Dipolog Airport
Airport in Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dipolog Airport (IATA: DPL, ICAO: RPMG) is the main airport serving the general area of Dipolog, the capital city of Zamboanga del Norte, in the Philippines. The airport is one of the busiest in Mindanao, especially considering its classification. It is classified as a Class 1 principal (major domestic) by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), a body of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) responsible for the operations of airports in the Philippines except the major international ones.
Dipolog Airport Tugpahanan sa Dipolog Paliparan ng Dipolog | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines | ||||||||||
Serves | Dipolog | ||||||||||
Opened | October 1941; 82 years ago (1941-10) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 4 m / 12 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 08°36′5″N 123°20′31″E | ||||||||||
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Source: CAAP[1] |
In 2005, the airport handled 75,751 passengers. Its passenger traffic has grown at least 52% from year 2000 statistical figures with an average annual growth rate of around 10.4%.[2]