospitals. Direct apron access depends on the airport, and we confirm it before you commit. See the <a href="/air-ambulance-medevac">air ambulance and medevac</a> service for clinical capability and aircraft.

    What Cebu charter looks like in practice

    Tourism & incentive groups

    Narrowbody and widebody charter from Cebu into Boracay, Bohol, Palawan, Siargao and ASEAN resort destinations.

    Mactan widebody

    777F, 747F and A330F freighter and outsize movements through Mactan-Cebu with prior coordination.

    Visayas inter-island

    Charter across Bohol, Iloilo, Bacolod, Tacloban, Palawan and northern Mindanao.

    Cebu medevac

    ICU and paediatric transfers from outer-island sites into Cebu, Manila and Singapore tertiary centres.

    AOG & semiconductor cargo

    Time-critical AOG and electronics manufacturing freight via Mactan.

    Project & DG cargo

    IATA Dangerous Goods, oversize and temperature-controlled freight via CEB.

    Urgent charter? Our ops desk is staffed 24/7.

    Aircraft options within the hour and a written quote with an indicative wheels-up window.

    Mission examples · Illustrative

    What this looks like in operation

    Representative mission profiles drawn from recurring work. Identifying details, operators, hospitals, routes, aircraft tail numbers, are intentionally omitted.

    Sport · Team movement

    Professional squad on a tight fixture turnaround

    A professional sporting organisation required a squad, support staff and freight moved between two domestic fixtures on a turnaround scheduled flights could not deliver. Aviall configured a narrow-body charter with a freight pallet and custom catering aligned to performance protocols.

    Outcome

    Squad on the ground at the next venue with a full evening's recovery time intact.

    International · Repatriation

    Long-range stretcher repatriation across the Pacific

    A complex case with ventilator and infusion support required movement from a regional Pacific facility back to a domestic tertiary centre. Aviall configured a long-range jet with a critical-care medical fit-out, coordinated bed-to-bed handover with both treating teams, and managed customs and immigration at each stop.

    Outcome

    Bed-to-bed transfer completed without clinical deterioration en route.

    Heavy lift · Project cargo

    Outsize mining component into a remote regional strip

    An ASX-listed resources operator faced a stalled processing line waiting on a single oversized component too large for any scheduled freighter. Aviall sourced an outsize main-deck nose-loader, completed pavement and load-spread checks at the regional destination, and coordinated road movement permits at both ends.

    Outcome

    Component on site inside 72 hours of first call; production line restart same week.

    Resources · FIFO

    Project-scale FIFO into a remote site

    A project ramp-up required a workforce moved into a remote site on a multi-week rotation pattern. Aviall set a published schedule on a contracted aircraft, with manifest integration into the client's HR system and ground transport coordinated at the regional gateway.

    Outcome

    Rotation pattern delivered without missed shifts across the project window.

    Neonatal · Critical

    Neonatal transfer to a tertiary paediatric centre

    A neonate requiring escalated care had to be moved from a regional hospital to a metropolitan paediatric tertiary centre. Aviall coordinated an aeromedical aircraft and a specialist retrieval team, with isolette-compatible loading and parent transit on the same airframe.

    Outcome

    Patient delivered to receiving NICU within the clinical window agreed by both teams.

    AOG · Time critical

    Replacement engine to a wide-body grounded overseas

    A major carrier had a wide-body grounded at a foreign hub, awaiting a replacement engine sitting in a domestic MRO. Aviall positioned a freighter to the MRO, coordinated dangerous goods documentation for the engine and stand, and held a flight-following bridge with the airline's tech ops cell door-to-door.

    Outcome

    Engine wheels-up inside 14 hours of release; aircraft returned to service the next operational day.

    Cebu air charter, quick reference

    Primary airport
    Mactan-Cebu International (CEB/RPVM)
    Smallest practical aircraft
    King Air 200 / Learjet 35 from regional fields
    Largest practical aircraft
    AN-124 outsize through CEB with prior coordination
    Quote turnaround
    Typically under 60 minutes from enquiry
    Wheels-up time
    From 3-6 hours urgent regional, 12-24 hours intercontinental
    Operations desk
    24/7, every day of the year

    FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Cebu (CEB) is the natural gateway for the Visayas and northern Mindanao and frequently a faster, lower-cost alternative to routing via Manila for tourism, medevac and freighter work, especially when MNL is slot or curfew-constrained.

    Why operators, brokers and end clients keep calling back

    Credibility built on operational discipline, not marketing

    "Quote came back inside the hour with two aircraft options, written wheels-up windows and the cost-versus-time trade-off laid out. That is what we expect and rarely get."

    , Project logistics manager · Resources sector

    "Documentation, NOTOCs and DG paperwork were closed before we'd finished briefing our customer. No back-and-forth, no surprises at the ramp."

    , Senior freight forwarder · Global 3PL

    "They run the mission like an operator, not like a broker. That distinction matters when the cargo is heavy, the route is hard and the clock is real."

    , Charter broker · International network

    Need an air charter from Cebu?

    Give us the origin, the destination, the numbers and the date you need to move. Aircraft options returned within the hour.

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    Send us route, dates and passenger numbers. We return aircraft options. Attach an existing RFQ, packing list or photos straight from your phone, partial detail is enough to start.

    Requirement

    Group / Passenger

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