Labo Airport

Labo Airport

*Tugpahanan sa Labo*
*Paliparan ng Labo*
Labo Airport; Tugpahanan sa Labo; Paliparan ng Labo
	Exterior of Labo Airport.
	IATA: OZC; ICAO: RPMO;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves	Misamis Occidental
Location	Barangay Labo, Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental, Philippines
Elevation AMSL	5 m / 16 ft
Coordinates	08°10′42.69″N123°50′28.99″E / 8.1785250°N 123.8413861°E
Map
	OZC/RPMO OZC/RPMO
Runways
Statistics (2017)
Passengers
Passengers	294,661
Aircraft movements	2,756
Kilograms of cargo	5,308,308
	Source: Statistics from eFOI

Last updated September 07, 2024

Labo Airport( IATA : OZC, ICAO : RPMO), also known as Ozamiz Airport, is an airport serving the general area of the city of Ozamiz in the Philippines. It is the only airport in the province of Misamis Occidental. The airport is classified as a community 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. It is one of only two community airports in the Philippines with commercial operations, but one of the busiest in Mindanao in terms of aircraft movement and passenger traffic.

History

Misamis Airfield(now Ozamiz Airport) with the persons involved in the airport. circa 1950s Ozamizairport06-1956.jpg — Misamis Airfield(now Ozamiz Airport) with the persons involved in the airport. circa 1950s

It was known as Misamis Airfield during the Pre-World War II and Post-World War II until the municipality received cityhood status in 1948 and was changed to Ozamiz Airport. Philippine Airlines, the first airline to operate the airport, served regular air service to this airport using the McDonnell Douglas DC-3 from Manila. In the 1980s-90s, Philippine Airlines used their Fokker 50 and Sunriser planes to/from Manila and Cebu until the closure of the airport.

The airport was closed in 1998 after Philippine Airlines stopped the operation of their smaller Fokker and Sunriser planes because its runway could not accommodate jetliners and wide-bodied aircraft.

On July 11, 2007, Ozamiz Airport was re-opened^[2] to the public with former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the Provincial and City Officials joining the ceremonial event. PAL's subsidiary, PAL Express (then known as Air Philippines), was the first airline to land using the Boeing 737-200, the first jet plane to land during the opening of the airport.^[3]

On November 10, 2008, Cebu Pacific Air launched its Ozamiz-Cebu^[4] using their ATR 72-500.

On June 16, 2009, after the expansion, widening of the runway, and passing the runway jet requirement, a Cebu Pacific Airbus A319 successfully landed at the airport.

Currently, the airport is serving Manila flights using Cebu Pacific's and PAL Express' Airbus A320. While Cebu flights are only operated by Cebgo's ATR 72-600.

Rehabilitation and expansion

Extension and expansion of the airport runway started in 2005 using congressional funds of Misamis Occidental District 2 Congresswoman Herminia Ramiro. It was reopened to commercial flights on July 8, 2007, with Air Philippines offering direct Ozamiz-Manila routes.

Expansion and development of the airport particularly its runway, tarmac and passenger terminal building continued on the First Quarter of 2008.

In July 2009, implementation of the asphalt overlay began for the entire runway, apron and taxiway. This includes the setting up of runway lights to accommodate night flight operations.

On November 29, 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte led the groundbreaking ceremony of the new passenger terminal as part of the modernization project of the airport. The entire cost of the project is about P922 million.^[5] It is also part of the Build! Build! Build! program of the administration.^[6]^[7]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Cebgo	Cebu
Cebu Pacific	Manila
PAL Express	Cebu, Manila

Statistics

Year	Passenger Movement	Percentage Increase and Country Rank
2007	20,618	100% - 29th
2008	80,290	289.42% - 24th
2009	161,048	100.58% - 22nd
2010	206,428	28.18% - 19th
2011	228,956	10.91% - 18th
2012	272,850	19.05% - 18th
2013	424,216	55.46% - 18th
2014	224,253	47.14% - 21st
2015	218,985	2.35% - 22nd
2016	290,996	32.88% - 19th
2017	294,661^[8]	1.26%
2018	333,891	13.31%
2019	371,945	11.40%
2020	129,092	65.29% - 19th


Year	Cargo Movement	Percentage Increase
2016	5,437,415	31.24%
2015	4,143,110	5.55%
2014	3,925,413	13.98%
2013	4,563,663	23.43%
2012	3,697,311	11.02%
2011	3,330,270
2017
2018	5,822,719
2019	5,998,308	3.02%
2020	1,276,481	78.72%


Year	Aircraft Movement	Percentage Increase
2016	2,314	14.67
2015	2,018	2.98%
2014	2,080	27.52%
2013	2,870	11.5%
2012	2,574	1.23%
2011	2,606
2017
2018	3,217
2019	3,596	11.78%
2020	976	256.44%

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References

↑ Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (July 23, 2018). "Yearly Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Movements of all airports in the Philippines 1997-2017". Republic of the Philippines - Freedom of Information Portal. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
↑ "PIA daily news in English, Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Waray, Pangalatok from around the Philippines". Archives.pia.gov.ph.
↑ "The Exciting Centennial of Philippine Aviation: RPMO heats up as airlines battle for air supremacy". Philippineairspace.blogspot.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
↑ "Cebu Pacific Air – Why everyone flies". Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
↑ Dominguez-Cargullo, Dona (November 29, 2018). "Modernisasyon ng Ozamiz Airport, uumpisahan na". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Radyo Inquirer. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
↑ "President Duterte led the groundbreaking of Ozamiz Airport Modernization Project". Philippine News Agency. November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
↑ "Night Rating of Ozamis Airport". Build.gov.ph. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
↑ "eFOI - Electronic Freedom of Information - Request". Foi.gov.ph. Retrieved May 18, 2018.

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[caapfoi2017-1] Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (July 23, 2018). "Yearly Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Movements of all airports in the Philippines 1997-2017". Republic of the Philippines - Freedom of Information Portal. Retrieved August 13, 2018.

[2] "PIA daily news in English, Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Waray, Pangalatok from around the Philippines". Archives.pia.gov.ph.

[3] "The Exciting Centennial of Philippine Aviation: RPMO heats up as airlines battle for air supremacy". Philippineairspace.blogspot.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.

[4] "Cebu Pacific Air – Why everyone flies". Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.

[5] Dominguez-Cargullo, Dona (November 29, 2018). "Modernisasyon ng Ozamiz Airport, uumpisahan na". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Radyo Inquirer. Retrieved December 1, 2018.

[6] "President Duterte led the groundbreaking of Ozamiz Airport Modernization Project". Philippine News Agency. November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.

[7] "Night Rating of Ozamis Airport". Build.gov.ph. Retrieved December 1, 2018.

[8] "eFOI - Electronic Freedom of Information - Request". Foi.gov.ph. Retrieved May 18, 2018.

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