Laoag International Airport

Laoag International Airport
Sangalubong a Pagtayaban ti Laoag
Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Laoag
IATA: LAO – ICAO: RPLI
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves Laoag
Location Barangay 43 (Cavit), Laoag
Elevation AMSL 5 m / 16 ft
Coordinates 18°10′41″N 120°31′54″E / 18.17806°N 120.53167°E / 18.17806; 120.53167Coordinates: 18°10′41″N 120°31′54″E / 18.17806°N 120.53167°E / 18.17806; 120.53167
Map
LAO/RPLI

Location in the Philippines

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,420 7,986 Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 196,437
Aircraft movements 3,204
Metric tonnes of cargo 2,552
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, 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

AirlinesDestinations
Cebgo Manila
China Eastern Guangzhou
Philippine Airlines
operated by PAL Express		Manila
Sky PasadaBasco[4]

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  1. ↑ "Passenger Statistics 2014". July 23, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ Laoag Airport- Philippine Air Transportation Office
  3. ↑ National Airports- Philippine Air Transportation Office
  4. ↑ http://www.skypasada.com/destinations.php

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