Laoag International Airport

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Laoag International Airport
Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Laoag
Sangalubong a Pagtayaban ti Laoag
IATA: LAO – ICAO: RPLI
Laoag InternationalAirport is located in Philippines
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Laoag International
Airport
Laoag International
Airport (Philippines)
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves Laoag City
Location Barangay 43 (Cavit), Laoag City
Elevation AMSL 5 m / 16 ft
Coordinates 18°10′41.13″N 120°31′53.48″E / 18.1780917°N 120.5315222°E / 18.1780917; 120.5315222
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,420 7,986 Concrete
Statistics (2008)
Passengers 161,177
Aircraft movements 3,118
Metric tonnes of cargo 2,468
Statistics from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.[1]

Laoag International Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Laoag, Ilokano: Sangalubong a Pagtayaban ti Laoag) (IATA: LAO, ICAO: RPLI) is the main airport serving the general area of Laoag City, the capital city of the province of Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. It is the only airport in Ilocos Norte and is the northernmost international airport in the Philippines by geographical location. The airport is a popular charter destination for tourists from China.

It has one 2,420-meter runway [2] and is designated as a secondary/alternate international airport by the Air Transportation Office, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.[3]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Airphil Express Manila
Cebu Pacific Manila
China Southern Airlines Seasonal: Beijing-Capital, Xiamen [4]
Mandarin Airlines Kaohsiung [5]
Philippine Airlines Manila
Zest Airways Manila [begins April 13, 2012]

[edit] References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  1. ^ "Philippine Aircraft, Passenger and Cargo Statistics 2001-2008". March 3, 2009. http://www.caap.gov.ph/Downloads/airpasscar01-08.zip. Retrieved April 21, 2009. 
  2. ^ Laoag Airport- Philippine Air Transportation Office
  3. ^ National Airports- Philippine Air Transportation Office
  4. ^ http://http://www.caap.gov.ph/Downloads/adms.pdf
  5. ^ http://www.mandarin-airlines.com/english/about_us_route.htm

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