Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport
| Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport Paliparang Dr. Juan C. Angara Pagtayaban ti Dr. Juan C. Angara | |||||||||||
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| IATA: BQA – ICAO: RPUR | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines | ||||||||||
| Serves | Baler, Aurora | ||||||||||
| Location | Barangay San Isidro, San Luis, Aurora | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6 m / 20 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°43′49.10″N 121°30′5.70″E / 15.7303056°N 121.5015833°E | ||||||||||
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Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Dr. Juan C. Angara, Ilokano: Pagtayaban ti Dr. Juan C. Angara),[1] also known as Baler Airport (IATA: BQA, ICAO: RPUR), is the airport serving the general area of Baler, the capital of Aurora province in the Philippines. Although it serves Baler, the airport is actually located in the neighboring municipality of San Luis. It is named after Juan C. Angara, the father of Senator Edgardo Angara and provincial governor Bellaflor Angara-Castillo.
The airport is classified as a community airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications responsible for the operations of all airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.
Gallery
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The airfield, now called the Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport, has a concrete runway that measures 875 x 30 meters (at Barangay San Isidro, San Luis, Aurora)[1]
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Runway of the Airport
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Office of the Airport Manager
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The Airport facade
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Runway, another view
