Lumbia Airfield

Lumbia Airfield
Part of Philippine Air Force
Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
Coordinates 08°24′56″N 124°36′40″E / 8.41556°N 124.61111°E / 8.41556; 124.61111
Type Air Base
Site information
Owner  Philippines
Controlled by Philippine Air Force
United States Air Force (under jurisdiction of Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement)
Condition active, as of 2013
Site history
Built 1930s
In use  Philippines
Garrison information
Garrison
  • 15th Strike Wing
Lumbia Airfield
Paliparang Militar ng Lumbia
Tugpahanang Militar sa Lumbia
Summary
Airport type Military
Operator Philippine Air Force
Serves Cagayan de Oro
Location Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro
Elevation AMSL 183 m / 601 ft
Coordinates 08°24′56″N 124°36′40″E / 8.41556°N 124.61111°E / 8.41556; 124.61111Coordinates: 08°24′56″N 124°36′40″E / 8.41556°N 124.61111°E / 8.41556; 124.61111
Map
CGY
Location in the Philippines
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,454 8,050 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Passengers 1,442,959
Aircraft movements 6,792
Metric tonnes of cargo 16,166
2012 Philippine Statistical Yearbook

Lumbia Airfield (ICAO: RPML), formerly known as Lumbia Airport and Cagayan de Oro Airport, was the domestic airport that served the general areas of Cagayan de Oro and Northern Mindanao, in the province of Misamis Oriental in the Philippines. It was the second busiest airport in Mindanao, after Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City before the opening of Laguindingan Airport.

It was classified as a Class 1 principal (major domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications that is responsible for the operations airports in the Philippines (except major international ones).

Lumbia Airfield took its name from its location in Barangay Lumbia. It now serves as a minor air base of the Philippine Air Force, with service equipment of OV-10 Bronco aircraft as well as UH-1 Huey and MD-520MG Defender helicopters.

On June 15, 2013, Laguindingan Airport in the municipality of Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, some 46 kilometers (29 mi) northwest of the city, replaced Lumbia Airport. The new airport serves Northern Mindanao, as well as its major cities, Iligan and Cagayan de Oro.[1][2]

History

Lumbia Airfield was opened in the 1930s during the American occupation of the Philippines. In World War II, the Japanese controlled the airstrip, with the runway being extended by the use of forced labor.

It remained as Cagayan de Oro's only airport, as the city grew in size and population. However, it came to the point where Lumbia airport could no longer keep up with CDO's rapid growth. Additionally, its higher elevation above the city meant that many flights had to divert during rain or thick fog.[3]

At 22:00 on Friday, June 14, 2013, the last passenger flight departed the former Lumbia Airport, signalling the end of a chapter in Philippine aviation history.[4]

As a military air base

It is now under control of the 10th Tactical Operations Group of the Philippine Air Force. The airport has been selected by the US military for building their facilities under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement.[5]

In February 2017, the Philippine Air Force began relocating to the airport.[6]

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cab.gov.ph/news/1071-dotc-resets-transfer-to-new-cagayan-de-oro-airport-to-june-15
  2. ↑ http://www.mb.com.ph/article.php?aid=8103&sid=2&subid=80#.UXV3jaI05jZ
  3. ↑ http://langyaw.com/2013/06/14/its-an-end-of-an-era-for-lumbia-airport/
  4. ↑ Gallardo, Froilan (June 14, 2013). "Goodbye Lumbia Airport, Hello Laguindingan". MindaNews.
  5. ↑ "US to build facilities in old CDO airport in 2016". Rappler. February 5, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ Viguella, Abigail (February 3, 2017). "PAF begins 15th Strike Wing relocation to Lumbia airport". Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ Gallardo, Froilan (February 3, 2013). "15 years after Flight 387 crashed, questions remain unanswered". MindaNews.


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