Laoag International Airport Laoag International Airport is the main airport serving the general area of Laoag, the capital city of the province of Ilocos Norte in the Philippines . It is the only airport in Ilocos Norte and is the northernmost international airport in the Philippines by geographical location . The airport is a popular charter destination for Chinese tourists. It has one 2,784-meter runway and is designated as a secondary/alternate international airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines , a body of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports .History The airport was constructed by Americans before World War II as Gabu Airfield . The Japanese occupied the base on December 1941 and subsequently used it. During the Luzon campaign to retake the islands from the Japanese, Major Simeon Valdez led a raid on the airfield, burning the headquarters and setting fire to a fuel dump . Similar attacks follow in the succeeding days until its recapture on 15 February 1945 when it was abandoned due to Commonwealth military and guerrilla raids. By April 1945 the airfield was again operational hosting fighter and transport aircraft. The airfield became a staging area for flights and air missions against Japanese forces in Northern Luzon by April and Okinawa by June 1945.After the war , the airfield was converted into a civilian airport . The airport became one of the stops of the Breitling DC-3 World Tour held in 2017. The aircraft, a Douglas DC-3 with the registration number HB-IRJ landed for refueling in April as part of a round-the-world flight to celebrate the plane's 77th birthday. The airport was also where 4 FA-50 light fighter aircraft were stored during the testing of Israeli radars on Paredes Air Station in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte . It is also said that in the future , the same FA-50s would be permanently stored in the airport as a warning squadron for any disaster/threat to the city.Airlines and destinations Codeshare Flights All of these code share flights are operated by PAL Express on behalf of these airlines. Data from Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.Passenger movements Year Domestic International Total Change 2002 35,766 149,995 185,761 2003 32,793 66,894 99,687 46.34% 2004 43,435 91,434 134,869 35.29% 2005 52,131 67,331 119,462 11.42% 2006 55,677 73,180 128,857 7.86% 2007 96,444 46,162 142,606 10.67% 2008 117,646 38,673 156,319 9.62% 2009 125,087 10,386 135,473 13.34% 2010 147,883 29,456 177,339 30.90% 2011 144,073 2,606 146,679 17.29% 2012 180,097 7,951 188,048 28.20% 2013 232,034 10,982 243,016 29.23% 2014 193,237 3,200 196,437 19.17% 2015 175,529 29,021 204,550 4.13% 2016 188,664 15,492 204,156 0.19% 2017 146,960 14,059 161,019 21.13%
Aircraft movements Year Domestic International Total Change 2002 2,384 1,796 4,180 2003 3,378 1,382 4,760 13.88% 2004 2,444 1,446 3,890 18.28% 2005 1,658 1,660 3,318 14.70% 2006 1,344 1,814 3,158 4.82% 2007 1,844 542 2,386 24.45% 2008 2,724 394 3,118 30.68% 2009 3,002 188 3,190 2.31% 2010 1,231 212 1,443 54.76% 2011 953 152 1,105 23.42% 2012 2,912 68 2,980 169.68% 2013 2,756 116 2,872 3.62% 2014 3,172 32 3,204 11.56% 2015 3,292 1,182 4,474 39.64% 2016 3,456 1,260 4,716 5.41% 2017 3,483 1,224 4,707 0.19%
Cargo movements Year Domestic International Total Change 2002 487,250 1,671,107 2,158,357 2003 546,811 2,482,738 3,029,549 40.36% 2004 906,908 1,938,637 2,845,545 6.07% 2005 1,370,561 956,243 2,326,804 18.23% 2006 1,012,878 1,787,887 2,800,765 20.37% 2007 1,967,914 893,085 2,860,999 2.15% 2008 2,011,807 456,985 2,468,792 13.71% 2009 2,244,994 108,338 2,353,332 4.68% 2010 2,519,297 42,930 2,562,227 8.88% 2011 18,565,134 189 18,565,323 624.58% 2012 2,698,932 2,380 2,701,312 85.45% 2013 2,623,496 75,130 2,698,626 0.10% 2014 2,528,669 23,470 2,552,139 5.43% 2015 2,844,889 70,196 2,915,085 14.22% 2016 3,143,780 121,424 3,265,204 12.01% 2017 2,945,989 118,143 3,064,132 6.16%
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