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Cagayan De Oro - Lumbia Airport


Lumbia Airport, also known as Cagayan de Oro Airport, is a major domestic airport serving the general areas of Cagayan de Oro City and Northern Mindanao region, located in the province of Misamis Oriental in the Philippines. It is the second busiest airport in Mindanao, after Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City.

by Jane Dacumos on September 05, 2012
Cagayan De Oro - Lumbia Airport

A Boeing 737-300 in Lumbia Airport.

Lumbia Airport, also known as Cagayan de Oro Airport, is a major domestic airport serving the general areas of Cagayan de Oro City and Northern Mindanao region, located in the province of Misamis Oriental in the Philippines. It is the second busiest airport in Mindanao, after Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City.

The airport is classified as a Class 1 principal (major domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications 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.

Lumbia Airport takes its name from its location in Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City. It serves as a minor air base of the Philippine Air Force, with service equipment of OV-10 Bronco aircraft as well as UH-1 Huey and MD-520MG Defender helicopters. Laguindingan International Airport is currently under construction in the Municipality of Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, some 46 kilometers southwest of Cagayan de Oro City. When it is finished, the International airport will serve Northern Mindanao including its major cities; Iligan and Cagayan de Oro. Construction of the international airport will be completed by January 2012.

An Asian Spirit NAMC YS-11 on the apron of Lumbia Airport.

OV-10 Broncos of the Philippine Air Force at Lumbia Airport.

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