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Flights to and from the busiest airport in Southern Luzon [LGP Airport]
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTlr-Qkf-M7Yj-lkil4Bf5p_n1s1TzGopzvVQWjc6qwwO4yF2BhFw
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(Photocredit: Legazpi City and Albay Thread 51, page 19) Hands down without arguments, indeed the busiest airport in Southern Luzon.:cheers:

Airphil Express Promo
Cebu to Legazpi for PHP 288.00 One Way
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/408775_303873756317050_112419285462499_789453_679354436_n.jpg

;87491111']http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6686306011_b81e6a5620_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fraginal/6686306011/)
PAL IN LEGAZPI (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fraginal/6686306011/) by PINOY PHOTOGRAPHER (http://www.flickr.com/people/fraginal/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6686293873_3fb25d0022_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fraginal/6686293873/)
CEBU PACIFIC IN LEGAZPI (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fraginal/6686293873/) by PINOY PHOTOGRAPHER (http://www.flickr.com/people/fraginal/), on Flickr

(from Legazpi City and Albay thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1477850&page=12))
;87491657']http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6637545473_2c759b9cd9_b.jpg[/url]
Mayon Volcano (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alvinography/6637545473/) by AlvinOgraphy (http://www.flickr.com/people/alvinography/)
(from Legazpi City and Albay thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=87491657))

(from Legazpi City and Albay thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1477850&page=12))

(from Legazpi City and Albay thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=87491657))
Nice pics!, Legazpis tarmac is unusually dark, is that ash coating from previous eruptions?

Nice pics!, Legazpis tarmac is unusually dark, is that ash coating from previous eruptions?
Thanks for the appreciation. The last eruption with thin ashfall was way back in June 2001; that's more than a decade ago. The tarmac you see there being early in the morning was still damp; it usually rains almost every night this time of the year; also, the runway is paved with asphalt, thus for years the wheels of the planes leave smudges on the concrete tarmac. Not even the 'mild' eruption in 2009 caused any flights to be cancelled. I assure you Legazpi Airport is the safest this part of Luzon (some flights from our nearest neighboring airport are from time to time diverted here when their short runway is covered with fog). But in anticipation of increased traffic, this airport will eventually close to give way to a better one some kilometers farther south. Maray na Albay sa imo.:)

(Photocredit: Legazpi City and Albay Thread 51, page 19) Hands down without arguments, indeed the busiest airport in Southern Luzon.:cheers:[/QUOTE]

Two Zest Air at a time in Legaspi ? One from Cebu and one from MNL ???

Wala pong CEB-LGP route ang Z2. Posibleng na-delay ang dalawang flights for MNL kaya nagkataon na sabay silang dalawa sa tarmac. ^^

Nice pics!, Legazpis tarmac is unusually dark, is that ash coating from previous eruptions?
A rejoinder...

Legazpi airport open despite volcano threat

THE airport in Legazpi City remained open to all 18 domestic flights Thursday even as Mayon Volcano, a mere 12 kilometers away, continued its eruption that started Sunday, officials said.

Twelve daily flights from Manila and six from Cebu continued to land in Legazpi in the absence of any advisories from volcanologists that the airport be closed as a result of Mayon’s activity, said Connie Bungag, spokesman of the Manila International Airport Authority.

Alert no. 4, just one short of a five-step warning system, remained over the volcano, which continued to spew ash, rocks and lava even as the skies cleared on Christmas Eve.

But airport officials said the alert did not mean flights to Legazpi should be suspended.

“The [telephone] lines between the [volcanologists] and [airport officials] are open 24 hours,” Bungag said.

“We will immediately suspend regular commercial service should we receive any report from [them] regarding the Mayon volcano.”
(source: Manila Standard (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNews.htm?f=2009/december/25/news3.isx&d=/2009/december/25))

December 2009, tourists from the land of Mt. Fuji unfazed by Mayon's "mild" eruption:).
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/2009/december/25/mainphoto.gif
^^Here's a post from the archive (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=49125331&postcount=20011).

Wala pong CEB-LGP route ang Z2. Posibleng na-delay ang dalawang flights for MNL kaya nagkataon na sabay silang dalawa sa tarmac. ^^
^Heheh, possibly. But two Airbus A320 at the same time from the same airline is a joyful event to a plane spotter:).
And FYI, 5J will now deploy their ATRs to/from Cebu to/from Legazpi daily in anticipation of APX flying to/from the same sector using their Q400s this February.

Here, three planes at the same time...APX Airbus A320 and 5J Airbus and ATR.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6698171657_6ece7a29cc_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/64422178@N07/6698171657/)
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6698162361_b22cd21b2c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/64422178@N07/6698162361/)
(from Legazpi City and Albay thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=87552947#post87552947))

LEGAZPI AIRPORT this morning

AirPhilExpress MNL-LGP-MNL

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di puno yung flight. 100 lang ata yung passengers nung MNL-LGP. That's okay atleast lumampas sa kalahati :okay:

;87491111']http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6686306011_b81e6a5620_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fraginal/6686306011/)
PAL IN LEGAZPI (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fraginal/6686306011/) by PINOY PHOTOGRAPHER (http://www.flickr.com/people/fraginal/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6686293873_3fb25d0022_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fraginal/6686293873/)
CEBU PACIFIC IN LEGAZPI (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fraginal/6686293873/) by PINOY PHOTOGRAPHER (http://www.flickr.com/people/fraginal/), on Flickr
(from Legazpi City and Albay thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1477850&page=12))

http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz149/kaniguan78/flights1.jpg
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz149/kaniguan78/flights2.jpg
http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz149/kaniguan78/flights3.jpg

Airphil Express Cebu-Legazpi flight will start February 9. Skeds may change without prior notice. :cheers:

Legazpi Domestic averages 7 commercial flights a day. Dai pa digdi su flights kang Bicol Air Express. :cheers:
(From Legazpi City and Albay thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=87727193))

CAAP LEGAZPI CITY

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From Legazpi City and Albay Thread 53 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=87852091):
;87852091']JG Summit has already confirmed it in a disclosure to PSE
http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b478/legazpi_city/dc2012-0573_JGS.png
I think the Gokongweis recognize the huge potential of the project based on Cebu Pacific's stellar success in Bicol, particularly in Legazpi. I wonder why they didn't include Panglao. Anyway, I hope they win the project. :okay: If they do win it and execute the project successfully, this could pave the way for future investments in Albay, not just from JG Summit.

RP-C8603 (Airbus A319 Philippine Airlines)
Then (2009) Photo courtesy of He Junxian of Airliners.net
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/8/4/6/1493648.jpg
Now (2012)
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/397026_298205840226555_104141716299636_815804_1443446148_n.jpg
and look closer
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/426444_298205776893228_104141716299636_815803_1648793925_n.jpg
^^ Mukhang busabos. Looks like these crafts should get some cleaning. Parang may pa-awa effect ata to for being Cat 2?
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/8/4/6/1493648.jpg
Legazpi Airport! Let's thank Habagat for this find.:)

South Luzon's aviation hub

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4Jfr2w0TDM0/Tyy99LYaYtI/AAAAAAAAAf8/IGB3OkOiXBA/s1600/legazpi+city+airport.jpg

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http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rxvtOs3XSkQ/Tyy-APp7U7I/AAAAAAAAAgE/EA4msJMPEPU/s1600/legazpi+city+airport+cebu+pacific.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ssf6vy0ocAg/Tyy-FjUbzBI/AAAAAAAAAgU/I33X5g5Ul0I/s1600/legazpi+city+airport+philippine+airlines.jpg

Source: http://shootandscootph.blogspot.com/

;88220917']South Luzon's aviation hub
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4Jfr2w0TDM0/Tyy99LYaYtI/AAAAAAAAAf8/IGB3OkOiXBA/s1600/legazpi+city+airport.jpg
Source: http://shootandscootph.blogspot.com/
^This time, both PR and 5J deployed the higher capacity Airbus A320, not the smaller A319. I hope Legazpi Airport will be one of the first trunkline airports to host the biggest single-aisle Airbus, the A321 Neo (5J ordered 30!).:)

Thanks, Dex, for the find.:)

From Legazpi City and Albay thread.
;88957985']2P 275 (AirphilExpress Cebu-Legazpi-Cebu)
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7036/6873097043_73edf556d7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davyop/6873097043/)
Legaspi Albay runway (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davyop/6873097043/) by davyop (http://www.flickr.com/people/davyop/), on Flickr
LGP
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7048/6873062447_e6751d4fc1_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davyop/6873062447/)
Legaspi City Airport runway (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davyop/6873062447/) by davyop (http://www.flickr.com/people/davyop/), on Flickr
PAL and Cebu Pac
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/420056_3096847392889_1615253069_2561255_1525459761_n.jpg
Odelyn Dado (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3096847392889&set=a.3096778351163.135446.1615253069&type=3&theater)

From Legazpi City and Albay thread.:cheers:

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Heto ang dahilan ng sobrang ingay sa meeting namin
Jose Salceda
^May nag-take off mannanggad sa runway 06 ta amihan, sa Rawis nag-itaas su eroplano (runway 24 kun habagat, sa Bagtang); was it around noon I'm not so sure but there was this peculiar sound of a plane taking off which was a little louder than the usual Airbus A319s and A320s. Sayang, dai ko nadungawan sa bintana!:ohno: Nuarin daw mabalik ta makodakan lamang (kuta allowed an planespotters like dc88, or is security tight?)):cheers:

From Airlines, Airplanes, and Airport thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1482739&page=38):
http://flickr.com/photos/6805051212_ab5d9ccdf4_b.jpg
^^Wow! So Legazpi was second to Baguio, and ironically, PAL doesn't fly to Baguio and a couple of other stations mentioned.:)

Here's from Legazpi City and Albay thread. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=89033793#post89033793)..
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww17/sherwinm27/428330_397299273619340_100000178119626_1845622_1573773232_n.jpg
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Rhaydz Barcia
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww17/sherwinm27/423179_344913892213823_100000856466119_936411_1888179706_n.jpg
Navforsol

From Legazpi City and Albay Province (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1491427) Thread

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Cebu Pacific and Mayon
photo by Fred Rosaros

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/418223_10150742178971756_652921755_11574335_1963122570_n.jpg

Jose Salceda (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150742178971756&set=a.10150171109156756.341516.652921755&type=1&theater)

The best airport view in the world

http://langyaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/legazpi_airport_1.jpg

No question about it. The Legazpi City airport has the best view in the country, if not the world with magnificent Mt. Mayon volcano infront of it with smoke billowing from its lip, especially in the early morning. Lignon Hill is at the foreground.

Morning flights are the best as the sun is still near the horizon, the light is just perfect and the clouds haven’t come in to wrap and shroud the moody lady. If the weather’s good, especially this summertime, and you always get picture perfect shots with blue skies. Really just spectacular

langyaw.com (http://langyaw.com/2011/04/14/the-best-airport-view-in-the-world/#.T112eGL9Nws)

The best airport view in the world

http://langyaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/legazpi_airport_1.jpg

No question about it. The Legazpi City airport has the best view in the country, if not the world with magnificent Mt. Mayon volcano infront of it with smoke billowing from its lip, especially in the early morning. Lignon Hill is at the foreground.

Morning flights are the best as the sun is still near the horizon, the light is just perfect and the clouds haven’t come in to wrap and shroud the moody lady. If the weather’s good, especially this summertime, and you always get picture perfect shots with blue skies. Really just spectacular

langyaw.com (http://langyaw.com/2011/04/14/the-best-airport-view-in-the-world/#.T112eGL9Nws)

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/421787_368342509866075_100000709869863_1191561_1668665946_n.jpg

Jose Salceda (https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/421787_368342509866075_100000709869863_1191561_1668665946_n.jpg)

March 21, 2012
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http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae214/naes_nacnud/DSCN0692.jpg

From Legazpi City and Albay thread.
Nice capture at Legazpi Airport
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/575377_10150804824037419_175775067418_12220632_60524220_n.jpg
DImage Digital (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150804824037419&set=a.10150804823422419.479036.175775067418&type=3&theater)
An A320 lands on runway 06; background, Mt. Bariw hosts three towers (ABS-CBN, GMA, and Digitel).

Legazpi deserves a more modern airport than the old one... let's hope the new Legazpi or ALBAY airport finally starts construction...

Magayon Air Exhibition, PAF SF 260M

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/545803_10150881254191756_652921755_12049524_1161809499_n.jpg

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https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/561944_10150881264241756_652921755_12049592_937428933_n.jpg

Jose Salceda (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150881264241756&set=a.10150881253696756.479897.652921755&type=3&theater)

Legazpi Airport panorama, seen from Lingnon Hill

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa462/kintoy2/Legazpiairportpano2_.jpg

Sokol PZL-W3 choppers in Legazpi, May 1, 2012

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Sokol PZL-W3 choppers in Legazpi, May 1, 2012

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa462/kintoy2/P4307272_1.jpg

Thanks for visiting :Legazpi!!!

my ride back to Manila from Legazpi - ZestAir A319

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa462/kintoy2/zestmayon1_1.jpg

my ride back to Manila from Legazpi - ZestAir A319

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa462/kintoy2/zestmayon1_1.jpg

Beautiful photo sir! :okay:

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I'll be going to Sorsogon this coming September with my mom. We'd be flying to Legazpi then we'll just ride a shuttle to Sorsogon City. :)

my ride back to Manila from Legazpi - ZestAir A319

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa462/kintoy2/zestmayon1_1.jpg
Picturesque Mayon! With Zest A320 in the foreground. Only 5j and PAL have A319s in their fleet.

I must have been misinformed then (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zest_Airways says Zest has one 319)

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa462/kintoy2/69574951.jpg

I must have been misinformed then (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zest_Airways says Zest has one 319)

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa462/kintoy2/69574951.jpg
Not unless they switched the order, its leased, so maybe they got a better deal.

Yes, Zest have one A319 if I'm not mistaken it came from an American airline.

ZestAir website says they have 1 A319

http://www.flyzest.com/aboutus.php?rec=5

my ride back to Manila from Legazpi - ZestAir A319

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa462/kintoy2/zestmayon1_1.jpg

Legazpi Airport panorama, seen from Lingnon Hill

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa462/kintoy2/Legazpiairportpano2_.jpg

Thanks, Kin!

Beautiful photo sir! :okay:

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I'll be going to Sorsogon this coming September with my mom. We'd be flying to Legazpi then we'll just ride a shuttle to Sorsogon City. :)

Cool, enjoy your stay in Sorsogon!

;91205392']Thanks, Kin!

:cheers: I enjoyed my stay there

LGP + ZestAir 319

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa462/kintoy2/zest1_.jpg

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa462/kintoy2/P4307257_1.jpg

Yes, Zest have one A319 if I'm not mistaken it came from an American airline.

Actually the Zest Air a319 came from Silkair in Singapore. Previous Reg. 9v-SBA

;91205397']Cool, enjoy your stay in Sorsogon!

Thanks sir! I can't wait to touch down in Legazpi and have lunch at Bigg's Diner. :eat: :cheers:

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Grabe, halos yata lahat ng Airport sa pinas with the exception of ILO, BCO at CRK lang yata, puro sobrang lapit ng mga business at residential establishments. NAIA ang isang numero uno.