Laguindingan Airport
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Laguindingan International Airport Tugpahanang Pangkalibutan sa Laguindingan (Cebuano) Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Laguindingan (Tagalog) |
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Facade of the Laguindingan International Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines | ||||||||||
| Serves | Cagayan de Oro, Iligan | ||||||||||
| Location | Barangay Moog, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental | ||||||||||
| Opened | June 15, 2013 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 58 m / 190 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 08°36′45″N 124°27′26″E / 8.61250°N 124.45722°ECoordinates: 08°36′45″N 124°27′26″E / 8.61250°N 124.45722°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Official Website | ||||||||||
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| Passengers | 1,776,353 |
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| Sources of funds for the Laguindingan Airport Development Project | ||||||||||
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| Source of funds | Funds (in millions of US$) | |||||||||
| from the South Korea's Economic Development and Cooperation Fund | 30.60 million | |||||||||
| from the Export Credit Loan facility of the KEXIM | 62.75 million | |||||||||
| from the Philippine Government | 60.36 million | |||||||||
| for the Air Navigation and Support facilities from KEXIM | 13.38 million | |||||||||
The Laguindingan International Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Laguindingan, Cebuano: Tugpahanan sa Laguindingan) (IATA: CGY, ICAO: RPMY) is the main airport that serves the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, as well as the provinces of Misamis Oriental and Lanao del Norte in Northern Mindanao, Philippines. The airport is classified as a Principal Domestic Airport Class 1 by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications responsible for implementing policies on civil aviation to assure safe, economic and efficient air travel, and the handling of operations on all airports except major international airports.
The airport sits on a 4.17 square kilometres (1.61 sq mi) site in Barangay Moog, Laguindingan, and is located 46 kilometres (29 mi) away from Cagayan de Oro and 57 kilometres (35 mi) from Iligan. The airport opened on June 15, 2013 and replaced Lumbia Airport in Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro. Lumbia Airport now serves as a military air base for the Philippine Air Force.
The airport project is located in the municipality of Laguindingan, province of Misamis Oriental, Northern Mindanao, Philippines. The airport project envisages the development of new major trunkline airport compliant to international standards as to safety and operation in order to meet the air transportation demand of the region. The airport project also aims to boost the economic activities specifically of the Cagayan-Iligan Corridor, and expected to serve as the gateway to Northern Mindanao.
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