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Legazpi Airport (IATA: LGP, ICAO: RPLP) in the Philippines is a major airport in the Bicol Region, serving the vicinity of Legazpi City in Albay with a runway of 2280 x 36 meters.

History

The jet age came to Legazpi in the late 1960s and by the '70s Philippine Airlines (PAL) introduced regular service to/from Manila using British Aircraft Corporation's BAC 1-11's. In contrast, its rival Pili only saw jet service in the late '90s; to this day, Pili can only handle half-capacity payload due to its short runway, 1402 x 30 meters, less than two-thirds that of Legazpi's. In the late 1980s PAL introduced Boeing 737-300s. YS-11's provided airlink to Mactan, Cebu, Masbate, and Virac. When PAL phased out the YS-11's and the short-lived Shorts SD-360 'Sunriser,' Fokker 50s replaced them. Prior to the debilitating labor strike in 1998 which caused PAL to temporarily cease operation, Legazpi Airport served as the airline's hub in Bicol, serving Manila, Cebu, Masbate, Virac, even Catarman, Samar. Today, it serves not only local clients but also transient passengers from southern Camarines Sur and the province of Sorsogon.

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Aside from PAL, Filipinas Orient Airways and Air Manila International served the airport prior to 1972, the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines. Through the years, other airlines came and went: Air Philippines for some time served Legazpi with YS-11's and 737-200s. Asian Spirit served Pili for flights to/from Manila and Cebu and has since ceased operations with six million pesos in collectibles from local (Naga or Pili) franchisees. Asian Spirit might introduce flights to Legazpi aside from its sectors in Virac and Masbate. At present, Aboitiz also regularly calls on Legazpi. South East Asian Airlines, using the 19-seat LET-410, plies Cebu-Legazpi-Cebu Mondays and Fridays.

When Pope John Paul II visited the Philippines in 1981, his itinerary included Legazpi, Pili cannot handle medium-sized jets. The Papal plane was a chartered PAL Boeing 727 tri-jet. The late president Ferdinand Marcos arrived with his own jet; his first lady, Imelda, and the then-Minister of Defense, Juan Ponce Enrile, arrived with their own retinues on separate jets.

In the mid-1990s a Harrier jumpjet of the US Marines made an emergency landing here. Nearby Alicia Hotel housed the unexpected guests for days while the aircraft was being repaired. During that time, day and night, the airport site became an aviation museum of sorts with curious on-lookers taking a glimpse at the heavily guarded fighter plane, exactly the same piece used in the Schwarzenegger film True Lies.

In February 2000, during a lull in nearby Mayon Volcano's eruption (which suspended regular commercial service), a chartered Boeing 727 tri-jet from Guam landed, bringing relief goods for evacuees.

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In September 15, 2001, coming home from her state visit to Japan, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo flew to Legazpi non-stop from Tokyo using a chartered PAL Airbus A320, highlighting the capability of the airport to handle international air traffic. In November 26, 2003, a Cebu Pacific DC-9-32 brought delegates to the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) delegates on a charter flight from Cebu.

Future plans

Although operating as sunrise-sunset (SR-SS) due to lack of instrument landing system (ILS), the airport can handle night landings and take-off but only on prior notice. In early 2006, the proposed Southern Luzon International Airport was unveiled to the public in major newspapers. It would be built in the municipality of Daraga.

^^Wow,the view is absolutely amazing.:applause:

Legazpi Domestic Airport serves the following airlines:

Philippine Airlines (1x daily MNL-LGP,LGP-MNL)
Cebu Pacific (2x daily MNL-LGP,LGP-MNL) (4x weekly CEB-LGP,LGP-CEB starting January 2009)

Departure Terminal
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Runway 06
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Philippine Airlines at LGP
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Cebu Pacific at LGP
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^Photos by Monsi

Site of future Cebu Pacific Building
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^Photo by Monsi (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/member.php?u=55629)

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^Photos by six (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/member.php?u=66480)

Video Clips by nandyg1
(http://www.youtube.com/user/nandyg1)
Pilot's view of Plane landing in Legazpi Domestic Airport
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Pilot's view of Plane taking off from Legazpi Domestic Airport
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Video Clips by Monsi (http://www.youtube.com/user/Legazpeep)

Cebu Pacific Airbus A319 at Legazpi Airport
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PAL Airbus A320 at Legazpi Airport
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Legazpi Airport
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PAL Airbus A319 at Legazpi Airport
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Cebu Pacific announces new services from Cebu (http://cebupacificair.com/aboutus/press/2008/12042008b.html)
Mounts more domestic flights from queen city

Gokongwei-owned airline Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) further boosts its Cebu operations by mounting additional services to key destinations within the archipelago. Starting January 10, 2009, CEB will fly three times weekly between Cebu and Cotabato, and four times weekly between Cebu and Legaspi, with a year-round ‘Go Lite’ fare of Php 888 one way.

On January 12, the airline will begin thrice-weekly flights between Cebu and Dumaguete, with a year-round ‘Go Lite’ offering of Php 588 one way. Also commencing on the same day is a thrice-weekly service between Cebu and Siargao, with a year-round ‘Go Lite’ of Php 888 one way. “Cebu is a very important market for our airline,” said Candice Iyog, CEB VP for marketing and distribution. “We will continue to strengthen this hub by offering as many choices for our Cebu passengers as possible.”

Iyog added, “At the same time, we’d like to maximize Cebu’s accessibility to both foreign and domestic passengers, to heighten both tourism and business opportunities for the entire province.” In addition to its four new Cebu services, the airline will increase the number of flights of existing services.

By January 9, 2009, flights between Cebu and Tacloban will become daily, while starting January 11, CEB will increase its Cebu – Ozamiz flights to four times weekly. By February 2, CEB’s Cebu – Iloilo service will go from thrice weekly to daily. Iyog said that the earlier passengers book their flights, the greater the chances of availing the lowest possible fares.

“The fastest and most convenient way to book and pay for flights, is through www.cebupacificair.com,” she said. “Passengers can also block their preferred seats and pre-pay excess baggage through our website, plus check out our other services including fun tours and travel insurance.”
CEB is the largest domestic airline in the Philippines, which flies to 27 domestic and 15 international destinations. From Cebu, CEB offers the most number of flights, as it services 15, soon to be 19 domestic destinations and four international destinations.

Mayon always makes for a breathtaking and scenic backdrop. :colgate:

Thanks for starting a thread for LGP, Dex! :okay:

I miss Legaspi. Where's Aquinas University in this areal? Is there anyone from our local forumers who knows Sean Michael Salvoza?

Sorry for the OT :D

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I miss Legaspi. Where's Aquinas University in this areal? Is there anyone from our local forumers who knows Sean Michael Salvoza?

Sorry for the OT :D


Hi! You can see Aquinas University at the lower right corner of this photo :)

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also by Storm Crypt (http://www.flickr.com/photos/storm-crypt/)

Mayon always makes for a breathtaking and scenic backdrop. :colgate:

Thanks for starting a thread for LGP, Dex! :okay:

^You're welcome!

View from the cockpit, approaching LGP Runway 06
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Departure Terminal
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From the Legazpi City Thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=670594)

Cebu Pacific offers P500 all-in fare for new Cebu Hub services (http://www.cebupacificair.com/aboutus/press/2008/12162008.html)

Cebu Pacific (CEB), the country’s leading domestic airline, is offering a P500 all-in Go Lite fare for flights from Cebu to Cotabato, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Legaspi, Ozamiz, Siargao and Tacloban. The seat sale is from December 17-19, 2008 and is good for travel from January 1-March 18, 2009. This marks the opening of CEB’s new destinations from Cebu to Cotabato, Dumaguete, Legaspi and Siargao and the mounting of additional frequencies from Cebu to Iloilo, Ozamiz and Tacloban.

New thrice weekly flights from Cebu to Cotabato and the four-times weekly Cebu- Legaspi service will start on January 10, 2009. The thrice weekly Cebu-Dumaguete service starts on January 12, 2009. The Cebu-Siargao thrice-weekly service will start on January 30, 2009. Candice Iyog, CEB VP for marketing and distribution, said, “As we continue to take delivery of brand new ATR 72-500 aircraft, we will operate new inter-island routes and add frequencies to existing ones to encourage local trade and tourism. Coupled with our trademark low fares, we hope to stimulate travel despite market conditions. ”

“We also urge passengers to book their flights early through our website, www.cebupacificair.com , to get the cheapest and most convenient flight schedule,” Iyog added. ‘Go Lite’ fares are for passengers traveling with no check-in baggage. Passengers with check-in bags just have to add P200 to the fare.

CEB has the most number of inter-island routes and connections from its operational hubs in Clark, Manila, Cebu and Davao. It continues to be the strongest domestic airline flying to a total of 27--soon to be 32--domestic destinations. Cebu Pacific has one of the youngest fleets in the region composed of 10 Airbus A319, nine Airbus A320, and six ATR 72-500 aircraft by end of 2008.

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Legazpi Domestic Airport's apron (with a parked Cebu Pacific A320)
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What's the flight schedule for LGP like? How many flights depart and arrive from this airport, and to what destinations?

What's the flight schedule for LGP like? How many flights depart and arrive from this airport, and to what destinations?

Philippine Airlines

- 1 daily flight between Manila and Legazpi using an Airbus A320

MNL-LGP: 6:40am to 7:40am
LGP-MNL: 8:20am to 9:20am


Cebu Pacific

- As of Dec.08, two daily flights between Manila and Legazpi using Airbus A320 (will increase to three flights/day based on the flights/seats available on their online booking for next year)


MNL-LGP: 6:00am to 6:55am
LGP-MNL: 7:25am to 8:15am

MNL-LGP: 10:25am to 11:20am
LGP-MNL: 11:50am to 12:45pm

MNL-LGP: 12:15pm to 1:10pm
LGP-MNL: 1:40pm to 2:35pm


- 4x weekly flights between Cebu and Legazpi starting January 10, 2009, using an ATR 72-500

CEB-LGP: 1:20pm to 2:25pm
LGP-CEB: 2:45pm to 3:50pm

Zest Air

-to be announced

^^ It seems that Zest Air is having major setbacks with getting their flights airborne not only to LGP, but to other destinations on their route network as well.

What type of aircraft is this?

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;30047302']What type of aircraft is this?

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BAC 1-11 (PAL Jet) What happened to that plane?

BAC 1-11 (PAL Jet) What happened to that plane?

Thanks! :okay:

Cebu Pacific offers new flights (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW010909/content.php?id=045)
BusinessWorld

BUDGET AIRLINE Cebu Pacific will add new domestic routes as it takes delivery of its seventh brand new turbo-prop plane next month. In a statement, the Gokongwei-owned carrier said it would fly to Catarman and Calbayog in Samar, Virac in Catanduanes, and Caua-yan, Isabela starting Feb. 18.

The airline will also increase flights from Manila to Naga from daily to 10 times weekly starting Feb. 14 and from Manila to Busuanga from daily to 11 times weekly starting Feb. 15. "We are expanding our Manila hub operations with the arrival of our brand new ATR aircraft and will make more areas accessible through our low fares and new planes," said Candice Iyog, Cebu Pacific vice-president for marketing.

The company also announced a zero fare seat sale for its Manila-Osaka service, which excludes surcharges and government taxes. The seat sale will run from Jan. 9 to 14, and is good for travel from Feb. 1 — the starting date of the flights — to March 31. The company will fly the Manila-Catarman and Manila-Virac routes every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday; and Manila-Calbayog and Manila-Cauayan on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Earlier this week, Cebu Pacific cut fuel and insurance surcharges on all domestic flights, effectively lowering total ticket prices by as much as a fifth. Meanwhile, direct flights from Cotabato City and Cebu City are set to start on Saturday, a welcome development for local businessmen and Filipinos from Maguindanao and North Cotabato provinces who will enjoy shorter travel time. Cebu Pacific will offer the Cotabato-Cebu route thrice a week.

Ricardo C. Juliano, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry governor for Central Mindanao, said the service would hopefully attract more investments in the restive south. "This will bring convenience to our businessmen. Local investors do not just put their investments in one basket but spread these," he said, noting companies have been expanding from Metro Manila to Cebu City and other areas in the Visayas.

Prior to Cebu Pacific’s newest offer, businessmen and air commuters from Cotabato City and the provinces of North Cotabato and Maguindanao had to travel by land to either Davao or General Santos to reach Cebu City, which takes three to four hours. Cebu Pacific and rival Philippine Airlines (PAL) offers daily flights from Cotabato to Manila.

Mr. Juliano expects PAL, through its low-cost brand PAL Express, to follow suit. "Hopefully, too, Cebu Pacific will serve the Cotabato-Cebu route on a daily basis," he added. Cebu Pacific is also opening new flights from Cebu to Dumaguete, Legaspi and Siargao, and increasing flights from Cebu to Iloilo, Ozamis and Tacloban.

Cebu Pacific has the most number of interisland routes and connections from its hubs in Clark, Manila, Cebu and Davao. The new routes will bring its local destinations to 32. Cebu Pacific has one of the youngest fleets in the region composed of 10 Airbus A319, nine Airbus A320 and six ATR 72-500 aircraft as of end-2008.

dapat irenovate din to.

Originally posted by six

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Zest Airways will start flying to LGP on Feb. 24, 2009 according to their website: http://www.asianspirit.com/flight_schedules.htm

The volcano, the hill and the plane

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^^ The tarmac badly needs some improvements.

;32140470']The volcano, the hill and the plane

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i like this photo, especially the poetic approach to the title.
thank you DX.

i like this photo, especially the poetic approach to the title.
thank you DX.

Hehe. thanks!! :colgate:

^^ The tarmac badly needs some improvements.

^Yes and an ILS too, especially now that flights to and from LGP have increased

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Source:ZestAir (http://www.zestair.com.ph)

From the Legazpi thread

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5J ATR plane from Cebu (Feb. 14, 2009)

Cebu Pacific Airlines

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From the Legazpi thread

when will be the ground breaking of the new Legazpi International Airport?

when will be the ground breaking of the new Legazpi International Airport?

They're still building the access road:

P100-M Bicol airport road to be finished next year (http://www.tribune.net.ph/nation/20090214nat5.html)
02/14/2009

Government has allocated P100 million for the construction of a two-kilometer access road between the national highway and the terminal complex of the proposed Bicol International Airport (BIA) in preparation for the full implementation of the flagship project. Engr. Eduardo Talastas, chief of the planning division of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regional office in Legazpi City, said the amount has been incorporated with the funds of the agency under the 2009 General Appropriation Act (GAA).

“We expect to get a go signal from our central office for the start of the implementation of this project before the end of the first quarter of this year when the GAA recently passed by the bicameral conference of Congess is finally enacted,” Talastas said. The road, a first class structure, would connect the BIA terminal complex in Barangay Alobo, Daraga, Albay with the Maharlika Highway two kilometers away, Talastas said.

This air transport facility would further improve the performance of the region in tourism arrivals, employment generation and business investment, said Albay Gov. Joey Salceda, the main proponent of the airport. Preparations for its construction are now in full-swing following the release last year of some P600 million for right-of-way and site acquisitions, feasibility studies and other pre-implementation requirements.

Salceda said completion of the construction component of the project is expected to come next year and it would be made operational as soon as all facilities and equipments required are put in place. Talastas said the Department of Transportation and Communications is the main implementing agency of the project while the DPWH has been made in charge of its road requirements.

The P100-million road project will be implemented by private contractors required to utilize local labor as workforce, he said. This scheme has been adopted by the DPWH regional office in an effort to open more employment opportunities for the local labor in response to the national government’s call for more economic activities in the countryside, Talastas added.

5J taking off from Legazpi airport (with great aerial view of the city)
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Cebu Pacific A320 in Legazpi Airport
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Yao airline offers all-you-can-drink Zest-O juice (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW022609/content.php?id=043)

DAVAO CITY — Zest Airways, Inc. intends to slug it out with the big boys in the airline industry by offering competitive rates and all the Zest-O juice you can drink in flight.

Zest Air will launch its maiden flight between Davao and Manila on March 1. Mark E. Hilario, Zest Air assistant vice-president for sales and marketing, told reporters the carrier was undeterred by the slowing economy and the price wars between bigger rivals Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific.

"The challenge really is how we can create a travel need through good package and competitive rates. Our focus is to give them good service and [that includes] all-you-can-drink Zest-O products," he said. Zest Air is owned by juice magnate Alfredo M. Yao, who acquired Asian Spirit, Inc. in March last year.

Neil Jason P. Ampo, passenger sales executive, said all the fleets of Asian Spirit had been mothballed since Zest Air decided it was best to start fresh. According to its Web site, the company has a fleet of two Airbus 320s and five MA60 aircraft. "It’s very hard to create awareness in the market so we want to tie up with travel agencies and hotels for a good package for local and foreign passengers," he said.

Last week, Zest Air executives met with local travel agents and operators in this city to discuss package rates for the Manila-Davao routes, to be served by a 162-seater Airbus 320 and the smaller 56-seater Xian MA60 turbo prop airplane.

A promotional all-in rate of P1,698 will offered initially for the Manila-Davao route. But Mr. Ampo said the price would go up to P1,788 after the promotional period.

The airline will also offer flights to Caticlan, Busuanga, Calbayog, Catarman, Legaspi, Marinduque, Naga, Puerto Princesa, San Jose and Virac from Manila aside from its regular routes to Tagbilaran, Tacloban, Iloilo, Cebu, Kalibo and Davao.

Mr. Hilario said Zest Air would launch in May its Incheon, South Korea service — its first international flight, although it will be a chartered flight to accommodate Korean tourists and students coming here.

Zest Air is also looking at Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China. "For now, we’re still testing the waters and we are not closing our doors to the BIMP-EAGA (Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area)," he added. — Joel B. Escovilla

may rendering na ba ng terminal of the new airport?

may rendering na ba ng terminal of the new airport?

wala pa as of now

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Incident: Cebu Pacific AT72 at Legaspi on Mar 14th 2009, runway incursion during landing (http://avherald.com/h?article=4169150d)

By Simon Hradecky, created Monday, Mar 16th 2009 13:45Z, last updated Monday, Mar 16th 2009 13:45Z

A Cebu Pacific Airlines Aerospatiale ATR-72-500, flight 5J-172 from Cebu to Legaspi (Philippines) with 68 passengers, was almost into the flare to Legaspi, when a van of the airport authority crossed the runway without authorization. The Cebu Pacific crew initiated a go-around and landed safely a few minutes later.

The incident was observed by the Legaspi City Mayor, who immediately informed the Civil Aviation Authority about the incident. The van was reportedly driven by the son of the local representative of the Air Transportation Office ATO.

Nothing bad happened. And justice is served. Legazpi was fast in service.

taken last Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 10am

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Legazpi airport executive gets ax
By Rainier Allan Ronda Updated March 18, 2009 12:00 AM


MANILA, Philippines - The manager of Legazpi City airport in Albay was relieved yesterday after a van driven by his son almost collided with a plane on the runway last Saturday.

Frisco Sto. Domingo was replaced last Monday by Edgardo Ramos on orders of Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza, according to Undersecretary Thompson Lantion, Mendoza’s de facto spokesman.

“(Sto. Domingo) was ordered to report here at the CAAP (Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines) headquarters,” Lantion said

Sto. Domingo will be on “floating status” at the CAAP, he added.

At Malacañang, Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said yesterday Frisco Sto. Domingo has been suspended pending an investigation into the incident at Legaspi City airport involving his son.

In Legaspi City, Albay Gov. Joey Salceda has advised Sto. Domingo to file his immediate retirement.

“The increasing number of flights at the city airport, as well as the new Bicol International Airport to be constructed at Barangay Alobo in Daraga town, shows that such violation of basic safety rules is a disgrace to our rising reputation as a tourism destination, a disservice to the riding public and temporary setback to our tourism effort,” he said.

Salceda and Legaspi City Mayor Noel Rosal immediately asked for the suspension and relief of Sto. Domingo after his son’s van almost collided with a Cebu Pacific flight from Cebu last Saturday afternoon.

Senior Superintendent Emmanuel Tallento, Police Aviation Security Group commander in Legaspi, will also be investigated, Rosal added.

Sto. Domingo went on official leave of absence following the incident involving his son and namesake, Frisco Sto. Domingo Jr.

Last Saturday, Cebu Pacific flight CEB172 aborted its landing at 2:10 p.m. when Sto. Domingo Jr.’s car, a Delica Lite Ace van, crossed the runway while the plane was about to land.

The plane circled the runway and safely landed some 10 minutes later.

The elder Sto. Domingo was also the manager of the Daet, Naga, Bulan, and Virac airports.

Director General Ruben Ciron of the CAAP sent a team of investigators to Legaspi last Monday to conduct an investigation.

The group consists of Col. Jose R. Saplan, chairman of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board; Gil Macapagal of the Enforcement and Legal Service, and Luciano Macose, assistant chief of administration and also an airways communications specialist.

Reports reaching Ciron said that CEB 172 originated from Mactan International Airport in Cebu.

Prior to a plane’s landing, the control tower activates the airport siren with a series of blasts to warn everyone in the vicinity of an approaching airplane.

The siren is a warning to civilians not to cross the runway or enter the aircraft movement area, encompassing the tarmac and the parking lots, except employees of the CAAP and those connected with airline companies.

Legaspi control tower noted heavy rains and poor visibility at the time of the incident, Ciron said.

Shortly after the incident, Sto. Domingo Jr. said he did not hear the siren or see the incoming plane due to poor visibility.

However, Ciron said that the excuse does not absolve Sto. Domingo of his liability.

Ciron also ordered a review of all existing security measures in key airports, along with appropriate remedies to prevent similar incidents.

The plane was carrying 80 passengers including Tourism Secretary Ace Durano and his family.

Rosal said he and his party as well as Tourism regional director Nini Ravanilla were waiting for Durano’s arrival from Cebu when they saw the plane suddenly abort landing as a gray van crossed the runway from out of nowhere.

Lantion said that they will await the results of the CAAP probe ordered by Ciron before issuing the punishment for Sto. Domingo.

Sto. Domingo, it was learned, was not the airport manager on duty during the incident since he was in Iloilo City on official CAAP business. — With Paolo Romero, Rudy Santos, Celso Amo

source:http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=449579&publicationSubCategoryId=63

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Maganda yong view ng airport as well as the landscape. :-)

Maganda yong view ng airport as well as the landscape. :-)

yeah...because from the airport you would see mayon volcano (esp. on a clear day).

It was my first time to fly with ZestAir earlier today (only Php 398 one way Legazpi to Manila). The airport wasn't busy (because PAL and Cebu Pacific flights for the day have already left), that's why I was able to take photos easily. Hehe

ZestAir's 60-seater turboprop Xian MA60 approaching the terminal
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Passengers queueing at the Cebu Pacific check-in counter
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Departure area
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;35122890']It was my first time to fly with ZestAir earlier today (only Php 398 one way Legazpi to Manila). The airport wasn't busy (because PAL and Cebu Pacific flights for the day have already left), that's why I was able to take photos easily. Hehe

ZestAir's 60-seater turboprop Xian MA60 approaching the terminal
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Hwow!....:runaway:
It's a CHINA made plane? Wouldn't ride this one a second time if I were you. I just don't trust China made products right now. This was the same plane model that was involved in a mishap in Caticlan last year. Gives me the jitters.

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Passengers queueing at the Cebu Pacific check-in counter
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/DSC_3970.jpg
Di ko talaga maintindihan ang airport operations sa atin. Diba dapat the airport check-in counters are supposed to be owned by the terminal facility. Yung Airline operator magbabayad ng landing fee to the airport and that includes usage of check-in counters. They should not put permanent signage for airlines to mark which counters they can only use. They should be able to open counters according to the demand. This is an unfair business practice to the competition.

Are you being serious? I mean, if the passengers would check in to just any check in windows? Don't you think it will costs some chaos? Mixed baggages to different airliners especially bigger airports like NAIA, MCIA or what have you.. it will not just cause delays but lost of luggages. They do need a little bit of organizity and concrete procedures.

The Philippines isn't the only country that is exercising these procedures, even LCCs in other countries assign windows to different LCC airliners so they can handle the luggages and cargoes more effectively. And yes, even LCC terminals in the US have these as well.

Are you being serious? I mean, if the passengers would check in to just any check in windows? Don't you think it will costs some chaos? Mixed baggages to different airliners especially bigger airports like NAIA, MCIA or what have you.. it will not just cause delays but lost of luggages. They do need a little bit of organizity and concrete procedures.

The Philippines isn't the only country that is exercising these procedures, even LCCs in other countries assign windows to different LCC airliners so they can handle the luggages and cargoes more effectively. And yes, even LCC terminals in the US have these as well.

Yes I am serious. But you got me wrong there. What I see in my beloved airport is that PAL has practically 3 counters for their exclusive use and the rest of the other airlines use 1 counter only even when there is high passenger traffic like in the picture. Point is they should be able to OPEN, I repeat OPEN another counter if they see that the queue is getting long. There is even a planned CEBU pacific terminal next to the main terminal. What is that for... no single airline operator is supposed to control a terminal just because they are the flag carrier. That is an unfair business practice.

mukhang decent naman ang terminal ng legazpi...the last time i was there that was about 10 years ago...parang g.i. sheets din ang roofing nun...kagaya ng tugue, tac, at catarman...wala bang pic ng terminal bldg mismo?

taken last Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 10am

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This is the latest condition of the terminal. Renovated after typhoon Reming? damaged its roof structure and facade.

This is the latest condition of the terminal. Renovated after typhoon Reming? damaged its roof structure and facade.

oh ok...yun nga ang ka model nya...catarman..tuguegarao.....tacloban atbp..
well sana matupad na ang bia...bicol intl airport...

Yes I am serious. But you got me wrong there. What I see in my beloved airport is that PAL has practically 3 counters for their exclusive use and the rest of the other airlines use 1 counter only even when there is high passenger traffic like in the picture. Point is they should be able to OPEN, I repeat OPEN another counter if they see that the queue is getting long. There is even a planned CEBU pacific terminal next to the main terminal. What is that for... no single airline operator is supposed to control a terminal just because they are the flag carrier. That is an unfair business practice.

I guess, I misunderstood your statement at first. I was thinking you mean, people should be able to check in whereever they pleased. You didn't explain that clearly at first, but it's clearer now. Yes, they should be able to open another check-in counter should that one counter is packed with passengers.
We should double check with that other "planned Ceb pac" terminal, it might just be a rumor, I don't think 5J ever built their own terminal yet.

mukhang decent naman ang terminal ng legazpi...the last time i was there that was about 10 years ago...parang g.i. sheets din ang roofing nun...kagaya ng tugue, tac, at catarman...wala bang pic ng terminal bldg mismo?
Yeah, I think that terminal in that picture by Rodel looks decent.

;29234452']Site of future Cebu Pacific Building
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/CebuPacificBldgsite.jpg
^Photo by Monsi (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/member.php?u=55629)


Then again... it says building... could be a ticketing office or could be a departure and arrival terminal. Also it could be shelved due to the apparently getting closer to reality Bicol International Airport (BIA) or Southern Luzon International Airport (SLIA) or whatever the final name will be.

Yeah, I can see it but it's kind of tricky since it says building. It could be a ticketing office and is capable of checking in your luggage. It's a small piece of land from what it appears like.

Legazpi Domestic Airport

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Filmed on February 27, 2009 at Legazpi Domestic Airport, Legazpi City, Philippines...featuring the arrival, departure and take off of Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific Airlines with daily flight schedule to Manila.

Taking off from LGP

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Fly High Albay!
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which one?
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two is a company
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a busy airport
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From the Legazpi City thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=913014)

ang ganda siguro ng view habang nasa itaas ang eroplano. kitang kita ang mayon volcano!

Yup! Here's the view from up there:

Mayon and the Albay Gulf
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Legazpi City
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Mayon and Legazpi City
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Legazpi Harbor
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Legazpi Port District
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^^grabe... breathtaking sa ganda:okay:

^^grabe... breathtaking sa ganda:okay:

^Thank you. :)

Cebu Pacific ATR 72-100 (Cebu-Legazpi-Cebu) about to land at LGP
by Jonnel Hernandez (http://www.flickr.com/photos/oakley2681/)

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"bump in this thread" any updates of the LIA/SLIA?

kailan po ba matatapus ang bicol international airport

kailan po ba matatapus ang bicol international airport

sabi sa report by 2013 daa fully operational na ang BIA...........

hopefully it can boost tourism and business in bicol :)

I really hope to see, visual updates..

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ano name ng Hill sa background ng Cebu Pac ATR plane sa photo ? Parang Bukagan Hill siya ng Ozamiz city sa Mindanao:):):)

ano name ng Hill sa background ng Cebu Pac ATR plane sa photo ? Parang Bukagan Hill siya ng Ozamiz city sa Mindanao:):):)

the name is Ligñon hill pronounced as "Lin-yon" with a silent g. :)

^^ If I'm not mistaken, in many Philippine languages, the "gñ" digraph is meant to represent what is known today as "ng" in the old Spanish-based orthography, the most famous example being the town of Sagñay in Camarines Sur. What perplexes me is how in Bikol "gñ" becomes simple "ñ".

^^ If I'm not mistaken, in many Philippine languages, the "gñ" digraph is meant to represent what is known today as "ng" in the old Spanish-based orthography, the most famous example being the town of Sagñay in Camarines Sur. What perplexes me is how in Bikol "gñ" becomes simple "ñ".

Actually the general rule also applies to the Bikol Language. A town in CamSur is named Sagñay, pronounced as Sangay. :)

^^ Then in that case, wouldn't Ligñon Hill be called "Lingon Hill" instead of "Liñon Hill"?

^^ Then in that case, wouldn't Ligñon Hill be called "Lingon Hill" instead of "Liñon Hill"?

Hmm technically yes, but the people there have gotten used to calling it the way they call it. After all, language is but a convetion of the people who use it, or so one language theory goes.

View from the plane's cockpit (Taking off from LGP)

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[QUOTE=Brandon32;42099150]
Ligñon Hill, Legaspi City
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Bukagan Hill, Ozamiz city, Mindanao
Bukagan is derived from Cebuano word bukag meaning big basket :nuts::nuts:
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Bukagan Hill, Ozamiz city, Mindanao
Bukagan is derived from Cebuano word bukag meaning big basket :nuts::nuts:
http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/blueleo101/BukaganHill.jpg

Ligñon and Bukagan Hills look like long-lost twins. hehe. What's the taller mountain behind Bukagan? From this angle it does look a lot like Ligñon and part of Mayon. :okay:

^^
hello [dx] :

Ilan kilometro kaya ang layo nyan sa Iriga Mountain?
Magkaka ugnay nga talaga ang mga bundok dyan sa Bicol mula Isarog hanggang sa Mayon.

Magayong umaga kaibigan!
(tama ba? :) )

^^
hello [dx] :

Ilan kilometro kaya ang layo nyan sa Iriga Mountain?
Magkaka ugnay nga talaga ang mga bundok dyan sa Bicol mula Isarog hanggang sa Mayon.

Magayong umaga kaibigan!
(tama ba? :) )

Maray na aga, saimo!

Malayo na to sa Mt. Iriga (Asog) :)

Five Volcanoes in One Frame
by annings
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/annings/)
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6369/25346351.jpg

Clockwise: Isarog, Malinao, Mayon, Masaraga, Iriga (Asog)

;42649756']Ligñon and Bukagan Hills look like long-lost twins. hehe. What's the taller mountain behind Bukagan? From this angle it does look a lot like Ligñon and part of Mayon. :okay:

Mt. Malindang
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Wow... awesome pics.... Talagang majestic.. standing tall above the rest :baaa::applause:

;42665974']Maray na aga, saimo!

Malayo na to sa Mt. Iriga (Asog) :)

Five Volcanoes in One Frame
by annings
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/annings/)
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6369/25346351.jpg

Clockwise: Isarog, Malinao, Mayon, Masaraga, Iriga (Asog)

Wow... awesome pics.... Talagang majestic.. standing tall above the rest :baaa::applause:

definitely awesome!!

;42665974']Maray na aga, saimo!

Malayo na to sa Mt. Iriga (Asog) :)

Five Volcanoes in One Frame
by annings
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/annings/)
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6369/25346351.jpg

Clockwise: Isarog, Malinao, Mayon, Masaraga, Iriga (Asog)

...early morning trip via airplane with a scratchless window.nice timing....:)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/5volcanoes.jpg
OT: The Tiwi Geothermal Plant as I remember it during our educational tour is not connected to Mt. Mayon's magma chamber but rather to Mt. Malinao's. So this means although Mt. Malinao is an extinct volcano, it's magma chamber is actively participating in the volcanic activities in the region. Not to mention supply a potential 300MW of power to the Luzon Grid.

^Thanks, olineil!

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View of Legazpi airport runway from the hills of Daraga
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by anne jimenez (http://www.flickr.com/photos/anne_jimenez/)

Kahit anong angle talaga...WOW! Ma design lang talaga ng maayos ang development sa lugar na ito...maipagmamalaki ito ng Pilipinas sa buong mundo!!

wow maganda pala ang airport nang Legazpi...

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Ang ganda ng view na may mga flower. Malamig ba diyan?

^nope...malamig dyan sa inyo sa marawi...parang baguio climate din dyan, right? ganda siguro magbakasyon dyan sa inyo...

Yap malamig dito. MSU lang ang maganda. Ang city wag mo nalang bisitahin dahil madumi.

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Passengers queueing at the Cebu Pacific check-in counter
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/DSC_3970.jpg



Just a curious question. I wonder why who ever have the interior done, or the airport was done. How come they turn the check in counter like this way instead of a desk which is how most airport check in looks like, big or small... This one looks more like a pawnshop. Too bad, the whole area looks nice and clean already. It seems to be newly renovated as well.

5Js is now accepting debit cards, and over-the-counter (cash) payments for your online booking.

you may pay in cash over-the-counter on all Robinsons Savings Bank (RSB), Metrobank, Banco de Oro (BDO).
or pay using ATM machines (Bancnet & Megalink).

HOW? (http://www.cebupacificair.com/products/paymentcenters.html)

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Fly PAL using ATM cards

Internet-ready ATM cards issued by BancNet member-banks may now be used to pay for PAL tickets purchased through the PAL website.

PAL customers without credit cards may now use BancNet ATM cards with debit function and information security, when buying tickets online. The ATM card features a hack-free system controlled by the card owners' Personal Information Number (PIN).

The latest PAL payment scheme innovation – a first for the Philippine aviation industry – affords PAL customers more choices and added convenience in paying for their tickets, without queuing at PAL ticket offices.

PAL has invited other BancNet members to make their ATM cards internet-ready, to be able to extend their service to more customers buying PAL tickets online.

BancNet member-banks that have internet-ready ATM cards include Allied Bank, Asia United Bank, China Bank, Chinatrust Bank, Citystate Savings Bank, Metrobank, PBCom, Philtrust, Postal Bank, RCBC, RCBC Savings, Robinsons Savings Bank, Security Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Sterling Bank.

For more information, travelers may log on to www.philippineairlines.com

:banana::banana::banana:

Just a curious question. I wonder why who ever have the interior done, or the airport was done. How come they turn the check in counter like this way instead of a desk which is how most airport check in looks like, big or small... This one looks more like a pawnshop. Too bad, the whole area looks nice and clean already. It seems to be newly renovated as well.

Except for the new airports in Cebu, Davao, Iloilo and Bacolod, almost all check in counters of the airports in the Philippines look like this. But I'm glad its clean. This terminal was renovated after it was destroyed by Typhoon Reming in 2006.

PAL low-fare promo with 20 kgs. free baggage limit (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Business_19/PAL_low-fare_promo_with_20_kgs_free_baggage_limit.shtml)

MANILA, Oct. 24 (PNA) -- A new low-fare promo – dubbed "More for Less" – is currently available on 28 domestic destinations of Philippine Airlines (PAL) and PAL Express, with the free baggage allowance increased to 20 kilos. One-way, all-in fares as low as P888 are available on flights from Manila to Legazpi, Cebu or Roxas on PAL, and from Manila to San Jose or Busuanga, and Cebu to Bacolod or Iloilo on PAL Express.

Other PAL reduced fares are at P1,188 and P2,208 on 20 different domestic routes. P1,188 fares are for Manila to/from Laoag, Puerto Princesa, Bacolod, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Kalibo, Tacloban, Tagbilaran and between Cebu and Davao. P2,208 fares are between Manila and Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cotabato, Davao, Dipolog, General Santos, Ozamiz and Zamboanga

Meanwhile, PAL Express low-fares are pegged at P1,188 and P1,398. The P1,188 fares are for flights to/from Manila and Tuguegarao, Virac, Naga, Calbayog and Catarman and between Cebu and Kalibo, Butuan, General Santos, Cagayan de Oro, Dipolog, Ozamiz and Tacloban.

On the other hand, the P1,398 PAL Express fares are between Cebu and Zamboanga; and Davao and Zamboanga. Fares are for one-way, Economy class, inclusive of VAT. Tickets should be bought between Oct. 16 to 23, 2009. Travel period must be between Nov. 4 to Dec. 10, 2009.

Tickets are non-refundable but upgradeable to a higher fare. These are however not eligible to earn miles under the Mabuhay Miles frequent flyer program. The promo includes 20 kilos of free baggage allowance (regular domestic baggage allowance = 15 kilos), applicable both on PAL and PAL Express flights.

Tickets are available online – PAL (philippineairlines.com) and PAL Express (palexpressair.com) websites; any PAL ticket office or accredited travel agents. PAL now accepts BancNet ATM cards as mode of payment, aside from Mastercard and Visa.(PNA)

^^ This promo ended recently. :lol:

^Really? Oops. :lol: The news article was posted just a few days ago. lol

EDIT: Ah yeah, it ended on the 23rd. But the article got published on the 24th. :weird: lol

^^ Positive News Media is known for releasing things late, perhaps? :tongue2:

^^ And misleading geographic entities. :lol:

^^I guess so. Lols. Meanwhile:

View of Legazpi Airport from the cockpit of a plane about to land

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/dxb_01/2431448-1.jpg

by Franck.M (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/2431448)

CEB highlights inter-island routes from Legazpi (http://www.cebupacificair.com/aboutus/press/2009/10292009b.html)
Lowest possible fares begin at P688

The Philippines’ leading airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) underscores inter-island flights from Legazpi as the most convenient way to travel around the Philippines.

CEB currently operates a thrice daily Airbus A320 service from Legazpi to Manila, giving travelers a choice between flights that depart Legazpi at 7:25am, 11:40am and 2:10pm. The return flights leave Manila at 6:00am, 10:15am and 12:35pm.

Meanwhile, CEB flies from Legazpi to Cebu every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, using an ATR72-500 aircraft. It departs Legazpi at 2:40pm, and the return flight leaves Cebu at 1:10pm.

The lowest possible year-round ‘Go Lite’ fare for the Legazpi-Manila route is P688. For the Legazpi-Cebu route, it’s P1,288. Passengers with check-in luggage will just add P100 upon booking.

“CEB is the only airline flying between the Bicol region and the Visayas, making it the quickest and most convenient way to the South of the Philippines. Our aircraft fleet of Airbus and ATRs are also more comfortable alternatives to buses and ferries that usually take up hours of travel,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

“Passengers who wish to book online but don’t have credit cards may still do so and pay through our partner banks via ATM or over-the-counter transactions. We encourage our passengers to book early so they can get the lowest possible fares for their desired CEB flights,” she added.

For more information, visit the website at www.cebupacificair.com or call the reservation hotline (02)7020-888 or (032)230-8888.

Gokongwei-owned CEB flies to 32 domestic and 14 international destinations, using one of the youngest fleets of aircraft in Asia. Since its inception in 1996, it has flown over 36 million passengers, making it the third largest low-cost carrier in Asia.

;46022741']Pope John Paul II in Legazpi City Airport
February 21, 1981

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs115.snc3/16242_175332337339_165069192339_2813111_197079_n.jpg
^Courtesy of @Monsi

From the Legazpi City thread

Airbus Planes @ Legazpi City Airport
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/PICT0024-3.jpg
(PAL, 5J)

you can see the runway too

Mayon Volcano from space

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu182/wetboxers/mayon_ali_2009349.jpg

This natural-color image of Mayon was captured on December 15, 2009, by the Advanced Land Imager on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite. A small plume of ash and/or steam is blowing west from the summit. Dark-colored lava flows from previous eruptions streak the flanks of the mountain.

NASA Earth Observatory image created by Jesse Allen, using EO-1 ALI data provided courtesy of the NASA EO-1 team.

[NASA Photo (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=41911&src=share)]

Legazpi City Airport Arrival Section
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Philippine Airlines
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Legazpi City Airport Arrival Section
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The ads on the carousel makes it look tacky. :ohno:

;46025665']From the Legazpi City thread
can someone confirm the aircraft?looks like A300B,wide-body landing in Legazpi?

Just a thought, what if Albay and CamSur politicians got together and agreed to merge their aviation gateway into one location but with bigger facilities?

Like the location should be midway between Naga and Legazpi? Maybe somewhere in the vicinity of Bato or Buhi.

A key component of this project is a regional expressway between the two cities, and future plans for expansion all the way to Daet, Bulan, and then to Lucena, as well as high-speed rail line.

^^ You should check this thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=816546) out. :okay:

Just a thought, what if Albay and CamSur politicians got together and agreed to merge their aviation gateway into one location but with bigger facilities?

Like the location should be midway between Naga and Legazpi? Maybe somewhere in the vicinity of Bato or Buhi.

A key component of this project is a regional expressway between the two cities, and future plans for expansion all the way to Daet, Bulan, and then to Lucena, as well as high-speed rail line.

Someone raised the issue of the land in the Rinconada area being too low and too flood-prone to support an airport. At any rate, the distance between Naga, Legazpi and the airport could be too far to justify any airport being built midway between them unless transport options are available.

At any rate, WNP and LGP will be content getting their new airports in Libmanan and Daraga, respectively.

^^ The area between Naga and Legazpi maybe far but travel time between the two cities takes only about an hour. So if the airport is to be built in between, it's going to be half, or maybe more than half the expected travel time. That's much better compared to Calabarzon residents traveling to NAIA.

On the other hand, the area is indeed flood-prone since it's geographically part of the Bicol River basin.

Re: Libmanan Airport

The skyway connecting Libmanan and Canaman, an outskirt of Naga City, is already being constructed. I just don't know if the airport is still to push through even if the skyway is finished. I'm going to be happier, though, if WNP is to be upgraded at par international standards.

An airstrip, BTW, is also planned in caramoan.

can someone confirm the aircraft?looks like A300B,wide-body landing in Legazpi?

Boeing 727

Legazpi City Airport Arrival Section

Philippine Airlines
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/PICT0194-1.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/PICT0198-2.jpg

Nice shot!:cheers:

From Airlines, Airplanes, and Airports...
PAL gets new 777 jet

By Paolo Montecillo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 20:09:00 01/20/2010


MANILA, Philippines--Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will take delivery Thursday of its second 370-seater Boeing 777 jet as part of efforts to modernize its fleet to cope with an increasingly competitive market.

In a statement, PAL said it would launch a seat sale for select domestic and international routes to mark the event and drum up interest in its new flagship aircraft.

“PAL is offering deeply discounted, short-term promotional fares on flights to all its domestic jet destinations and most major international points as the flag carrier marks the arrival of its second Boeing 777-300ER aircraft,” the Lucio Tan-led carrier said in a statement.

Dubbed “Valentine Special,” the promo drops PAL fares to a flat rate of P777 for a one-way flight on Fiesta Class (economy) between Manila and any point in Luzon or Visayas, and between Cebu and Davao.

For one-way flights on Fiesta Class between Manila and any point in Mindanao, the promo fare is P1,777.

Covered by the promo are PAL-operated flights between Manila and Bacolod, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Cotabato, Davao, Dipolog, Dumaguete, General Santos, Iloilo, Kalibo, Laoag, Legazpi, Ozamiz, Puerto Princesa, Roxas, Tacloban, Tagbilaran and Zamboanga, as well as between Cebu and Davao.

International tickets will also be cut, the airline said, but did not specify how big the discounts were going to be.

The fares are available for ticketing until Jan. 25 and are valid for travel from Feb. 1 to March 15.

The company said the new aircraft would be used for flights to Brisbane, Hong Kong and Tokyo, the same flights that the first 777 delivered last year is serving.

The deal to acquire a total of six Boeing 777s was sealed in 2006, with PAL originally planning to lease two aircraft to be delivered in 2009 and 2010.

Four brand-new 777s were scheduled to arrive from 2010 to 2012, but due to mounting losses, PAL had asked Boeing to push back the delivery to 2013 and 2014.

The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) noted that PAL might not be able to enjoy the benefits of the new and more efficient Boeing 777s, originally planned for use for its bread-and-butter routes from Manila to North America.

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) earlier downgraded the country’s safety standards to Category 2 from Category 1. The lower grade means local airlines will not be allowed to add more flights to the United States.

^ pansin ko ang PAL loyal sa boeng...i hope ining B777 ay fuel efficient man kagaya kan mga bagong Airbus ngonyan...

CAAP gets P12M to upgrade Legazpi airport runway landing lights (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=257966)
By Mar S. Arguelles

LEGAZPI CITY, Feb. 11 (PNA) -- The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said civil and electrical works will start for the rehabilitation of the Legazpi Airport runway lights which was destroyed by Super Typhoon Reming in 2006. CAAP has released some P12 million funding to finance the rehabilitation works with the installation of runway lights at 2.2 kilometers stretch of the Legazpi airport runway.

Edgardo Ramos, CAAP Legazpi chief, at the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) “Ulat sa Bayan” forum said rehabilitation works will be completed by June this year. He said with the installation of new runway lights "we can expect planes of various types to arrive and depart at night time in the city airport."

Ramos said the airport runway lights forms part of the Instrument Landing System (ILS) to guide pilots flight path in their arrival and departure flights. The existence of Mayon Volcano, Ligñon Hill and Kimantong Range obstructs the installation of an ILS facility at the airport.

The ILS are among the facilities used by the CAAP to comply with international airport standards, in which Bicol airports are accredited International Safety Organization (ISO) compliant.

Legazpi City Airport seats at a vast 75-hectare lot, 2,400 meters north of the city proper. The airport has a single runway configuration with a length of 2,280 meters and a width of 36 meters. The runway orientation have two connecting taxiways with a width of 21 meters. The airport services the plane daily flights of the Philippine Airlines (PAL), Cebu Pacific and government and private plane carriers. (PNA)
DCT/FFC/MSA/cbd

;42665974']Maray na aga, saimo!

Malayo na to sa Mt. Iriga (Asog) :)

Five Volcanoes in One Frame
by annings
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/annings/)
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6369/25346351.jpg

Clockwise: Isarog, Malinao, Mayon, Masaraga, Iriga (Asog)

Grabe ang ganda ng Bicol! Ang ganda ng Pilipinas!!

I get goosebumps looking at this photo, wonder which side of the plane is this?

Grabe ang ganda ng Bicol! Ang ganda ng Pilipinas!!

I get goosebumps looking at this photo, wonder which side of the plane is this?

It depends. But usually when I travel via plane to and from Legazpi I get the following seats to get good views of Mayon:

From Manila to Legazpi: A seat (Left window seat)
From Legazpi to Manila: F seat (Right window seat)

;51759557']It depends. But usually when I travel via plane to and from Legazpi I get the following seats to get good views of Mayon:

From Manila to Legazpi: A seat (Left window seat)
From Legazpi to Manila: F seat (Right window seat)

Okay, I will keep that in mind.. Hope the weather is excellent. Flying in via 5J Mar 6, 6AM flight.

Okay, I will keep that in mind.. Hope the weather is excellent. Flying in via 5J Mar 6, 6AM flight.

Yup, hope the weather is fine on the day of your flight.

Here are some photos taken from 5J 325 MNL-LGP Nov. 1, 2009 (I was on an A seat :okay: )

Albay's 3M (Mayon, Masaraga, Malinao)
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Isarog
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Mayon and Masaraga
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Mayon and Albay's version of the Chocolate Hills
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/dxb_01/DSC_0977.jpg

;51768893']Yup, hope the weather is fine on the day of your flight.

Here are some photos taken from 5J 325 MNL-LGP Nov. 1, 2009 (I was on an A seat :okay: )

Albay's 3M (Mayon, Masaraga, Malinao)
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/dxb_01/DSC_0972.jpg

Isarog
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Mayon and Masaraga
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Mayon and Albay's version of the Chocolate Hills
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/dxb_01/DSC_0977.jpg


gorgeous!! Hahaha, makakakuha din ako ng picture na yan. ano settings ng camera mo?

gorgeous!! Hahaha, makakakuha din ako ng picture na yan. ano settings ng camera mo?

ah, for these shots, naka Landscape lang hehe. I'm using a D40 btw

;51811323']ah, for these shots, naka Landscape lang hehe. I'm using a D40 btw

Sweet! Sige... :) Thanks for the tips. :) I am using a D5K. :)

Sweet! Sige... :) Thanks for the tips. :) I am using a D5K. :)

That's great! You're welcome. I'm looking forward to your photos, then :okay:

;42665974']Maray na aga, saimo!

Malayo na to sa Mt. Iriga (Asog) :)

Five Volcanoes in One Frame
by annings
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/annings/)
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6369/25346351.jpg

Clockwise: Isarog, Malinao, Mayon, Masaraga, Iriga (Asog)

WOW.

;51935223']That's great! You're welcome. I'm looking forward to your photos, then :okay:

*Cross fingers* Hopefully the weather would be great and I would be seated at seat A. :D :D Are you a member of the Digital Photographers Philippines' Forum? Daming mga Nikonians dun. :)

*Cross fingers* Hopefully the weather would be great and I would be seated at seat A. :D :D Are you a member of the Digital Photographers Philippines' Forum? Daming mga Nikonians dun. :)

Yup, but I usually just lurk and gawk at the outstanding photos posted there. hehe

;51969073']Yup, but I usually just lurk and gawk at the outstanding photos posted there. hehe

bwahahaha, magshare ka naman!

Ilang hours po ba yung Manila-Legaspi flight? Thanks in advance.:)

Ilang hours po ba yung Manila-Legaspi flight? Thanks in advance.:)

55 minutes, usually :okay:

;52299241']55 minutes, usually :okay:

Ah ok.:)

;42665974']Maray na aga, saimo!

Malayo na to sa Mt. Iriga (Asog) :)

Five Volcanoes in One Frame
by annings
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/annings/)
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6369/25346351.jpg

Clockwise: Isarog, Malinao, Mayon, Masaraga, Iriga (Asog)

OMG! Grabe ang gandaaaa! Dun kami malapit sa Malinao.

Akala ko new Legaspi airport ito, pulos vulcan ang nakikita ko! :lol:

OMG! Grabe ang gandaaaa! Dun kami malapit sa Malinao.

Yup, you can see Malinao area in this photo. Taga-doon ka ba?

Inside Legazpi Airport

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Embarking

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by petertoshiro (http://www.flickr.com/photos/petertoshiro/)

P 12M to uplift runway lights at Legazpi airport (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/feb25/xrun.html)
By Mar S. Arguelles

LEGAZPI CITY --- The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said civil and electrical works will soon start with the rehabilitation of the runway lighting system of the Legazpi Airport that had been destroyed by Super Typhoon Reming in 2006.

P12million have been released by the CAAP for the lights that stretch some 2.2 kilometers along the Legazpi airport runway.

Edgardo Ramos, CAAP Legazpi chief at the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) during the “Ulat sa Bayan” forum said rehabilitation works will be completed by June this year.

He said with the installation of new runway lights, arrival and departure of major passenger planes at the city airport would soon resume.

He said with Mayon Volcano, Ligñon Hill and Kimantong Range situated near the airport, it becomes quite difficult for the installation of the Instrument Landing System (ILS) facility at the airport.

The ILS is among the facilities used by the CAAP to comply with international airport standards and is needed by Bicol airports to be accredited as International Safety Organization (ISO) compliant.

The Legazpi City Airport is nestled on a 75 hectare lot, some 2,400 meters north of the city proper.

The airport has a single runway with a length of 2,280 meters and width of 36 meters. There are two connecting taxiways with a width of 21 meters each.

The airport services the daily flights of the Philippine Airlines (PAL), Cebu Pacific, and other government and private airplanes.

CEB flights to and from LGP

CEBU PACIFIC FLIGHTS
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I noticed that the airport is not very secure in Legazpi, while we were about to take off, there was a goat too close to the runway. The Airport should be properly fenced I think.

ZestAir is back in LGP (starting March 16, 2010 onwards)

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/4316/zestairlgp.png

View their complete flight schedule here (http://zestair.com.ph/downloads/flight_schedule.pdf)

Just before takeoff from LGP... Check out that goat.

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs451.ash1/24830_346154884063_86996579063_3735840_4726009_n.jpg

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/1418/zestairlgp2.jpg

Old print ad/flight schedule for Philippine Airlines (Feb. 27, 1945)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2613583194_3721cb908d.jpg
Source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fairlane/)

Legaspi Airport has an important place in Philippine Airlines history. It's one of the first few airports which the then newly-established airline (the first in Asia) served. It's interesting to note that there used to be direct flights between Legaspi and Tacloban en route to Cebu :okay:

Scenes at Legazpi Airport
by phalice819 (http://picasaweb.google.com/phalice819)

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Plane and chopper watching from Lignon Hill Nature Park
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20 Busiest Airports in Philippines in 2009 (http://www.pueblophilippines.com/20-busiest-airports-in-philippines-in-2009)

Because of the archipelagic set-up of the Philippines, airports are an important means of inter-island transportation. Here is a list of the top 20 busiest airports in the country according to passenger movement in 2009:

Destination – Passener Traffic Volume (year-on-year increase)


Ninoy Aquino (Manila) International Airport – 24,108,554 (8.3%)
Mactan – Cebu International Airport – 4,394,823 (20.6%)
Fransisco Bangoy (Davao) International Airport – 1,967,945 (16.2%)
Iloilo Airport – 1,324,148 (23.3%)
Lumbia (Cagayan de Oro) Airport – 1,110,668 (23.1%)
Bacolod – Silay Airport – 1,020,429 (21.0%)
Tacloban Airport – 831,650 (32.6%)
Kalibo International Airport – 639,797 (59.9%)
Puerto Princesa Airport – 587,753 (22.0%)
Zamboanga International Airport – 582,917 (24.1%)
Tagbilaran Airport – 562,787 (40.4%)
Caticlan Airport – 543,422 (-28.7%)
Legaspi Airport – 412,875 (46.2%)
General Santos Tambler Airport – 404,859 (33.7%)
Butuan Airport – 385,331 (24.9%)
Dumaguete Airport – 360,515 (17.7%)
Plaridel Airport – 222,525 (-4.9%)
Cotabato Airport – 199,133 (90.5%)
Dipolog Airport – 189,264 (31.6%)
Roxas City Airport – 173,132 (50.1%)


Passenger volume data for Diosdado Macapagal (Clark) International Airport not yet available. Early estimates for DMIA amount to 600,000 approx. in 2009.

see also 2009 passenger data volume for all Philippine Airports (http://www.pueblophilippines.com/philippine-airport-passenger-traffic-volume-in-2009)

Source: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)

Passenger Traffic

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Cebu Pacific @ LGP

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cool ng helicopters!

Ang mga chopper parang mga laruan lang.:lol:

Air Philippines (AirPhilExpress) returns to Legazpi? :banana:

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/3491/picture1gb.png

Let's watch out for the official press release. This is great news. More airlines means more competition and lower prices for passengers. Hehe.

If true, Legazpi Airport will now serve 4 airlines: PAL, CEB, ZestAir and AirPhilExpress :okay:

[QUOTE='[dx];56821265']Plane and chopper watching from Lignon Hill Nature Park
by The Serendipiter (http://serendipiter.multiply.com/)

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^^
Ito yung mga choppers and private jet na ginamit ni Sen. Manny Villar nung March 27, 2010 para sa kanyang bicol sorties.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Adventures in the South: Airphil Express launches A320 jet services to Cebu, Davao, Tagbilaran and Legaspi (http://airphilexpress.blogspot.com/2010/06/adventures-in-south-airphil-express.html)

Whether it’s reliving a memory or creating a new one, Airphil Express flies you to some of the best places in the Philippines with its ever expand network and A320 aircraft.

“We’re very excited to expand our service to the warm South once more. We’ll be flying to Cebu and Davao starting July 21. Later in October, Legazpi in the Bicol region as well as Tagbilaran, Bohol will receive direct flights from Manila. “ said Airphil Express’ Head of Marketing, Communications and Products, Ms. Maria Java.

On June 16-17 only, flights to and from Manila and our new southern ports-of-call will feature one-way seat prices as low as P499 for Cebu and P899 for Davao, for travel dates between July 21 to December 15 of this year.

Fliers to Legazpi and Bohol can avail of sweet deals from P499 on the Legazpi route and P699 to and from Tagbilaran for travel dates from October 28 to December 15, 2010. The seat sale can be accessed online at www.airphilexpress.com.

Still the only airline to provide 15 kilos FREE baggage allowance, Airphil Express is committed to putting its customers needs first by ensuring an easy purchase and great overall flight experience.

“Taking advantage of first-to-know deals on airphilexpress.com is easy when you follow us online. Add us at “Fly Airphilexpress” on facebook”, Java said.

Promotional rates are exclusive of VAT and a minimal Aviation Security Fee of P15. book and buy your flights now on www.airphilexpress.com or call the Reservations Hotline at (+632) 855-9000. With Airphil Express, it’s easy to buy, and great to fly!”

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Legazpi (LGP) Airport

Photographed by Burg & Brothers

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Legazpi (LGP) Airport

Photographed by Burg & Brothers

nice aerial!, is the tarmac on the opposite occupied by PAF?

nice aerial!, is the tarmac on the opposite occupied by PAF?

Yup :)

From Gov. Joey Salceda's Oath-taking Speech 2010 (http://joeyssalceda.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/oathtaking-speech-of-governor-salceda/)

ECONOMY: THE FIRST E

1) Daraga International Airport is the biggest item in our public investment plan. It would optimize the geostrategic position of Albay as gateway to Bicol trade and tourism. There is no international airport south of Manila- the next would be in Tacloban. The first P600m of the P3.4bn total investment cost is now being implemented. And we expect the project to be completed by within 2012 or early 2013. The Regional Development Council has also organized the Old Legazpi Airport Site Redevelopment Committee to study the best use development for the old airport site.

;59536887']Yup :)
Thanks, mind if I ask what aircraft are stationed there?(Hueys, OV-10, MG-520's or trainers?).

Thanks, mind if I ask what aircraft are stationed there?(Hueys, OV-10, MG-520's or trainers?).

I think mostly Hueys

New Legazpi City Mayor bares plans (http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/news/regions/20626-legazpi-city-mayor-bares-plans-to-lick-povert)
Friday, 02 July 2010 00:00

LEGAZPI CITY: In an effort to combat poverty incidence and alleviate the lives of poor Legazpeños, the second elected mayor of this city vowed to address poverty by pursuing three major thrusts: health, education and livelihood services. Mayor Geraldine Barrameda-Rosal, wife of former Mayor Noel Rosal, took her oath of office held at the Peñaranda Park on Thursday.

Rosal told Legazpeños who attended her oath-taking ceremony that her administration anchored on three vital programs, such as health, education and livelihood, to address poverty incidence and pursue robust development here.

According to her, under the health program, a satellite and maternity lying-in clinic in the southern part of this city, consists of Bonga, Mabinit, Matanag, Pawa and nearby villages within the foot of Mount Mayon including northern part of this city, will have its barangay clinics with complete medicines and medical personnel.

As to education program, the city government will continue to build and operate schools to support the education of talented but poor students in this city to develop and empower the youth as future leaders of the country. “We will not stop in espousing continuing education for all sectors of our community, the young and the old, the rich and the poor including our local government employees after all learning is and must be a continuing process for everyone,” she said.

“We will welcome the latest edu-cational trends in computer tech-nology. We will continue to encourage investors to put up vocational technical schools in our city for these schools are good alternatives for our people,” she said.

“We will also continue to provide scholarships for deserving students from indigent families. I do believe that with proper and quality education, we can improve and transform and equip our people with the knowledge and skills they need in order for them to do their share in the continuance of progress in our city and for them to compete globally and keep up with the changing times,” she added.

For livelihood program, various livelihood opportunities, such as jewelry making, welding, plumbing, therapy-massage, dress-making, nego kart project and hog dispersal will be provided to poor communities for them to generate income.

Gov. Joey Salceda of Albay, who grace the occasion as guest speaker, offered his full and seamless support over the leadership of Mayor Rosal.

“I’m quite excited to work with Mayor Gie Rosal, I know with Gie as the helm of city government we could work hand-in-hand with climate change adaptation program, tourism and economic development of Albay,” Salceda said. “Albay province is nothing without Legazpi City, the center of economic, trade, tourism, university belt and center of government in Bicol region,” the Albay governor added.

Salceda also appointed former Mayor Rosal to head the development and rehabilitation of old Legazpi City Domestic Airport here. Salceda who also served as Regional Development Council chairman is pursuing the rehabilitation of Legazpi City Domestic Airport while waiting for the completion of Daraga Inter-national Airport in 2013.


For his part, former Mayor Rosal said that with the higher ground of progress and development that it has reached for the past nine years, Legazpi City has come of age and is in good hand under his wife.

“As I relinquish the mayoral seat and turn it over to my successor, who is incidentally my wife, Geraldine, I am confident that I will be leaving a legacy of progress and development that can serve as the take-off point for Legazpi to continue to soar and excel and further explore other possibilities for greatness,” he said.

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Hopefully the will offer these rates in the future...:cheers:

View of Legazpi from a Cebu Pacific plane taking off from LGP
That new structure at the bottom of the pic is the hangar of Misibis Aviation :okay:

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;60165725']View of Legazpi from a Cebu Pacific plane taking off from LGP
That new structure at the bottom of the pic is the hangar of Misibis Aviation :okay:

http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b478/legazpi_city/DSC_3672.jpg

Misibis Aviation? what's their line of business and aircraft type?Thanks.

Runway lights at the Legazpi Domestic Airport

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Related news article:


;51706931']CAAP gets P12M to upgrade Legazpi airport runway landing lights (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=257966)
By Mar S. Arguelles

LEGAZPI CITY, Feb. 11 (PNA) -- The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said civil and electrical works will start for the rehabilitation of the Legazpi Airport runway lights which was destroyed by Super Typhoon Reming in 2006. CAAP has released some P12 million funding to finance the rehabilitation works with the installation of runway lights at 2.2 kilometers stretch of the Legazpi airport runway.

Edgardo Ramos, CAAP Legazpi chief, at the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) “Ulat sa Bayan” forum said rehabilitation works will be completed by June this year. He said with the installation of new runway lights "we can expect planes of various types to arrive and depart at night time in the city airport."

Ramos said the airport runway lights forms part of the Instrument Landing System (ILS) to guide pilots flight path in their arrival and departure flights. The existence of Mayon Volcano, Ligñon Hill and Kimantong Range obstructs the installation of an ILS facility at the airport.

The ILS are among the facilities used by the CAAP to comply with international airport standards, in which Bicol airports are accredited International Safety Organization (ISO) compliant.

Legazpi City Airport seats at a vast 75-hectare lot, 2,400 meters north of the city proper. The airport has a single runway configuration with a length of 2,280 meters and a width of 36 meters. The runway orientation have two connecting taxiways with a width of 21 meters. The airport services the plane daily flights of the Philippine Airlines (PAL), Cebu Pacific and government and private plane carriers. (PNA)
DCT/FFC/MSA/cbd

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^^This is good news! Once the new airport lights are installed, the Legazpi Airport will be able to accommodate flights even at night. With the increasing number of flights to and from Legazpi, these lights are a necessity. Meanwhile, the fact that 'the existence of Mayon Volcano, Ligñon Hill and Kimantong Range obstructs the installation of an ILS facility at the airport' also makes it necessary to fast track the construction of the Bicol International Airport in Daraga. :okay:

Misibis Aviation? what's their line of business and aircraft type?Thanks.

Got this from the internet:

Misibis Aviation and Development Corporation

http://bizshowcase.eyp.ph/wp-content/uploads/24319/misibis/misibis_masthead01.jpg

With the growing needs for aviation services, Misibis Aviation & Development Corporation, a member of the SunWest Group of Companies, gradually transformed from a corporate aircraft operator in 2003 to the up-and-coming charter services company we are today.

Today Sun West Group of Companies is a major Philippine conglomerate in diverse business such as real estate, construction, hydro-electric, mining, resorts, hotels, and air chartering. ~ Source (http://bizshowcase.eyp.ph/misibis)

;60310519']Got this from the internet:

Misibis Aviation and Development Corporation

http://bizshowcase.eyp.ph/wp-content/uploads/24319/misibis/misibis_masthead01.jpg

With the growing needs for aviation services, Misibis Aviation & Development Corporation, a member of the SunWest Group of Companies, gradually transformed from a corporate aircraft operator in 2003 to the up-and-coming charter services company we are today.

Today Sun West Group of Companies is a major Philippine conglomerate in diverse business such as real estate, construction, hydro-electric, mining, resorts, hotels, and air chartering. ~ Source (http://bizshowcase.eyp.ph/misibis)

So they are going to operate an airline business that will ferry tourists to Misibis?:)

Air Phil Express (http://www.airphilexpress.com)
http://www.airphilexpress.com/images/routemap.jpg

Starting Oct. 27, 2010
Manila > Legazpi
09:25am > 10:25am
Flight No. 2P917

Legazpi > Manila
10:55am > 11:55am
Flight No. 2P918

Effective December 1, 2010
Manila > Legazpi
09:25am > 10:25am
Flight No. 2P917

Manila > Legazpi
01:10pm > 02:10pm
Flight No. 2P925

Legazpi > Manila
10:55am > 11:55am
Flight No. 2P918

Legazpi > Manila
02:40pm > 03:40pm
Flight No. 2P926

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Cebu Pacific Air (http://www.cebupacificair.com)
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Effective Oct 27, 2010
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Zest Air (http://www.zestair.com.ph)
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Philippine Airlines (http://www.philippineairlines.com)
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:)

So they are going to operate an airline business that will ferry tourists to Misibis?:)

Yup, and I think they also do aerial tours of Albay and nearby Donsol in Sorsogon (aerial whale shark watching >> watch video here (http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=413118519086))

With the construction of the new airport now given the green light by the present administration, I'm sure these taipans are also already looking at a prime piece of real estate - the site of the soon to be former Legazpi Domestic Airport.

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Taipans queuing for PPPs (http://www.malaya.com.ph/09062010/busi4.html)

The country’s taipans and the conglomerates they control have expressed interest in bankrolling big-ticket infrastructure projects under the government’s Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) program, according to Budget Secretary Florencio "Butch" Abad.

Abad said the taipans are eyeing investments in power, water supply, agriculture, transportation and communications, general infrastructure such as roads and bridges and tourism-related projects, which are in the initial list of PPP items that will be implemented next year.

"There are people who have expressed interest, quite a number, in fact. Definitely, there are a number of both local and foreign institutions, businesses, investors that have expressed interest," Abad said over-the-weekend.

He said local conglomerates may likely partner with foreign groups in undertaking preferred PPP projects. "It’s possible that some of these will be joint ventures. For us, that’s also good because that means there’s greater stake of Philippine investors in Philippine investments. We welcome that," Abad said.

The budget chief, however, declined to provide the names of the taipans and the PPP projects that they are willing to invest in. "I’d rather not (divulge this early). You know one of the reasons we are reluctant to present the list is that they’re not yet final," he said, adding that the government wants to avoid complications if the prospective investor and the PPP project do not push through as prematurely announced.

Even before the PPP program of the new government was crafted, , the country’s business titans and their companies were already engaged in an intense jockeying to capture big-ticket projects that included power, water, mining, roads and tollways and railway system.

Abad said the PPP project menu is still being finalized and will be formally presented in October. He, however, said 10 PPP projects have been short-listed from the original list of 70 and these include new airports on Panglao Island in Bohol and in Daraga, Albay; expansion of Laguindingan airport in Misamis Oriental; irrigation facility in Sultan Kudarat; and, extension of Metro Rail Transit /Light Rail Transit lines.

Abad said the government expects to clinch P180 billion to P200 billion worth of PPP projects in 2011, which the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) hopes to increase to P400 billion in 2013. The government has earmarked an initial amount of P15 billion under next year’s national budget as seed or counterpart money for the PPP program.

The amount would be used by the Department of Public Works and Highways and Department of Transportation and Communications to cover right-of-way purchases, horizontal land development and similar preparations. - Dennis Gadil

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Philippine Airlines (http://philippineairlines.com): Manila to Legazpi vv - 1x daily - Airbus A319 (134 seats)
Cebu Pacific (http://cebupacificair.com): Manila to Legazpi vv - 3x daily - Airbus A320 (179 seats)
Cebu Pacific (http://cebupacificair.com): Cebu to Legazpi vv - 3x weekly - ATR 72-500 (72 seats)
Zest Airways (http://zestair.com.ph): Manila to Legazpi vv - 3x weekly - Airbus A320 (168 seats)
Airphil Express (http://airphilexpress.com/): Manila to Legazpi vv - 2x daily - Airbus A320 (177 seats) > starts 10/21/10

;64842113']Philippine Airlines (http://philippineairlines.com): Manila to Legazpi vv - 1x daily - Airbus A319 (134 seats)
Cebu Pacific (http://cebupacificair.com): Manila to Legazpi vv - 3x daily - Airbus A320 (179 seats)
Cebu Pacific (http://cebupacificair.com): Cebu to Legazpi vv - 3x weekly - ATR 72-500 (72 seats)
Zest Airways (http://zestair.com.ph): Manila to Legazpi vv - 3x weekly - Airbus A320 (168 seats)
Airphil Express (http://airphilexpress.com/): Manila to Legazpi vv - 2x daily - Airbus A320 (177 seats) > starts 10/21/10

ang dami na palang flights...and for cebu pacific to compete with airphil flight from cebu to naga..the airline should instead use A319 or A320 for its Legazpi-Cebu-Legazpi...ganyan talaga eh...hehehe

anyway feasible naman gamitin ang A319 or A320 kasi parami na ng parami ang mga albayano ang gumagamit ng air transportation...isama mo pa dyan ang mga taga Sorsogon province and the tourists...

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Nice shot! but the tarmac is begging for resurfacing.

Welcome back to Legazpi, Air Philippines!

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Air Philippines Now Flies to Legaspi City and Bohol (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/283469/air-philippines-now-flies-legaspi-city-and-bohol)
By EMMIE V. ABADILLA
October 21, 2010, 7:47pm

MANILA, Philippines – Airphil Express started its Manila-Legazpi-Manila flights Thursday. The country's fastest growing low-cost carrier adds premier South Luzon destination Legazpi City to its growing roster of routes with fares starting at P850 one way (exclusive of taxes).

“This is in response to the unmet demand for air travel in the Bicol region," according to Maria Java, Airphil Express' Vice President for Marketing and Media. "Buses to and from South Luzon are packed to the hilt, take a whole day and cost as much as an airline seat. Airphil Express addresses this demand by assigning its most efficient aircraft to the route, the brand new Airbus A320 that allows us to serve Legazpi in world-class comfort, safety and efficiency for as low as your bus fare.”

“With the delivery of the second of four Airbus A320's coming in this year, Airphil Express can now respond to growing low cost air transportation demand," she went on. "Today alone, we launch 4 new destinations simultaneously. Apart from daily flights from Manila to Legazpi, APX now flies out of Manila direct to Tagbilaran, Bohol. Out of our Cebu headquarters, we are launching direct flights to Ozamis. Lastly, we launch Cebu-Catarman as well.”

Airphil Express has started daily flights to Bohol for as low as P1,008 one way, exclusive of taxes, cheaper than the boat fare heading for Manila from Tagbilaran. Vacationers, mostly European tourists, favor Bohol especially at end of the year when the cold hits the west. Most go to Panglao island. “Bohol is the professional vacationers favorite mini-break destination," according to Maria Java, Airphil Express Vice President for Marketing and Media.

Airphil Express APX flies Manila to Tagbilaran daily at 9:40 a.m. and leaves Tagbilaran back for Manila at 11:25 a.m. In its efforts to remain consumer-focused and community specific in its approach to its aggressive expansion, the burgeoning low cost player is zeroing in the traditional bus and ship going market, essentially growing its own loyal base of passengers.

“Because we have remained dedicated to the individual passenger and his flight experience with us, Airphil Express is seeing a consistent return of passengers to its rosters. We expect to see Legazpi's bus going public flying with us to and from Legazpi.” Java added.

The choice of a larger aircraft servicing the Legazpi route will allow APX clients to load more baggage or cargo at considerably more reasonable rates. Airphil Express is still the only low cost carrier that gives 15 kilos free baggage. Beyond that, a minimal cost of P100 per kilo is charged.

APX flies to Legazpi, leaving Manila at 12:10 noon daily, arriving in Legazpi at 1:10 p.m. The return flight to Manila leaves Legazpi at 1:40 p.m. and arrives at Manila's NAIA Terminal 3 at 2:40 p.m. Starting December 1, a second daily flight will ensue, flying out of Manila at 8:20 a.m. and leaving Legazpi at 9:50 a.m.

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Zest Air

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Arrival of Cebu Pacific ATR from Cebu
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Passengers going to Cebu
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AirPhilExpress Airbus 320
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Cebu Pcific Air (5J)
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Air Philippines (Airphil Express) returns to LGP!

AirPhilExpress Airbus 320
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;67145609']Cebu Pacific domination -- Cebu Pacific Airbus A320 bound for Manila (left) and ATR 72-500 bound for Cebu (right) at the Legazpi Domestic Airport
Nov. 2, 2010

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^^The Cebu-bound plane was also jam-packed. I also saw a Caucasian family of four alight the plane. More foreign tourists are now exploring the RP via inter-regional flights. We need more of these flights. :)

Source: Legazpi City & Albay Province Thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1253641)

what are the plans for this airport. when bia is done? r they going to sell this to a priv. comp. or ??what..

this should be a new legaspi business district,let's say ayala avenue of legaspi,hehe,they build let's say a 55 storey residential condo's, i hope so...

Legazpi Airport 09 Jan 11
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^Using Nikon D90 (my brother-in-law's); three sisters, two brothers-in-law, and two young nieces flying back to Manila (PR 278); three aunts aboard the first morning flight (5J; they also arrived aboard 5J's first flight Jan 8); another sister flew to Manila five days later (PR 278). It's a good thing despite incessant rains they were all able to arrive and depart as scheduled (one cousin arrived with my three sisters Jan 5 but flew out Jan 7; another cousin, though, was not able to land she had to come by car). Thank goodness for these planes and low fares!

just a question, does Zestair use A320 to Legaspi, or is it MA-60 still?...I'm thinking of flying to Legaspi via Zest...if its not A320...the'n i'll just fly 5J.

just a question, does Zestair use A320 to Legaspi, or is it MA-60 still?...I'm thinking of flying to Legaspi via Zest...if its not A320...the'n i'll just fly 5J.

It's Airbus 320!:)

just a question, does Zestair use A320 to Legaspi, or is it MA-60 still?...I'm thinking of flying to Legaspi via Zest...if its not A320...the'n i'll just fly 5J.

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Zest Air

Another shot of Zest Air

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Sou-jiro, Zest Air now flies from Manila to Legazpi and vice-versa daily.:cheers:

Thanks Fraulein and Monsi..I think I will give Zest a try then :cheers:

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at first glance I thought this was Lumbia Airport...:bash::nuts::nuts::nuts:....very cozy airport...kaka mangha talaga with Mayon on the background

Sou-jiro, Zest Air now flies from Manila to Legazpi and vice-versa daily.:cheers:
Nice pics of the juice airline. What I'm hearing is they have better legroom than 5j so if you want extra comfort and a less packed flight then Zest Air is the way to go!

Nice pics of the juice airline. What I'm hearing is they have better legroom than 5j so if you want extra comfort and a less packed flight then Zest Air is the way to go!

yes...that's correct. zest air has bigger leg room than 5J

1 nalang pala ang daily flight ng Airphil dito sa LGP

any news?

at first glance I thought this was Lumbia Airport...:bash::nuts::nuts::nuts:....very cozy airport...kaka mangha talaga with Mayon on the background

Haha... the architecture of this airport reflects the standard layout of the terminals in the 70's when the Marcoses decided to "upgrade" several airports in the country like Tacloban, CGY, BXU, Dumaguete, Ozamiz, Surigao and even Puerto Princesa and kalibo... kaya huwag kang magulat kung ang Dumaguete ganito rin medyo ang histura...

^^Ayan ba yun gbagong airport na ginagawa sa bicol region?

Haha... the architecture of this airport reflects the standard layout of the terminals in the 70's when the Marcoses decided to "upgrade" several airports in the country like Tacloban, CGY, BXU, Dumaguete, Ozamiz, Surigao and even Puerto Princesa and kalibo... kaya huwag kang magulat kung ang Dumaguete ganito rin medyo ang histura...
Yes, Legaspi, Ozamiz, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro and Dumaguete to name a few are of the same plan coming from one consultant, while Surigao, Pagadian and Dipolog are of a different type built in the 80's and they are distinct with their high ceilings and clerestorey windows for natural ventilation.

ang cute nga ng design..hehe..matagal na kasing plinano yang ganyang design ng terminal..so PAL pa lang ung expected airline na magseserve dyan

Haha... the architecture of this airport reflects the standard layout of the terminals in the 70's when the Marcoses decided to "upgrade" several airports in the country like Tacloban, CGY, BXU, Dumaguete, Ozamiz, Surigao and even Puerto Princesa and kalibo... kaya huwag kang magulat kung ang Dumaguete ganito rin medyo ang histura...

Yes, Legaspi, Ozamiz, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro and Dumaguete to name a few are of the same plan coming from one consultant, while Surigao, Pagadian and Dipolog are of a different type built in the 80's and they are distinct with their high ceilings and clerestorey windows for natural ventilation.

Ahhh, ganun pala. Salamat at napalitan na at nalipat na ang airport ng Bacolod. When it was still on its old site...naku nakakahiya tingnan. A highly urbanized city of 500,000 people was having a cramped small airport na mukhang "an airport in rural Africa"...ang arrival area is an open space na pagmay malakas na ulan at hangin mababasa kayo including your baggages :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Ahhh, ganun pala. Salamat at napalitan na at nalipat na ang airport ng Bacolod. When it was still on its old site...naku nakakahiya tingnan. A highly urbanized city of 500,000 people was having a cramped small airport na mukhang "an airport in rural Africa"...ang arrival area is an open space na pagmay malakas na ulan at hangin mababasa kayo including your baggages :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
Yes, the old Bacolod airport I thought has an arrival like that of an open air bus terminal, there's a roof but the sides is not weather proof, you can see the commercial area across the street, and the vehicle of my cousin waiting for me just right across. Usually arrive in the afternoon and you get a glimpse of the streets of Bacolod right away! I think Legaspi terminal is decent enough with the refurbished look. Is the arrival air-conditioned? The only thing of the past is the CAAP bldg and tower; feels like nothing has changed since the 70s!

Yes, the old Bacolod airport I thought has an arrival like that of an open air bus terminal, there's a roof but the sides is not weather proof, you can see the commercial area across the street, and the vehicle of my cousin waiting for me just right across. Usually arrive in the afternoon and you get a glimpse of the streets of Bacolod right away! I think Legaspi terminal is decent enough with the refurbished look. Is the arrival air-conditioned? The only thing of the past is the CAAP bldg and tower; feels like nothing has changed since the 70s!

the arrival area is not air-conditioned pero okay lang..haha basta yung pre-departure area at check-in hall ay air-conditioned..hehe..kaso maliit talaga..really needs to be transfered to BIA

Legazpi Airport; Good Friday
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^Airport cop watches Philippine Airlines (PR 278) Airbus about to taxi...
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Airphilexpress "guests" could not resist the photo ops.
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^Light traffic; it's convenient to travel on Good Friday; planes depart and arrive ahead of schedule.
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^Legazpi City seen aboard Airphilexpress Airbus A320.
(source: Legazpi City on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=o.165069192339))

sayang binawasan ng APX ang frequency nila..1x a day na lang :(

anyway may good news! zest air's additional MNL-LGPv.v. flights
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Manila Standard Today:

Airports gear up for bird strikes
by Eric Apolonio

More airports are installing bird avoidance system to prevent airplane crashes or collisions, according to Director General Ramon Gutierrez of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.

Called audio control repellent system (Acrs), the technology has been installed recently in airports at Tacloban, Bacolod and Iloilo.

Following suit are Puerto Princesa, General Santos, Legazpi, Clark, Roxas, Tagbilaran, Dumaguete, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Ozamis, and Zamboanga, Gutierrez said.

Costing P3 million apiece, the Acrs is one of several means by which the aviation agency is trying to prevent or limit the incidence of bird strike or collisions with airplanes, which reached alarming proportions.

The aviation agency’s bird strike incident report said that since January, there were 16 cases of bird strikes in eleven airports; four at the new Davao International Airport alone and three at theNinoy Aquino International Airport.

Although most of the collision occurred while the jets are either landing, or taking off or approaching an airfield, the CAAP recorded seven bird strikes even on parked aircraft.

Of the 80 airports operated by the CAAP, bird strikes occurred in Laoag, Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, Busuanga, Legazpi, Naga, Roxas, Calbayog, Pagadian, Cagayan de Oro, the New Davao International Airport and Naia.

Ed Costes, chief of the Aerodrome Development and Management Service, said that authorities have also focused on the control of vegetation, such as cutting down trees and bushes around airports, the usual nesting sites of birds.

Limiting the growth of grass by constant mowing is also effective since grassy areas are the breeding places of mosquitoes and worm, which are bird food. The use of siren or shotgun to drive away the birds is also employed, he said.

So far, nothing fatal had been encountered by local pilots as far as bird strikes are concerned. The most hazardous episode is several cracked windshield and damaged engines. This is one concern that worries local carriers, since an engine damaged by bird strikes would cost over P5 million to repair.

Records show that the most common birds involved in collision are heron, owl, pigeon, wild ducks and other migratory birds.

Modern engines are so designed that birds less than two kilograms in weight could be sucked by airplane engines without inflicting much damage to its internal mechanisms, Costes said.

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Thanks, Sivah; I'd like to post it here, naenotan mo ako; pero ininotan ta ka na sa Airlines, Airplanes and Airports thread.:)

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APX Airbus A320. (source (http://www.facebook.com/legazpicity?sk=photos#!/photo.php?fbid=1720873147761&set=o.165069192339&type=1&theater))

Thanks, Sivah; I'd like to post it here, naenotan mo ako; pero ininotan ta ka na sa Airlines, Airplanes and Airports thread.:)

okay lang tabi..hehe sabi nga ni Dante, "irinutan lang" hahaha:nuts:

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parang karag-karag na yang pigadrive kang lalake..anu nga pangaran kaan?

parang karag-karag na yang pigadrive kang lalake..anu nga pangaran kaan?
^Tractor? Sabi ngani, "if it's ain't broke, why fix it?" or in this case, "why replace it?" I think it can still do the job.:)

I posted these two-three years ago; need updating to at least HD (720). (source (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Legazpeep&aq=f))
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And now we have four (4) airlines and close to 50 flights a week...who knows, with deregulation, we'll welcome Air Asia-Philippines...soon.:)

I posted these two-three years ago; need updating to at least HD (720). (source (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Legazpeep&aq=f))
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And now we have four (4) airlines and close to 50 flights a week...who knows, with deregulation, we'll welcome Air Asia-Philippines...soon.:)

malay natin..sa susunod may Cathay Pacific na.hahaha..dreaming:bash:

malay natin..sa susunod may Cathay Pacific na.hahaha..dreaming:bash:
Come now, don't bash your dream. Five years ago, monopoly kan PAL (August 2006 naglaog su CebPac), then they were disloged by CebPac now with three (3) flights daily (MNL-LGP & vv) and three (3) weekly flights (CEB-LGP & vv). With four airlines, 48 round trip flights na gabos ngonyan, 45 of which are with Airbus A319 and A320, more than twice the full capacity payload of ATR 72-500 (used by Cebu Pacific) and Q300/400 (of APX) propeller-driven planes deployed to airports with short runways--that's growth!

Come now, don't bash your dream. Five years ago, monopoly kan PAL (August 2006 naglaog su CebPac), then they were disloged by CebPac now with three (3) flights daily (MNL-LGP & vv) and three (3) weekly flights (CEB-LGP & vv). With four airlines, 48 round trip flights na gabos ngonyan, 45 of which are with Airbus A319 and A320, more than twice the full capacity payload of ATR 72-500 (used by Cebu Pacific) and Q300/400 (of APX) propeller-driven planes deployed to secondary airports--that's growth!

kunsabagay.. cathay pacific ATR 72-500 :nuts::lol::nuts::lol::nuts::lol:

Philippine Airports 2010 Year-round Statistics

Airport Name Passenger Traffic Cargo Traffic (in kgs)
Bacolod-Silay Airport

672,251 12,502,755
Bagabag Airport 1,097 19,611
Baguio(Loakan) Airport 1,784 2,027
Baler Airport 376
Basco Airport 25,960 386,512
Busuanga (Coron) Airport 140,660 1,544,885
Butuan Airport Airport 382,843 5,224,381
Cagayan de Oro Airport 1,301,502 22,244,562
Calbayog Airport 52,510 180,510
Catarman Airport 88,051 413,440
Caticlan Airport 623,545 5,362,766
Cauayan Airport 38,755 361,123
Clark International Airport 536,441 No Doto
Cotabato Airport 219,104 1,540,601
Davao International Airport 2,664,210 40,785,826
Dipolog Airport 181,386 1,600,299
Dumaguete Airport 363,021 1,545,483
General Santos (Tambler) Airport 477,535 11,811,877
Guiuan Airport 3
Iba Airport 6,826
Iloilo Airport 1,581,304 11,820,227
Jolo Airport 9,931 20,081
Kalibo International Airport 1,005,845 1,776,351
Laoag International Airport 177,339 2,628,994
Legaspi Airport 435,151 1,470,916
Lingayen Airport 11,655
Lubang Airport 13,961
Mactan-Cebu International Airport 5,791,387 49,949,546
Mamburao Airport 1,552
Marinduque Airport 10,276 3,160
Masbate Airport 44,068 202,606
Naga Airport 162,444 279,061
Manila / Ninoy Aquino International Airport 27,119,899 351,873,630
Ormoc Airport 32,258 266,293
Ozamis Airport 206,428 2,839,732
Pagadian Airport 26,082 90,876
Palanan Airport 10,750 253,609
Puerto Princesa Airport 727,597 8,284,623
Romblon Airport 17,050 148,893
Roxas Airport (Capiz) 203,840 2,405,321
San Jose Airport (Mindoro) 103,175 452,855
Siargao Airport 8,850
Siquijor Airport 86
Surigao Airport 90,932 57,209
Tacloban Airport 859,938 6,328,825
Tagbilaran Airport 573,299 4,794,626
Tuguegarao Airport 116,460 1,336,227
Vigan Airport 6,157
Virac Airport 42,573 80,236
Zamboanga Airport 623,639 8,965,227
Grand Total 42,033,508 563,080,822
Source: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), Clark International Airport Official Website

kunsabagay.. cathay pacific ATR 72-500 :nuts::lol::nuts::lol::nuts::lol:
^Promoting Albay and Legazpi City, plus Daraga is serious business.:) With 2,280 meters long and 36 meters wide asphalt-paved runway, it can't welcome CX's fleet, all of which are widebody Boeing and Airbus; but its sister airline Dragonair A320's and longer A321's can land and takeoff on 06/24 with enough runway to spare.

^Promoting Albay and Legazpi City, plus Daraga is serious business.:) With 2,280 meters long and 36 meters wide asphalt-paved runway, it can't welcome CX's fleet, all of which are widebody Boeing and Airbus; but its sister airline Dragonair A320's and longer A321's can land and takeoff on 06/24 with enough runway to spare.

I hope Bicol International Airport will be functioning earlier than scheduled....

^Promoting Albay and Legazpi City, plus Daraga is serious business.:) With 2,280 meters long and 36 meters wide asphalt-paved runway, it can't welcome CX's fleet, all of which are widebody Boeing and Airbus; but its sister airline Dragonair A320's and longer A321's can land and takeoff on 06/24 with enough runway to spare.

oo kaya kailangan na talagang matapos ang BIA..di na pati pwede mag-extend ng runway kasi wa nang space..

I hope Bicol International Airport will be functioning earlier than scheduled....

fingers crossed:cheers:

approximately how kilometers and travel time from legazpi to the new bicol int'l airport, and naga airport to the new BIA?! :)

first two morning flights at LGP
CebPac
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PAL
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both made a turn above Albay Gulf before final approach. (sorry phone cam lang)

CebPac before landing
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after the completion of BIA minsan na lang niato maiiling ang mga darakulang bayong na ini sa kalangitan kang legazpi

approximately how kilometers and travel time from legazpi to the new bicol int'l airport, and naga airport to the new BIA?! :)

legazpi-BIA 15kms i think? naga-BIA approx. 2.5 hrs of land travel

ah... malapit lang... go!go!go! New BIA! :okay:

Will the new Bicol International Airport or in other news, Southern Luzon International Airport inherit the code LGP?

Will the new Bicol International Airport or in other news, Southern Luzon International Airport inherit the code LGP?

sana po..kasi yan na yung nakasanayang code eh..we'll just wait na lang for any confirmation from Gov. Joey and the gov't.:banana:

^^
Will the new Bicol International Airport or in other news, Southern Luzon International Airport inherit the code LGP?

Yes. The word "Legapi" would still be there. The old airport will be decommissioned and sold.

^^ and and will become another investment and commercial complex :banana:

Airbus unit to help upgrade PHL airports
RECTO MERCENE
Business Mirror (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/top-news/12889-airbus-unit-to-help-upgrade-phl-airports)

A subsidiary of Airbus, specializing in state-of-the-art flight operations, is now helping the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) update its airport operations.

Quovadiz, a French company, will support the implementation of a performance-based navigation (PBN) network in some of the major airports in the country, without cost to the government.

The program is jointly sponsored by the French Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the French Civil Aviation University, Airbus, Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific Air, Airphil Express and Zest Airways.

The airports that will benefit from this upgraded, next-generation air-traffic management system would be Manila, Puerto Princesa, Zamboanga, Butuan, Dumaguete, Legaspi, Iloilo, Clark, Bacolod, Tacloban, Cagayan de Oro and Kalibo, Laoag and Subic.

Caap Director General Ramon Gutierrez said the new system will take advantage of Caap’s skills and knowledge in various lines of air traffic that are key to a safe and efficient PBN implementation.

The current aviation procedures in the country require that planes use ground-based system, such as the distance-measuring equipment, very high-frequency omnidirectional range and radar.

With the help of these navigational aids, planes are able to use the so-called highway in the sky—invisible tracks or radials, actually—until they reach their destinations.

The PBN does away with such tracks or radials, which zig-zag in the sky, following predetermined routes as defined by the navigational aids.

“The PBN routes are based on satellites, whose signals are received by compatible equipment in the cockpit of the aircraft, which can fly directly from the point of departure to the point of destination,” Gutierrez said.

In this manner, shorter routes mean shorter flying time and, therefore, savings in fuel.

Another advantage of the PBN is that planes would have lower carbon footprints and thus, are able to avoid urban areas to minimize noise.

According to the Caap chief, about 80 percent to 90 percent of many modern commercial planes have PBN-compatible equipment. He said the International Civil Aviation Organization (Icao) requires that all aircraft operating in the country must be equipped with the same instruments by 2016.

“The GPS-based navigation technique, coupled with onboard systems, allows the optimum use of airspace, provides fully stabilized and managed approaches [during landing and takeoff] and significantly improves safety. It would also reduce airline operating costs by shortening tracks and lowering weather-visibility requirement,” Quovadis said.

Quovadis, will design the “approach procedures,” the crucial steps a plane must take to land safely, in Puerto Princesa, Zamboanga, Iloilo, Butuan, Dumaguete and Legaspi.

Other airports would be under the jurisdiction of Caap.

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^^ Zest Air's maiden flight LGP-MNL(Z2-223) M/W/Sa :banana::banana:
plus the afternoon flightLGP-MNL(Z2-221)

LGP airport (07.05.11)
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Hotel Concessionaires
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^^halos lahat naka-formal attire, pwera lang kay mr. casablanca:bash:

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^^ just noticed that alicia hotel's van is the oldest among all

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^5J's morning flight

followed by PR
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New Legaspi Airport Project (Under PPP)

Feasibility Studies

Master Plan 1
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Master Plan 2
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I hope this is the final design...
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wycarchitecture.com

New Legaspi Airport Project (Under PPP)

Feasibility Studies

Master Plan 1
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Master Plan 2
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Master Plan 2 doesn't look right. There is only one taxiway and the apron is tight. The plans should more or less look the same as Laguindingan, and if fortunate, not the terminal. I hope they can make the rendered proposal happen.

^luma n yung layout 2003 pa.
the above design..its proposal of WYCArchitecture ,who knows if its currently being used ?

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BICOL AIR EXPRESS

LEGAZPI-VIRAC
LEGAZPI-MASBATE

the soonest!!!:banana::banana::banana:

Bicol Air Express (http://www.facebook.com/pages/South-West-Air-Corporation-Philippines/303364103020060)

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[Source:South West Air Corporation Philippines (http://www.facebook.com/pages/South-West-Air-Corporation-Philippines/303364103020060)]

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Humble beginning of Bicol Air Express.

A pride of Bicolanos!:cheers:


[Source:South West Air Corporation Philippines]

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Humble beginning of Bicol Air Express.

A pride of Bicolanos!:cheers:


[Source:South West Air Corporation Philippines]
I hope they can put some nice livery on this humble BN Islander. It looks more of a charter aircraft than an airline.

I hope they can put some nice livery on this humble BN Islander. It looks more of a charter aircraft than an airline.

They will be leasing two 50-seater plane(I just don't know the model) SOON! :) for their regular LGP-Virac v.v., LGP-Masbate v.v. and LGP-to differend parts of the philippines :okay:

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MANILA-LEGAZPI v.v. 1x DAILY
CEBU-LEGAZPI v.v. starting on Feb. 9, 2012

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MANILA-LEGAZPI v.v. 3x daily
CEBU-LEGAZPI v.v. 3x weekly

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MANILA-LEGAZPI v.v. 1x DAILY

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MANILA-LEGAZPI v.v. 1x DAILY
+ 1x MO/FRI/SAT

total outbound flights = 48 flights/ week using Airbus A319, A320, and ATR
PLUS the Bicol Air Express :okay:

They will be leasing two 50-seater plane(I just don't know the model) SOON! :) for their regular LGP-Virac v.v., LGP-Masbate v.v. and LGP-to differend parts of the philippines :okay:
They can use Fokker 50s, not as fuel efficient as the ATRs and Bombardiers but still worthy and reliable. PAL have used them to Virac and Masbate before. They do need higher load to compensate for fuel cost.

:)

Flights to and from the busiest airport in Southern Luzon [LGP Airport]

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Legazpi Airport

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