Dipolog Airport
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| Dipolog Airport | |||
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| IATA: DPL - ICAO: RPMG | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | public | ||
| Operator | Air Transportation Office | ||
| Serves | Dipolog City | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 12 ft (4 m) | ||
| Coordinates | 8° 36' 4.54" N
122° 123° 20' 4.13" E |
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 02/20 | 6,890 | 2,100 | Concrete |
Dipolog Airport (IATA: DPL, ICAO: RPMG) is the main airport serving the general area of Dipolog City, the capital of Zamboanga del Norte, in the Philippines. The airport is one of the busiest in Mindanao, especially considering its classification. The airport is classified as a secondary airport by the Air Transportation Office (ATO), 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.
A recent two-day airport closure of Zamboanga International Airport caused the ATO to expedite the improvement of the airport's facilities to accommodate additional passenger traffic for Zamboanga City and Dipolog-bound passengers after airlines were suggested to divert flights to Dipolog should a closure happen again in the future. The airport is the closest open airport to Zamboanga City and is the only one with existing modern facilities within the vicinity, being only 6 hours away by land travel.
By early next year, the widening of the airport runway, taxiway and apron is scheduled to commence along with the installation of new radar equipment.
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[edit] Airlines
The following airlines serve Dipolog Airport:
- Cebu Pacific (Manila)
- Philippine Airlines (Manila)
[edit] Former airlines
- Aerolift Philippines
- Asian Spirit
[edit] Structure
[edit] Runways
Dipolog Airport has one 2,100-meter primary runway, designated as Runway 02/20 and capable of supporting the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320. There are plans to extend the runway to 2,800 meters, making it capable of supporting aircraft such as the Airbus A330. Unlike many secondary airports, runway lights make the airport capable of supporting night landings.
[edit] Terminals
The airport has one terminal and a 150-meter by 100-meter apron. The apron is capable of supporting two Airbus A320s and three large general aviation planes simultaneously. There are also plans to expand the apron to accommodate bigger aircraft.
The terminal building, which originally had a capacity of 170 passengers, now has a seating capacity of 300 passengers due to new flights offered by Cebu Pacific. The terminal houses a metal detector and an X-ray machine for fast security check-in of passengers and their baggage.
[edit] Other structures
The airport also has a modern control tower, a fire station with 4 firetrucks and a new parking area complex near the Miss Universe Garden.
The new parking area would have a capacity of 100 vehicles when completed by yearend. The old parking area, which had a capacity of ninety vehicles, was partially converted into an airport security buffer zone, to address probable terrorist threats. Forty slots of the old parking area was made part of the new parking area. The city government is expanding again the parking area to accommodate the additional passenger traffic towards the vicinity of the Miss Universe Garden.
There is also a mini-garden at the runway side of the terminal that contains a grotto.
