Bicol International Airport

Bicol International Airport

*Pankinàban na Palayogan kan Bikol*
*Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Bikol*
Bicol International Airport; Pankinàban na Palayogan kan Bikol; Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Bikol
	IATA: DRP; ICAO: RPLK;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Operator	Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc.
Serves	Albay
Location	Daraga, Albay, Philippines
Opened	October 8, 2021
Elevation AMSL	95 m / 313 ft
Coordinates	13°06′44″N 123°40′38″E / 13.11222°N 123.67722°E
Map
	DRP/RPLK DRP/RPLK DRP/RPLK
Runways
Statistics (2022)
Passenger movements
Passenger movements	526,742; 708.64
Aircraft movements	5,790; 182.58
Cargo (in kg)	458,698; 217.98
	Source: CAAP

Bicol International Airport (IATA: DRP, ICAO: RPLK), also referred by some sources as Southern Luzon International Airport, is an airport serving the vicinity of Legazpi, the capital city of Albay and the regional center of Bicol Region, in the Philippines.

Dubbed as the Philippines' "Most Scenic Gateway",^[2] the airport is located in Daraga, an adjacent municipality of Legazpi. The ₱4.7 billion project is on a 200-hectare (490-acre) plateau 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from Mayon Volcano. It replaced the old Legazpi Airport, which is only 2 to 3 kilometers (1.2 to 1.9 mi) from the BIA.^[3]

First planned in 1996 with initial construction beginning in 2008, the construction was repeatedly delayed until the airport was inaugurated on October 7, 2021. It is expected to handle an estimated 2.2 million passengers every year.^[3] While the airport is billed as an international airport, it is classified as Class 1 principal domestic airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.^[4]

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^ "Aircraft, Passenger, and Cargo Movements". Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
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^ ^a ^b Quismorio, Ellson (October 7, 2021). "Duterte leads inauguration of Bicol int'l airport, 'most scenic' in PH". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
^ "CAAP Airport Directory" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. February 7, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 15, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

[stats-2] "Aircraft, Passenger, and Cargo Movements". Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. Retrieved October 21, 2022.

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[opening-4] Quismorio, Ellson (October 7, 2021). "Duterte leads inauguration of Bicol int'l airport, 'most scenic' in PH". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

[5] "CAAP Airport Directory" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. February 7, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 15, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

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