Legazpi City, PH 🇵🇭 Closed Airport Scheduled Service
PH-0681
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66 ft
PH-ALB
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 13.1575° N, 123.735° E
Continent: AS
Type: Closed Airport
Keywords: LGP RPLP
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| Designation | Length | Width | Surface | Status |
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06/24 |
6867 ft | 118 ft | ASP | Active Lighted |
| Type | Description | Frequency |
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| FSS | RDO | 544.75 MHz |
| TWR | TWR | 123.3 MHz |
October 7, 2021. The last commercial flights departed on this day. All airline operations officially transferred to the new Bicol International Airport (DRP/RPLK) the following day, October 8, 2021.
The airport was permanently closed and replaced by the newly constructed Bicol International Airport (BIA). The primary reasons for its replacement were:
1. **Safety and Operational Hazards:** Its close proximity to the active Mayon Volcano made it highly vulnerable to ashfall and lahar (volcanic mudflows), leading to frequent and disruptive flight cancellations, especially during volcanic unrest or typhoons.
2. **Expansion and Capacity Limitations:** Located in the heart of Legazpi City, the airport was surrounded by urban development, making it impossible to extend the runway or expand the terminal facilities to accommodate larger, wide-body aircraft for long-haul international flights.
3. **Economic Development:** The new Bicol International Airport was built to be a modern, world-class gateway capable of handling international flights directly, intended to boost tourism and economic growth for the entire Bicol Region.
The site is no longer an active commercial airport. The land, including the runway and old terminal buildings, has been turned over from the CAAP to local authorities for redevelopment. The primary plan is to convert the vast property into a mixed-use commercial and business district, sometimes referred to as a new 'central business district' for Legazpi City. While the runway is physically still there, it is not maintained for aviation and the site is closed to the public pending redevelopment.
For over 75 years, the old Legazpi Airport (correctly identified as IATA: LGP, ICAO: RPLP) was the primary air gateway to the Bicol Region. It was classified as a Class 1 Principal domestic airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). It handled daily flights from major domestic carriers like Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific, connecting Legazpi to Manila and Cebu. The airport was famous among pilots and travelers for its breathtakingly scenic, yet challenging, final approach, which offered a direct and dramatic view of the perfectly-coned Mayon Volcano. It was a critical piece of infrastructure for regional tourism, business travel, and cargo transport for decades. The IATA code 'LGP' was transferred to the new airport upon its opening. The ICAO code 'PH-0681' you provided is not a standard ICAO identifier; the correct code was RPLP.
There are zero prospects for reopening the old Legazpi Airport for commercial aviation. Its function has been entirely and permanently superseded by the Bicol International Airport, which was a multi-billion peso national government project specifically designed to be its replacement. The future of the old airport site is firmly in urban redevelopment, not a return to aviation.
sir/maam
May vacant jobs offer po ba ang airport ng bicol po . ?
2017 pa daa matatapus, ini. Dai pa ngani madki anong building or tower man lamang , siguro 2020 pa abutan kaini. Salidahi tabi an design kan terminal ta sobrang kanos. Hilinga ang airport na binuksan sa NORTH Korea, sobrang astig. Daing Bulkan mayon duman, maglaog ka sa NK na basang basang dai mo sigurado na maka balik kang tindog, pero hilinga ang airport.
For clarification, Legazpi Airport or Legazpi Domestic Aiport or Albay International Gateway can handle international flights. Iba po ito sa ginagawang Bicol International Airport, na may international standards.
this airport designs is indeed ugly and looks like a domestic airport!
can you consider redesigning it to make it more modern!
Sino ho ba ang architect nag design ng Airport sa Bicol ang pangit nman pagka designs,parang hindi international pang domestic lng ang designs.to a beautiful thing without design things are boring and not nice."It seems to me that designers don't have any challenges designing beautiful concepts,Making beautiful things makes our lives worthwhile.dapat pagandahin para lalo ma attract ang mga turista.
Thats very true. The nternational airport is located in daraga which is currently under construction
Hey, the image above is the legazpi domestic airport!
I am confused on the location of the Legazpi international airport, I believe it is not located in legazpi but in Daraga. The map shown is the existing domestic airport, who put this here ? be sure of what you are doing ha!!!!
kelan po mag job opening sa southern luzon international airport?
gwa kayang vacant position jan for aircraft mechanic kung skali??
This international airport once finished will connect Luzon to the Visayas and probably Mindanao.It is going to be great.I really can wait to see it in operations.I can go home to my family in Ligap City every year or even every 6 months the least direct from where I am here overseas.I also think that my fellow Bicolanos from all over the world will be thinking the same as I do.
When is this going to open?I cant wait to go home to Albayflying directly from Australia to make it an easier and shorter destination and for my fellow Bicolanos and tourists from all over the world.It will surely bring a lot of jobs and tourism in the region so hopefully it is already getting closer to a finish.
The airlines ware recently put on the black list and are not allowed to fly to any european airport. Probably due to maintenance problems.
Is the airport safe due to its officials? Several reports about the near crash were in even our newspapers (in the Netherlands) published. Good advertising.
dapat binikol mo na sana ang thread mo..tsk!
Hi! I have planned to fly to Legazpi in February and I'm worried of the volcano Mt Mayon. I know people have been evacuated away from the volcano at the moment and like to know a little more! We have planned to fly to Legazpi then take a taxi to Pilar and a fast craft to Masbate City. What happens if the volcano eruptures?? Where can we land safely that our plans are not all going to waste? What's the situation at the moment?
pagkakataon na upang legazpi at albay o maging ang buong bicol ay umunlad sa pagdagsa ng mga turista sa ating rehiyon. higit na matutuklasan ang kagandahan ng ating lugar. ang lahat ng iyan magiging abot-kamay kapag may isang modernong p-aliparan na siyang magiging daan sa pag-unlad ng ating pamayanan.
I cant wait for it. Iam a legazpeno and iam happy for mY CITY. Though Naga is doing its best to grab it, nevertheless i know that legazpi would the best site for this for it lies at the heart of bikol and it would not only serve legaspi or Albay but the whole region with the othe provinces respectively
kailangan na talaga natin mag karoon ng legazpi city internationala airport ........................
sigurado ako na mas sisikat pa ang city ng legazpi at albay kapag natapus na to....................