Lumbia Airport
| Lumbia Airport Paliparan ng Lumbia Tugpahanan sa Lumbia |
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| OV-10 Broncos of the Philippine Air Force at Lumbia Airport. | |||
| IATA: CGY – ICAO: RPML | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines | ||
| Serves | Cagayan de Oro City | ||
| Location | Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 183 m / 601 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 08°24′56″N 124°36′40″E / 8.41556°N 124.61111°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 01/19 | 2,454 | 8,050 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Passengers | 1,301,502 | ||
| Aircraft movements | 7,260 | ||
| Metric tonnes of cargo | 11,034 | ||
| Statistics from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.[1] | |||
Lumbia Airport (Filipino: Paliparan ng Lumbia, Cebuano: Tugpahanan sa Lumbia) (IATA: CGY, ICAO: RPML), also known as Cagayan de Oro Airport, is a major domestic airport serving the general areas of Cagayan de Oro City and Northern Mindanao region, located in the province of Misamis Oriental in the Philippines. It is the second-busiest airport in Mindanao, after Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City. It is also the only airport in Misamis Oriental.
The airport is classified as a Class 1 principal (major domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, 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.
Lumbia Airport takes its name from its location in Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City. It serves as a minor air base of the Philippine Air Force, with service equipment of OV-10 Bronco aircraft as well as UH-1 Huey and MD-520MG Defender helicopters.Laguindingan International Airport currently under construction in the Municipality of Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, some 46 kilometers southwest of Cagayan de Oro City. When it is finished, the International airport will serve Northern Mindanao including its major cities; Iligan and Cagayan de Oro. Construction of the International airport will be completed by January 2012.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Airphil Express | Cebu, Davao, Manila |
| Cebu Pacific | Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Manila |
| Philippine Airlines | Manila |
| Zest Airways | Manila |
[edit] See also
- Misamis Oriental
- Laguindingan International Airport, the first International airport in Northern Mindanao region.
- List of airports in the Philippines
- Northern Mindanao, designated as Region X in the Philippines.
- Metro Cagayan de Oro, fourth largest metropolitan area in the Philippines.
[edit] References
- ^ "Passenger Statistics 2009". May 14, 2010. http://www.caap.gov.ph/Downloads/adms.pdf. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
