Laoag International Airport
| Laoag International Airport Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Laoag Sangalubong a Pagtayaban ti Laoag |
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| IATA: LAO – ICAO: RPLI
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| 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 | ||
| 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 |
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| 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.
- ^ "Philippine Aircraft, Passenger and Cargo Statistics 2001-2008". March 3, 2009. http://www.caap.gov.ph/Downloads/airpasscar01-08.zip. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
- ^ Laoag Airport- Philippine Air Transportation Office
- ^ National Airports- Philippine Air Transportation Office
- ^ http://http://www.caap.gov.ph/Downloads/adms.pdf
- ^ http://www.mandarin-airlines.com/english/about_us_route.htm
[edit] External links
- Laoag International Airport
- Airport information for RPLI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Current weather for RPLI at NOAA/NWS
- {{GCM|LAO|LAO / RPLI|source=DAFIF
- Accident history for LAO / RPLI at Aviation Safety Network
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