Cagayan North International Airport

Cagayan North International Airport
Sangalubongan a Pagpatayaban ti Amianan nga Cagayan
Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Hilagang Cagayan
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Cagayan Economic Zone Authority
Serves Cagayan Special Economic Zone
Location Barangays San Mariano and Dagupan, Lal-lo, Cagayan
Coordinates 18°10′52″N 121°44′42″E / 18.18111°N 121.74500°E / 18.18111; 121.74500Coordinates: 18°10′52″N 121°44′42″E / 18.18111°N 121.74500°E / 18.18111; 121.74500
Map
LLC/RPLH
Location in the Philippines
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,100 6,890 Concrete

Cagayan North International Airport (Ilokano: Sangalubongan a Pagpatayaban ti Amianan nga Cagayan, Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Hilagang Cagayan) (IATA: LLC, ICAO: RPLH), sometimes referred as Lal-lo International Airport,[1] is an airport serving the general area of the Cagayan Special Economic Zone, located in the province of Cagayan in the Philippines. It is located between barangays San Mariano and Dagupan in Lal-lo, Cagayan. The airport has been built to support the Cagayan Special Economic Zone in northern Cagayan, in tandem with Port Irene that will handle seaborne traffic. Expected to be operational by 2015,[2] the airport remains unused for regular passenger flights; the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) is still looking for airlines to utilize the airport as of May 2015.[3]

History

In September 2009, CEZA and private consortium Cagayan Land Property Development Corp. (CLPDC) signed the 50-year joint venture agreement to build the international airport. The joint venture has CLPDC contributing 58.3% in equity or P966 million while CEZA's share is 41.7% or P691 million.[4]

On February 19, 2013, Senator Juan Ponce Enrile landed on the airport to pay a visit on the construction[5] and to test the 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) runway.[6] The airport is also eyed to be an aviation park and hangar hub where business and private jets can park at a modern and state-of-the-art facility.[7]

The airport was 98% complete as of August 14, 2014.[6] The international airport is envisioned to be the international gateway in Northeast Luzon. Initially, it could serve domestic flights to other airports in the country and international flights to Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and China.[8]

On June 23, 2016, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) granted the airport new certification allowing it to handle aircraft with a capacity of up to 100 seats, up from only 29-seat capacity aircraft under the previous certification. The new certification will allow the possibility of regular commercial flights to begin operation at the airport.[9] At the time of the new certification, the airport has fielded around 168 flights ranging from tourism, diplomatic visits and emergency services.

The airport is set to serve its first two commercial flights in March 23, 2018. Two planes from Macau will be landing in the airport.[10]

Facilities

The airport’s major facilities are the control tower, passengers’ lounge. It also has a runway measuring 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) long by 45 metres (148 ft) wide, following the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). This allows the airport to accommodate narrow-body commercial airliners such as Airbus A320 and Boeing 737.

The estimated total cost for the airport's construction stood at P1.66 billion ($34.2 million).

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Royal AirCharter: Clark[11], Tuguegarao[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New airport in Cagayan readied for inaugural flight". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  2. ↑ "Cagayan airport starts operations by 2015". The Manila Times. March 5, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  3. ↑ "Cagayan int'l airport to open domestic flights in 2015". Rappler. May 5, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  4. ↑ "P1.66-B Contract to Build Int'l Airport in Cagayan Awarded". HighBeam Research. September 9, 2009. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  5. ↑ "Enrile flies to Cagayan; Biazon to check used-car import trade". Philippine Daily Inquirer. February 13, 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  6. 1 2 "CEZA reports 98 percent civil works completion on airport". Philippine Information Agency. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  7. ↑ "Cagayan Intl Airport touted as aviation park, hangar hub in Asia". BusinessMirror. March 9, 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  8. ↑ "New Cagayan airport open to 5 countries initially". The Philippine Star. June 25, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  9. ↑ "CAAP issues upgraded permit to Cagayan airport". The Manila Times. June 23, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  10. ↑ Baccay, Oliver (1 March 2018). "Cagayan int'l airport gets 1st commercial flight". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  11. ↑ http://royalair.com.ph/index.php?option=com_bookpro&view=flightschedule&Itemid=239
  12. ↑ http://royalair.com.ph/index.php?option=com_bookpro&view=flightschedule&Itemid=239
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