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The Loakan Road is a 6.2-kilometer (3.9 mi), major road in Baguio, Philippines.It provides access to Loakan Airport located in the outskirts of the city. The entire road forms part of National Route 231 (N231) of the Philippine highway network.
During the presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, the airport was planned to be closed and converted into an extension of the Baguio City Economic Zone in 2008. That however was discouraged by the officials of the Baguio city government. During its closure to commercial flights, the airport was used by military and private aircraft.
The Upper Session Road extends from Post Office Loop, Leonard Wood Road, and the foot of Luneta Hill (where SM City Baguio is located) to the rotunda cutting toward South Drive (towards Baguio Country Club), Loakan Road (towards Camp John Hay, Loakan Airport, Philippine Military Academy, Baguio City Economic Zone, and the mine areas of Itogon, Benguet), and Military Cut-Off (towards Kennon Road).
City/Municipality km [11] mi Destinations Notes; Benguet: Baguio: N231 (Session Road) / Magsaysay Avenue – Burnham Park, Luneta Hill, Camp John Hay: Traffic light intersection. Continues as N204 towards Harrison Road. E. Jacinto Street: Northbound segment only. General Luna Road: Northbound segment only. Rajah Matanda Street / A. Bonifacio Road
Regulation of airports and aviation in the Philippines lies with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). The CAAP's classification system, introduced in 2008, rationalizes the previous Air Transportation Office (ATO) system of airport classification, pursuant to the Philippine Transport Strategic Study and the 1992 Civil Aviation Master Plan. [1]
The road is one of the major access roads to the city of Baguio for travelers coming from Nueva Vizcaya and the Cagayan Valley region. Measuring 103.344 kilometers (64.215 mi), [1] it is also longer than Asin–Nangalisan–San Pascual Road, Aspiras–Palispis Highway (formerly Marcos Highway), Kennon Road, and Naguilian Road.
Signs pointing directions to Baguio and Manila A sign in Pasay near the NAIA Expressway and Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Road signs in the Philippines are regulated and standardized by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
The Governor Pack Road (also referred to as Gov. Pack Road) is a major highway in Baguio, Philippines, named for the American William Francis Pack (1861-1944), who was appointed Military Governor of Benguet on November 15, 1901 and served as the civilian Governor of Mountain Province, in which Benguet was once part of as a subprovince, from 1909 to 1912.