AirportsLaoag International Airport is a large airport serving Laoag City, in Ilocos Norte Province, Philippines. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LAO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LAO
- ICAO code
- RPLI
- City
- Laoag City
- State or region
- Ilocos Norte Province
- Country
- Philippines
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 18.1751° N, 120.5310° E
- Elevation
- 8 m (25 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,780 m (9,120 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LAO means Laoag International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RPLI. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 18.1751° N, 120.5310° E. It stands 8 metres (25 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Manila, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Laoag International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,780 metres (9,120 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 43 airports of Philippines on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,780 m 9,120 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tuguegarao AirportTuguegarao City | TUG | 140 km |
| Cauayan AirportCauayan City | CYZ | 190 km |
| Basco AirportBasco | BSO | 295 km |
| Clark International Airport / Clark Air BaseMabalacat | CRK | 332 km |
| Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi PointOlongapo | SFS | 377 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,555 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,007 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,715 km | 8 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,395 km | 13 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,310 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,503 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,600 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,706 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,643 km | 8 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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