DPL | Dipolog Airport

[arianespace]

I think it has more to do with the crosswind. In fact it had some on fine days. A 5J pilot talked about this at Philskies. Try to dig it up.

here is a few discussions about it.

[arianespace]

Here is what Kevin has to say about it. You can retrieved his post here

Dipolog crosswind
by Kevin Go

When the wind blows at Dipolog, chances are it's not going to be straight down the runway. Because it's located right next to the shoreline, the sea breeze practically guarantees a crosswind. Some instructors like bringing their students there for crosswind practice.

The first time I landed at Dipolog was with my instructor on a cross-country flight. At the time Dipolog had no FSS, just a PAL radio operator on 130.00 who would also dispense aerodrome info to other aircraft if 1) he felt like it, and 2) if he was around in the first place. Well that day he wasn't and for the love of us we couldn't find the windsock. So we just approached Rwy 02 and before I knew it, I had the right rudder pedal almost to the floor, one wing cocked to the left, just to keep us aligned. We landed okay and after securing the aircraft, went out to look for a trike to town. At the parking lot we found a small office. It was locked but the shutters were open. We took a peek inside, and saw a bank of instruments which showed barometric pressure, wind direction and speed. The latter two instruments showed the wind was blowing right across the runway at 15 kts gusting to something like 20 or 22--chickenfeed for a Fokker 50 or B737, but somewhat outside the 150's maximum demonstrated crosswind component.

The takeoff was just as much of a thriller. Put in lots of left aileron, accelerated to slightly above normal liftoff speed, then yanked the plane off the ground. As soon as we broke ground, the plane yawed sharply into the wind. I began a coordinated turn into the wind and thought I had cranked in enough correction because I was looking to see where we were going through the last third of the windscreen. However, when I looked out the rear window, we were still being pushed away from the runway centerline. D-uh!

Oh yes, the windsock was but a tattered, faded pink affair flapping pathetically in the breeze. No wonder we couldn't find it.

My last time there was two years ago, at the tail-end of a tropical depression. The wind stirred things up so that we took off to angry waves smashing against the seawall by the runway. Well, that was a nice refresher on crosswind technique.

[litigs]

Originally Posted by arianespace

Here is what Kevin has to say about it. You can retrieved his post here

He, he, my textbook theory on the crosswind and storm surge at the airport just found its place on Kevs narrative. I believe the guy just got his 4 stripes so is now on the left seat of the bus. Thanks for sharing!

[zoroethgenre_003]

[arianespace]

Originally Posted by Jimboy

14 airports to have night operations soon - DBM


The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released P933.8 million for the PPP project. The funds will be part of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) lump-sum appropriation for PPP transport infrastructure projects under the 2012 budget.

The 14 airports that will soon have night landing operations are:

Tuguegarao
San Jose (Mindoro)
Busuanga
Naga
Legazpi
Roxas
Tagbilaran
Dumaguete
Dipolog
Pagadian
Ozamis
Cotabato
Butuan
Surigao

"Because there’s greater tourist interest in our local destinations, our airports are busier than ever. We’re seeing a larger volume of human traffic and more flights weaving their way in and out of our runways. The night-rating of these 14 airports will enable them to accommodate additional flights in the evening, so that their operations are no longer limited to the daytime," Budget and Management Secretary Florencio B. Abad said in a statement.

Abad said the airports will be equipped with airfield lighting system, communications equipment, power supply system, air disaster management system, and other systems for managing air traffic services.


Source: http://www.rappler.com/business/1762...tions-soon-dbm

Originally Posted by dashalvin

Wow! May airfield lighting na rin ang airport. ILS naman baka this 2014 or 2015.

Credits to Pandisal for the video

It seems Dashalvin's desire for an ILS is already taking place right as we speak.

Of course we know that Dumaguete, Dipolog and Butuan airports already have AFL (runway lights) for low visibility and night landing operations. Yet, it was included in this DBM pronouncement.

The final piece of the puzzle (navigational equipments) might already be on the pipeline, an Instrument Landing System (ILS).

The most recent installation of ILS facility in the Philippines was made to kalibo airport in 2007 and completed in 2009. It has a price tag of 54 million including provisions for the runway and taxiway lights and site acquisitions. Remove the two items, and the effective cost of the ILS is 22 million pesos. The refurbished unit from Bacolod was repaired to the tune of 5 million. Brand new however is worth US$1.2 million at 2010 prices. Mactan bought a new pair of ILS to the tune of US$2.2 million and installed it in 2010.

Completion of truly all-weather night and day airport requires a DVOR DME which cost 80 million pesos. Its the same amount bidded out by NAIA to replace their old one. Because Dumaguete already have a DVOR, this airport may no longer need it because of proximity.

At Dipolog airport, there is no more land to acquire, so no site acquisition. There is also no lights to install as they are installed already and has recently been rehabilitated. Based on Kalibo airport's navigational contract for ILS, the cost should hover only around 22-25 million pesos.

Now, under the 2013 GAA, only Dipolog and Butuan has funding for 37 million and 32 million pesos for airport capital investments. Except for Surigao which has funding for runway extension, no other Mindanao airport listed has this budget.

Iloilo airport has new sets of ILS facility. The old working one has not been installed to other airports yet like the ones in Bacolod. By December 2014, Lumbia would be decommission and its working ILS would be bound also to other airports.

With the 2013 Budget we can now approximate where those ILS would go. I surmise Iloilo could go to Butuan by 2013 and those in Mactan to Dipolog by 2014. The new terminal also is set for completion in 2014.

Well, within Dashalvin's prediction period.

Here is a caveat to that set of things. The airport tower will also be relocated and realigned somewhere, and contract for its construction is not listed yet at philgeps. So, there is a possibility that the money could go either way to its construction. It is still part of navigational facilities though. So the Mactan ILS might go to Dumaguete. If the funds go to the tower, then Dipolog might get the ILS from Lumbia by 2015.

Lets see how it goes.

[Jimboy]

[litigs]

Originally Posted by arianespace

It seems Dashalvin's desire for an ILS is already taking place right as we speak.

Of course we know that Dumaguete, Dipolog and Butuan airports already have AFL (runway lights) for low visibility and night landing operations. Yet, it was included in this DBM pronouncement.

The final piece of the puzzle (navigational equipments) might already be on the pipeline, an Instrument Landing System (ILS).

The most recent installation of ILS facility in the Philippines was made to kalibo airport in 2007 and completed in 2009. It has a price tag of 54 million including provisions for the runway and taxiway lights and site acquisitions. Remove the two items, and the effective cost of the ILS is 22 million pesos. The refurbished unit from Bacolod was repaired to the tune of 5 million. Brand new however is worth US$1.2 million at 2010 prices. Mactan bought a new pair of ILS to the tune of US$2.2 million and installed it in 2010.

Completion of truly all-weather night and day airport requires a DVOR DME which cost 80 million pesos. Its the same amount bidded out by NAIA to replace their old one. Because Dumaguete already have a DVOR, this airport may no longer need it because of proximity.

At Dipolog airport, there is no more land to acquire, so no site acquisition. There is also no lights to install as they are installed already and has recently been rehabilitated. Based on Kalibo airport's navigational contract for ILS, the cost should hover only around 22-25 million pesos.

Now, under the 2013 GAA, only Dipolog and Butuan has funding for 37 million and 32 million pesos for airport capital investments. Except for Surigao which has funding for runway extension, no other Mindanao airport listed has this budget.

Iloilo airport has new sets of ILS facility. The old working one has not been installed to other airports yet like the ones in Bacolod. By December 2014, Lumbia would be decommission and its working ILS would be bound also to other airports.

With the 2013 Budget we can now approximate where those ILS would go. I surmise Iloilo could go to Butuan by 2013 and those in Mactan to Dipolog by 2014. The new terminal also is set for completion in 2014.

Well, within Dashalvin's prediction period.

Here is a caveat to that set of things. The airport tower will also be relocated and realigned somewhere, and contract for its construction is not listed yet at philgeps. So, there is a possibility that the money could go either way to its construction. It is still part of navigational facilities though. So the Mactan ILS might go to Dumaguete. If the funds go to the tower, then Dipolog might get the ILS from Lumbia by 2015.

Lets see how it goes.

I see, thought the amount is dedicated navaids including airfield lighting but when you mentioned Surigao runway extension then there is more to it. Unfortunately there is no breakdown in the amount, where do we find it? Thanks.

[tok_moll]

speaking of navaids & ILS, can someone give us an idea what kind of an instrument is this?

[altec]

a rotating beacon i guess

Originally Posted by tok_moll

speaking of navaids & ILS, can someone give us an idea what kind of an instrument is this?

[arianespace]

Originally Posted by litigs

I see, thought the amount is dedicated navaids including airfield lighting but when you mentioned Surigao runway extension then there is more to it. Unfortunately there is no breakdown in the amount, where do we find it? Thanks.

DOTC does not publish breakdown of projects particularly those with continuing appropriations. Surigao airport has different appropriations for navaids component which is handled by CAAP. Runway projects are handled by DOTC and both are lump together. Congress version is much detailed but isn't published online. New appropriations however can be found here.

Originally Posted by tok_moll

speaking of navaids & ILS, can someone give us an idea what kind of an instrument is this?

Originally Posted by altec

a rotating beacon i guess

Altec is correct.

According to this book

which is incidentally authored by the FAA,

a Rotating Beacon – is a visual navigational aids displaying rotating lights to indicate location of an airport in poor visibility conditions or at night. It is installed in a position affording good visibility for the purpose of helping pilots find the runway. Civil Land Airports are alternating Green and White colors hovering 3 degrees to the horizon.Operation of the rotating beacon during daytime may indicate that the ground visibility is less than 3 miles (5 km)/and or the cloud ceiling is less than 1,000 feet.

With that in mind, Dipolog airport can handle night flights in VFR but not IFR which is dependent on the ILS and the VOR. Which means technically it has the ability to land planes at night in good weather. But may not qualify for all-weather-night-flight without the ILS.

[litigs]

Originally Posted by arianespace

DOTC does not publish breakdown of projects particularly those with continuing appropriations. Surigao airport has different appropriations for navaids component which is handled by CAAP. Runway projects are handled by DOTC and both are lump together. Congress version is much detailed but isn't published online. New appropriations however can be found here.






Altec is correct.

According to this book

which is incidentally authored by the FAA,

a Rotating Beacon – is a visual navigational aids displaying rotating lights to indicate location of an airport in poor visibility conditions or at night. It is installed in a position affording good visibility for the purpose of helping pilots find the runway. Civil Land Airports are alternating Green and White colors hovering 3 degrees to the horizon.Operation of the rotating beacon during daytime may indicate that the ground visibility is less than 3 miles (5 km)/and or the cloud ceiling is less than 1,000 feet.

With that in mind, Dipolog airport can handle night flights in VFR but not IFR which is dependent on the ILS and the VOR. Which means technically it has the ability to land planes at night in good weather. But may not qualify for all-weather-night-flight without the ILS.

correct, I have the same manual authored by FAA, military beacon has white,white, green.

[al_teeway]

[dashalvin]

Opening very soon at Aryana Hotel few steps away from the airport

[dashalvin]

ADVISORY | List of flights cancelled due to bad weather
By: Abigail Kwok, InterAksyon.com
January 3, 2013 8:17 AM



MANILA, Philippines - At least eight domestic flights have been cancelled due to bad weather, it was learned from the Department of Transportation and Communication and Cebu Pacific Thursday.

Among them are Zest Air's Z2260/Z2261 - MNL-Masbate-MNL departing and arriving from Terminal 4

Affected Cebu Pacific's flights from Terminal 3 are:

5J781/5J782 - MNL-Ozamis-MNL

5J771/5J772 - MNL-Pagadian-MNL

5J205/5J206 - CEB-Cagayan de Oro-CEB

A low pressure area east of Mindanao is bringing in rains.

May gali wa nacancel ang flights dire sa ato kundi bulabog kaayo sa sched sa motrabaho balik ugma.

[tripod1989]

Dipolog to Cagayan de Oro, Hopefully

[arianespace]

Originally Posted by dashalvin

Opening very soon at Aryana Hotel few steps away from the airport

So this is the airport hotel I was talking about 4 years ago? From what I understand they are the same distance as resort world manila just across terminal 3. So truly walking distance. Would appreciate it if full view is pictured.

[dashalvin]

Daily na ang A320 service sa Cebu Pacific pa Manila. Ang pa Cebu nalang nga route atong paabuton nga nga madaily og ang commencement sa DPL-ZAM route.

[dashalvin]

How's Dipolog-Davao route doing this time? Madaily kaha ni ga service this year?

[tok_moll]

Originally Posted by dashalvin

Daily na ang A320 service sa Cebu Pacific pa Manila. Ang pa Cebu nalang nga route atong paabuton nga nga madaily og ang commencement sa DPL-ZAM route.

Daily A320 service to Manila starts 1st week of April.

How's Dipolog-Davao route doing this time? Madaily kaha ni ga service this year?

when I went to Davao the other week, we were 35-40 passengers by my estimate, on the return trip last week more or less 60 passengers. If this continues to be the trend, maybe daily in the coming days.

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Cebu Pacific Airbus A320 sharklet is flying to Dipolog today. ETA 12:30pm. Spotters, get ready for photo ops.