LGP | Legazpi Airport

[six]

Airbus Planes @ Legazpi City Airport

(PAL, 5J)

[Kintoy]

you can see the runway too

Mayon Volcano from space



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]

[six]

Legazpi City Airport Arrival Section






Philippine Airlines

[kiretoce]

Originally Posted by six

Legazpi City Airport Arrival Section

The ads on the carousel makes it look tacky.

[litigs]

Originally Posted by [dx]

From the Legazpi City thread

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

[Bootkin]

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.

[kiretoce]

You should check this thread out.

[Sky Harbor]

Originally Posted by Bootkin

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.

[kevinb]

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.

[ElmerJrG]

Originally Posted by litigs

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

Boeing 727

[jpdm]

Originally Posted by six

Legazpi City Airport Arrival Section

Philippine Airlines

Nice shot!

[Monsi]

From Airlines, Airplanes, and Airports...

Originally Posted by RonnieR

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.

[Brandon32]

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

[[dx]]

CAAP gets P12M to upgrade Legazpi airport runway landing lights
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

[xxxriainxxx]

Originally Posted by [dx]

Maray na aga, saimo!

Malayo na to sa Mt. Iriga (Asog)

Five Volcanoes in One Frame
by annings



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?

[[dx]]

Originally Posted by xxxriainxxx

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)

[xxxriainxxx]

Originally Posted by [dx]

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.

[[dx]]

Originally Posted by xxxriainxxx

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 )

Albay's 3M (Mayon, Masaraga, Malinao)


Isarog


Mayon and Masaraga


Mayon and Albay's version of the Chocolate Hills

[xxxriainxxx]

Originally Posted by [dx]

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 )

Albay's 3M (Mayon, Masaraga, Malinao)


Isarog


Mayon and Masaraga


Mayon and Albay's version of the Chocolate Hills

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

[[dx]]

Originally Posted by xxxriainxxx

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