Laoag International Airport

Laoag International Airport Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Laoag Sangalubong a Pagtayaban ti Laoag
IATA: LAO – ICAO: RPLI 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
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
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]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Airphil Express	Manila
Cebu Pacific	Manila
Philippine Airlines	Manila
Zest Airways	Manila [begins April 13]

References

	United States Air Force portal
	Military of the United States portal
	World War II portal

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

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
Airport information for LAO / RPLI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
Accident history for LAO / RPLI at Aviation Safety Network

Airports in the Philippines

International airports	Angeles (CRK) • Bacolod (BCD) • Cebu (CEB) • Davao (DVO) • General Santos (GES) • Iloilo (ILO) • Kalibo (KLO) • Laoag (LAO) • Manila (MNL) • Olongapo (SFS) • Puerto Princesa (PPS) • Zamboanga (ZAM)

Major domestic airports	Butuan (BXU) • Cagayan de Oro (CGY) • Cotabato (CBO) • Dipolog (DPL) • Dumaguete (DGT) • Legazpi (LGP) • Naga (WNP) • Pagadian (PAG) • Roxas (RXS) • San Jose (Mindoro) (SJI) • Tacloban (TAC) • Tagbilaran (TAG) • Tuguegarao (TUG)

Minor domestic airports	Alcantara (TBH) • Baguio (BAG) • Basco (BSO) • Bongao (SGS) • Busuanga (USU) • Calbayog (CYP) • Catarman (CRM) • Cuyo (CYU) • Del Carmen (IAO) • Gasan (MRQ) • Jolo (JOL) • Malay (MPH) • Mambajao (CGM) • Masbate (MBT) • Ormoc (OMC) • San Jose (Antique) (EUQ) • Surigao (SUG) • Tandag (TDG) • Virac (VRC)

Community airports	Bagabag (RPUZ) • Baler (BQA) • Bantayan (RPSB) • Bislig (BPH) • Borongan (BPR) • Bulan (RPUU) • Calapan (CPP) • Catbalogan (RPVY) • Cauayan (CYZ) • Daet (DTE) • Guiuan (RPVG) • Hilongos (RPVH) • Iba (RPUI) • Iligan (IGN) • Ipil (IPE) • Itbayat (IBB) • Jomalig (RPLJ) • Liloy (LLY) • Lingayen (RPUG) • Lubang (LBX) • Malabang (MLP) • Maasin (MSN) • Malaybalay (MBY) • Mamburao (MBO) • Mansalay (MSL) • Mapun (CDY) • Mati (MXI) • Naval (RPVQ) • Ozamiz (OZC) • Palanan (RPLN) • Perez (RPLY) • Pinamalayan (RPLA) • Plaridel (PRB) • Rosales (RPLR) • San Fernando (SFE) • Siquijor (RPSQ) • Siocon (XSO) • Sorsogon (RPLZ) • Surallah (AAV) • Ubay (UBY) • Vigan (VGN) • Wao

Unclassified and notable aerodromes	Bicol International • Capas (RPLQ) • Corregidor (RPLX) • Del Monte (RPMT) • El Nido (ENI) • Kabankalan • Laguindingan International-Cagayan de Oro • Libmanan • M'lang • Northern Cagayan International • Pag-asa (RPPN) • Panglao International • Quirino • Taytay (RZP)

Airports in italics have not yet been opened, are under construction, or are in the planning stages.

Transportation in the Philippines

Transportation agencies	Department of Transportation and Communications Department of Public Works and Highways Metropolitan Manila Development Authority

Public utility vehicles	Jeepney Kuliglig Taxicab Tricycle (Philippines) Trisikad

Bus companies	AB Liner ALPS The Bus, Inc. Baliwag Transit Bonifacio Transport Corp. CEM Trans Services, Inc. Ceres Liner Citylink Coach Services Inc. Dagupan Bus Co., Inc. De Leon Express Dela Rosa Transit DLTBCo Dominion Bus Lines EMBC Farinas Transit Company Fermina Express Five Star Bus Company G Liner Genesis Transport Service Inc. Greenline Express Green Star Express Inc. GV Florida Transport HM Transport Inc. Inocencio Aniceto Transportation JAC Liner Inc. JAM Joanna Jesh Transport Corp. Juaymah Maureen Transport King of Kings Transport Lilian Express Partas Peñafrancia Tours and Travel Transport Inc. Philippine Rabbit Philtranco Santrans Saulog Transit Inc. Vallacar Transit Corporation Victory Liner Viron Transit

Major highways	A. Soriano Highway Aguinaldo Highway C-5 Commonwealth Avenue EDSA (C-4) Governor's Drive Halsema Highway MacArthur Highway Maharlika Highway Manila-Cavite Expressway (Coastal Road) Marikina-Antipolo Highway NAIA Expressway North Luzon (NLEx) Quirino Highway Sayre Highway Subic-Clark-Tarlac (SCTEx) Skyway South Luzon (SLEx) Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR Tollway)

Railways	Philippine National Railways Light Rail Transit Metro Rail Transit

International airports	Manila Clark Subic Laoag Cebu Kalibo Davao Gen. Santos Zamboanga Iloilo

Airlines	Air Philippines Cebu Pacific Interisland Airlines Pacific Pearl Airways Philippine Airlines PAL Express Sky Pasada South East Asian Airlines Spirit of Manila Tair Airways Zest Airways

Water transportation	Pasig River Ferry Service Strong Republic Nautical Highway

Shipping lines	Cebu Ferries Cokaliong Shipping Lines Gothong Lines Gothong Southern Lite Shipping Corporation Montenegro Lines Negros Navigation Roble Shipping Inc. Sulpicio Lines SuperFerry Supercat Fast Ferry Corporation Trans-Asia Shipping Lines

Cars of the Philippines