Laguindingan International Airport
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Laguindingan International Airport (Cebuano
: Tugpahanang Pangkalibutanon sa Laguindingan; Filipino (Tagalog)
: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Laguindingan) It is designed to serve the general areas of Cagayan de Oro City
of Misamis Oriental
and Iligan City
of Lanao del Norte
in the Philippines
.
The airport
will replace Lumbia Airport
in Cagayan de Oro City
. It is a flagship project of the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor Special Development Project, which covers both cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro, as well as five coastal towns in Lanao del Norte
, and in the twenty two towns especially Gingoog
of Misamis Oriental
first and second congressional districts.
The domestic airport sits on a 4.17 square kilometre site in Barangay Moog, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental
, and is located 46 kilometers from the existing Lumbia Airport
. Upon its completion, it will be a Class 1 major international airport and will be the main airport of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan Cities in Northern Mindanao (Region X). Construction of the airport will be completed by 2011.
.
Plans for the airport have existed since 1991, but have been stymied by land acquisition and financing problems. Although the Philippine government has signed a US $25 million soft loan agreement with the South Korea
n government through its Economic Development Cooperation Fund, there has been difficulty in raising counterpart funding for acquisition of the estimated 300 hectares of land eventually required by the airport complex.
The Laguindingan Airport Development Project (LADP) was inaugurated on January 10, 2006 with groundbreaking ceremonies presided by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
, who advocated the idea of an International airport in the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor.
By July of 2007, the construction of the 4.4 kilometer four-lane access road had been undertaken by the Davao City
-based V. Lao Construction Co.. The four-lane access road is designed to connect the new airport to the national road (Iligan-Cagayan de Oro-Butuan Road).
Cebuano language
Cebuano, referred to by most of its speakers as Bisaya , is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20 million people mostly in the Central Visayas. It is the most widely spoken of the languages within the so-named Bisayan subgroup and is closely related to other Filipino...
: Tugpahanang Pangkalibutanon sa Laguindingan; Filipino (Tagalog)
Filipino language
This move has drawn much criticism from other regional groups.In 1987, a new constitution introduced many provisions for the language.Article XIV, Section 6, omits any mention of Tagalog as the basis for Filipino, and states that:...
: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Laguindingan) It is designed to serve the general areas of Cagayan de Oro City
Cagayan de Oro City
Cagayan de Oro; , officially the City of Cagayan de Oro, is the provincial capital city of the province of Misamis Oriental in the Philippines...
of Misamis Oriental
Misamis Oriental
Misamis Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital and provincial center is Cagayan de Oro City...
and Iligan City
Iligan City
The City of Iligan is a highly urbanized industrial city north of the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines, and the province's former capital. It is approximately 795 kilometers southeast of Manila...
of Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Tubod. The province borders Lanao del Sur to the southeast, Zamboanga del Sur to the west, Illana Bay to the southwest, Iligan Bay to the north, Iligan City to the northeast, and is separated...
in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.
The airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
will replace Lumbia Airport
Lumbia Airport
- See also :* Misamis Oriental* Laguindingan International Airport, the first International airport in Northern Mindanao region.* List of airports in the Philippines* Northern Mindanao, designated as Region X in the Philippines....
in Cagayan de Oro City
Cagayan de Oro City
Cagayan de Oro; , officially the City of Cagayan de Oro, is the provincial capital city of the province of Misamis Oriental in the Philippines...
. It is a flagship project of the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor Special Development Project, which covers both cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro, as well as five coastal towns in Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Tubod. The province borders Lanao del Sur to the southeast, Zamboanga del Sur to the west, Illana Bay to the southwest, Iligan Bay to the north, Iligan City to the northeast, and is separated...
, and in the twenty two towns especially Gingoog
Gingoog City
The City of Gingoog is a third class city in the Province of Misamis Oriental. Pronounced as Hingoog due to Spanish accent of G to H...
of Misamis Oriental
Misamis Oriental
Misamis Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital and provincial center is Cagayan de Oro City...
first and second congressional districts.
The domestic airport sits on a 4.17 square kilometre site in Barangay Moog, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental
Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental
Laguindingan is a 4th class municipality in the Province of Misamis Oriental on the Mindanao island, southern part of the Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of about 19,952 people in 3,968 households. The town will be the site of the Laguindingan International Airport...
, and is located 46 kilometers from the existing Lumbia Airport
Lumbia Airport
- See also :* Misamis Oriental* Laguindingan International Airport, the first International airport in Northern Mindanao region.* List of airports in the Philippines* Northern Mindanao, designated as Region X in the Philippines....
. Upon its completion, it will be a Class 1 major international airport and will be the main airport of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan Cities in Northern Mindanao (Region X). Construction of the airport will be completed by 2011.
Development Project
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 (CIC), and expected to serve as the northern gateway to MindanaoMindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...
.
Location
The airport project is located in the Municipality of Laguindingan, Province of Misamis Oriental, Northern Mindanao (Region 10), Philippines.Implementing Agency
The airport project is implemented by the Philippine Government through the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC). Once completed, the airport project shall be turned-over to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).Project Cost
The approved cost of the airport project is US$ 167.09 Million or PhP 7.853 Billion. The approved cost was duly approved by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board on 30 August 2007.Source of Funds
- US$ 30.60 Million from Economic Development and Cooperation Fund of the Republic of Korea
- US$ 62.75 Million from the Export Credit Loan Facility of the Korea Export-Import Bank (KEXIM)
- US$ 60.36 Million from the Philippine Government (GOP)
- US$ 13.38 Million for the Air Navigation and Support Facilities
Plans for the airport have existed since 1991, but have been stymied by land acquisition and financing problems. Although the Philippine government has signed a US $25 million soft loan agreement with the South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n government through its Economic Development Cooperation Fund, there has been difficulty in raising counterpart funding for acquisition of the estimated 300 hectares of land eventually required by the airport complex.
The Laguindingan Airport Development Project (LADP) was inaugurated on January 10, 2006 with groundbreaking ceremonies presided by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...
, who advocated the idea of an International airport in the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor.
By July of 2007, the construction of the 4.4 kilometer four-lane access road had been undertaken by the Davao City
Davao City
The City of Davao is the largest city in the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. Its international airport and seaports are among the busiest cargo hubs in the Philippines....
-based V. Lao Construction Co.. The four-lane access road is designed to connect the new airport to the national road (Iligan-Cagayan de Oro-Butuan Road).
See also
- Lumbia AirportLumbia Airport- See also :* Misamis Oriental* Laguindingan International Airport, the first International airport in Northern Mindanao region.* List of airports in the Philippines* Northern Mindanao, designated as Region X in the Philippines....
- List of airports in the Philippines
- Northern MindanaoNorthern MindanaoDesignated as Region X of the Philippines, Northern Mindanao is composed of five provinces and two cities classified as highly-urbanized, all occupying the north-central part of Mindanao island, and the island-province of Camiguin...
, designated as Region X in the Philippines. - Metro Cagayan de OroMetro Cagayan de OroAbout 44% of the household population of Cagayan de Oro classify themselves as Visayan , 22.15% as Cebuano, and 4.38% as Boholano; while 28.07% are from other ethnic groups including Maranao and Bukidnon .-Climate:...
, fourth largest metropolitan area in the Philippines.