# Laoag International Airport (LAO / RPLI)

**Laoag International Airport** (IATA: LAO, ICAO: RPLI) is a large airport in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte Province, Philippines. It has one runway, 2,780 m (9,120 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. In 2022 it handled 78 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpli

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LAO / RPLI
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
- Serves: Laoag City, Ilocos Norte Province, Philippines
- Elevation: 8 m / 25 ft
- Coordinates: 18.1751, 120.5310
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,780 m / 9,120 ft
- Passengers: 78,229 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Manila
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laoag_International_Airport (20 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q598033
- Weather station: RPLI · WMO 98223
- Ident: RPLI

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 2,780 m / 9,120 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 005° / 185° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 177,339 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 169,655 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 188,048 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 243,016 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 196,525 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 204,550 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 204,156 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 161,019 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 143,054 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 35,780 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 6,307 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 78,229 | Wikidata |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [BSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpuo.md) Basco Airport · Philippines · 295 km / 183 mi · Sky Pasada
- [MNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpll.md) Ninoy Aquino International Airport · Philippines · 411 km / 255 mi · PAL Express, Cebu Pacific

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LAO, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (3)

- 5J [Cebu Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cebu-pacific) · 1
- 2P [PAL Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pal-express) · 1
- SP [Sky Pasada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-pasada) · 1

Former hub of [Laoag International Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/laoag-international-airlines).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 78K (2022) | #1,909 of 3,974 | #616 in Asia | #29 in PH |
| Longest runway | 2,780 m / 9,120 ft | =1,699 of 29,858 | =508 in Asia | #6 in PH |
| Elevation | 8 m / 25 ft | =40,896 of 43,403 | =2,845 in Asia | =143 in PH |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =3 in PH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP | 122.300 |
| RDO | RDO | 124.000 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [PH-0075](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ph-0075.md) Jose Paredes Airbase · 29 km / 18 mi
- [PH-0095](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ph-0095.md) Dibagat Airstrip · 61 km / 38 mi
- [RPUQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpuq.md) Vigan Airport · 71 km / 44 mi
- [PH-0024](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ph-0024.md) Taggat Airstrip · 74 km / 46 mi
- [PH-0071](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ph-0071.md) Mabag Island Airstrip · 110 km / 68 mi
- [PH-0069](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ph-0069.md) Fuga Airstrip · 110 km / 69 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Laoag International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laoag_International_Airport&oldid=1366632892), revision of 29 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpli/data