Laoag International Airport

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Laoag International Airport

Sangalubongan a Pagpatayaban ti Laoag
Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Laoag
The airport's terminal exterior
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
ServesLaoag
LocationLaoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Time zonePHT (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL8 m / 25 ft
Coordinates18°10′41″N 120°31′55″E / 18.17806°N 120.53194°E / 18.17806; 120.53194
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LAO/RPLI is located in Luzon
LAO/RPLI
LAO/RPLI
LAO/RPLI is located in Philippines
LAO/RPLI
LAO/RPLI
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,784 9,134 Concrete
Statistics (2022)
Passengers78,229
Increase 1,201.65%
Aircraft movements1,106
Decrease 69.43%
Cargo (in kg)2,035,551
Increase 949.16%
Source: CAAP[1]

Laoag International Airport (IATA: LAO, ICAO: RPLI) is an 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.

It has one 2,784-meter runway[2] and is designated as a secondary/alternate international airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation 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]

  1. ^ "Aircraft, Passenger, and Cargo Movements". Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "CAAP - Airports - Laoag Int'l Airport". Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Laoag Airport - Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
  3. ^ "CAAP Official Website - About Us". Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. National Airports - Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines