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The land on which the airport sits today is located near the Ilocos Norte sand dunes at the mouth of the Padsan River. During the American colonial period, a military airfield located in the northern part of Luzon became imperative. Laoag, the most populated settlement at the time was chosen as the site. It became known as Gabu Airfield. [4]
RPLG – Wasig Airport (possibly defunct) – Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro; RPLH (LLC) – Cagayan North International Airport – Lal-lo, Cagayan; RPLI (LAO) – Laoag International Airport – Laoag, Ilocos Norte; RPLJ – Jomalig Island Airport – Jomalig, Quezon; RPLK (DRP) – Bicol International Airport – Daraga, Albay
Rank Airport Location Code Total Movements Rank Change Change 1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: Atlanta, Georgia, United States : ATL/KATL 724,145 2.3%
Laoag, Philippines Laoag International Airlines was an airline based in the Philippines . It shut down when one of its aircraft, Flight 585 crashed in Manila Bay in 2002.
Laoag (), officially the City of Laoag (Ilocano: Siudad ti Laoag; Filipino: Lungsod ng Laoag), is a component city and capital of the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 111,651 people.
Seven of these airports were in the initial CAAP list in 2008: [2] Clark, Davao, Laoag, Mactan–Cebu, Manila–Ninoy Aquino, Kalibo and Puerto Princesa. The only airport elevated to international status since 2008 has been the Iloilo Airport, [4] where scheduled international service began in 2012.
Laoag International Airlines Flight 585 was a scheduled flight operated by Laoag International Airlines from Manila to Basco, Philippines via Laoag. [1] On November 11, 2002, the Fokker F-27 Friendship crashed into Manila Bay shortly after takeoff from Ninoy Aquino International Airport. [2] Of the 34 passengers and crew on board, 15 survived. [1]
Commercial flights soon commenced to the airport. However, due to the elevation of the airport and navigational difficulties in an event of low visibilities, the airport was dropped by from the flight routes of many airlines. Airlines reduced the number of flights to the airport after the 1990 Luzon earthquake. [4]