SFE | San Fernando Airport

[hugodiekonig]

Originally Posted by majaba98

Looks very clean, nicely done and well open for business !

Yes. It has recently undergone an upgrade and renovation (2007-2009).

[Pidjüng]

Originally Posted by hugodiekonig

Yes. It has recently undergone an upgrade and renovation (2007-2009).

Plano ba nilang gawing International ang SFLU Airport?

[hugodiekonig]

Originally Posted by Pidjüng

Plano ba nilang gawing International ang SFLU Airport?

hihihihi actually International Airport siya. Domestic Airport siya rati tapos inupgrade as International one noong 2007-2009. Yung runway ay pasok sa international standards

PPMC President Felix S. Racadio said the airport upgrade project included the hill removal and leveling, runway widening, overlay of taxiway, fencing, construction of a new control tower, renovation of fire station, and excavation of ditches and channels.

“The upgrade meets the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards and will now accommodate larger planes like the Boeing 737 and Airbus 320,” Racadio said.

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San Fernando City Airport : Poro Point International Airport

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but sadly, the main reason why flights here only last up to months to a year is because of its proximity sa Manila where most air traffic come from. Kulang rin I guess sa pagpromote nito sa mga airline companies.

[hugodiekonig]

Pero sabi rin ng mga kakilala ko na nagwowork sa Poro Point, hindi pa ganoon "ka-international" ang San Fernando Airport, kumbaga, nasa minimum requirements palang ang na-meet ng airport na ito. Wala pang passenger terminal rito. Kung ipprivatize ito soon, maybe maipapatayo na iyon. Plan kasi ng government na i-privatize ito.

[bulabog jalaur]

If the passenger demand does not warrant as of now for regular flight,

government can transfer some aviation school there, at least the airport

can be utilise some how.

[hugodiekonig]

Originally Posted by bulabog jalaur

If the passenger demand does not warrant as of now for regular flight,

government can transfer some aviation school there, at least the airport

can be utilise some how.

There is one or two flight schools I know that has/have its location near the airport or within San Fernando area. (Leading Edge is the one)

Leading Edge has state of the art equipment and a hangar in San Fernando, La Union. It is equipped with wifi which the student will enjoy in the course of his study. The hangar is located near various beaches and sights where students can also relax and enrich their knowledge of the culture.

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There are 15 flying schools utilizing the airport

What I would want for the PPMC (Poro Point Management Corporation) which manages the airport to do is to negotiate with airline companies to put up international flights to nearby Asian countries such as Hongkong, Taiwan, China and even South Korea. To give an update according to a reliable source, PPMC is on negotiations with Cebu Pacific to open Cebu-Vigan flights via Poro Point. The airport's recent upgrade was really intended to cater to international flights.

[hugodiekonig]

hahaha special ata ang airport thread na ito. Ito lang ang airport na walang flight sa ngayon.

[Pidjüng]

Originally Posted by hugodiekonig

hahaha special ata ang airport thread na ito. Ito lang ang airport na walang flight sa ngayon.

Ganyan talaga hugo, pana-panahon lang siguro dahil may kasabihan "Ang swerte ni Juan ay di Swerte ni Pedro. Kung swerte man si Juan ngayon, sa ibang panahon si Pedro naman ang may masaganang biyaya. Gaya din ito sa mga progreso sa mga ibat-ibang airport sa Pilipinas.

[hugodiekonig]

Originally Posted by Pidjüng

Ganyan talaga hugo, pana-panahon lang siguro dahil may kasabihan "Ang swerte ni Juan ay di Swerte ni Pedro. Kung swerte man si Juan ngayon, sa ibang panahon si Pedro naman ang may masaganang biyaya. Gaya din ito sa mga progreso sa mga ibat-ibang airport sa Pilipinas.

I hope maging kagaya rin nito ang clark airport. Ang DMIA noon, mababa ang passenger traffic. Noong time lang ni PGMA lumago nang lumago at dumami ang air traffic rito by threefold. Dormant na airport noon ang Clark. Kailangan lang sa San Fernando airport ng constant negotiations ng PPMC sa mga airline companies para makapag-open sila ng flights rito


Well PPMC's negotiations have also its fruition, soon this third quarter ay magreresume uli ang flights ng SeAir

[hugodiekonig]

from http://poropointfreeport.org/investments.html written in 2011

The San Fernando Airport continues to handle increasing traffic as a result of the upgrading activities. 27 flying schools are using the airport for cross-country training flights. For 2010, Aircraft Traffic was registered at 6,859 while Passenger Traffic totaled 12,578.

With the completion of the Php488.167M upgrading project, South Korea ’s tourism and aviation officials have expressed interest in utilizing the San Fernando Airport.

[hugodiekonig]

[hugodiekonig]

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[yikarei]

Originally Posted by bulabog jalaur

If the passenger demand does not warrant as of now for regular flight,

government can transfer some aviation school there, at least the airport

can be utilise some how.

Take off and landing fees are expensive in San Fernando and this is the reason why some flying schools still prefer to utilize smaller airports like Iba or Lingayen.

[hugodiekonig]

Originally Posted by yikarei

Take off and landing fees are expensive in San Fernando and this is the reason why some flying schools still prefer to utilize smaller airports like Iba or Lingayen.

I think that is because of the recent upgrade, but I don't know why they really have that expensive landing fees

[jochval]

i think pwede naman i open to na airport for Visayas and Mindanao passengers kung di man to magclick sa Manila kasi pwede tong alternate papuntang Baguio, di na magstop over sa Manila kung yong pakay mo ay magBaguio talaga.

[hugodiekonig]

Originally Posted by jochval

i think pwede naman i open to na airport for Visayas and Mindanao passengers kung di man to magclick sa Manila kasi pwede tong alternate papuntang Baguio, di na magstop over sa Manila kung yong pakay mo ay magBaguio talaga.

that's why negotiations are already going on and very soon this year, I heard, na magreresume ang flights rito ng SEAir

Sometimes, or actually oftentimes, foggy sa Baguio and is very dangerous for landing -off and taking-off, kaya dinevelop ang San Fernando airport

[jochval]

pero mga ilang hours kaya ang San Fernando Airport to Baguio City?, parang malayo layo pa ata ang Marcos Highway ba un, pero mas malapit sa kanya ang Naguilian though mas risky dun..

[hugodiekonig]

Originally Posted by jochval

pero mga ilang hours kaya ang San Fernando Airport to Baguio City?, parang malayo layo pa ata ang Marcos Highway ba un, pero mas malapit sa kanya ang Naguilian though mas risky dun..

1.5 hrs pa ang Baguio mula sa San Fernando via Naguilian road. Safe namn ang naguilian road. Pinaka risky ang kennon road

[jochval]

ah ganun ba, ok na siguro ung 1.5 hrs compared sa 6-7 hours from Manila tapos maganda pa ang sceneries na madadaan mo di tulad sa Manila na sasakayan at usok, and worst nahihirapan ka pang pigilan ang pag-ihi mo sa haba ng byahe..

[hugodiekonig]

Originally Posted by jochval

ah ganun ba, ok na siguro ung 1.5 hrs compared sa 6-7 hours from Manila tapos maganda pa ang sceneries na madadaan mo di tulad sa Manila na sasakayan at usok, and worst nahihirapan ka pang pigilan ang pag-ihi mo sa haba ng byahe..

Ahehehe yup


Undergoing pala ang negotiations ngayon between Airport officials at cebu pacific for Cebu-Vigan flights via San Fernando. Sana ay matuloy