Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 1,296 m / 4,251 ft Code BAG Phone +63 909 300 9968 Yearly aircraft movements 844 | 09/27 1,802 Elevation 1,296 m Passenger count 2,035 | |
Address Baguio, Benguet, Philippines | ||
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Loakan Airport (Filipino: Paliparan ng Loakan, Ilokano: Pagtayaban ti Loakan) (IATA: BAG, ICAO: RPUB) is an airport serving the general area of Baguio, located in the province of Benguet in the Philippines. The airport is classified as a Class 2 principal (minor domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). Loakan Airport, the city's only airport was built in 1934. The short runway, frequent low visibility and dilapidated structures along with deep ravines on both ends of the runway continue to challenge commercial operation at the airport.
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- Unhas 32 w landing in loakan airport baguio
- President duterte pdu30 du30 l a loakan airport gateway of the cordilleras by air
- Airlines and destinations
- Incidents and accidents
- References
President duterte pdu30 du30 l a loakan airport gateway of the cordilleras by air
Airlines and destinations
Loakan Airport was formerly served by Philippine Airlines (PAL) beginning on March 15, 1941 with a single Beechcraft Model 18 NPC-54 on daily services between Manila (from Nielson Field) and Baguio. PAL suspended flights into Baguio in 1998 as part of a company downsizing. In the next year, commercial airline service into Baguio resumed with service from Asian Spirit Airlines, which later became Zest Airways. Commercial air service into Loakan Airport was again discontinued in 2012. In January 18,2017 the Miss Universe Candidates Arrived with Pia Wurtzbach during a Visit to Baguio City Arriving with a Small prop Plane Landing at Runway 09.