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Labo Airport (Filipino: ''Paliparan ng Labo'', Cebuano: ''Tugpahanan sa Labo'') , also known as Ozamiz City Airport and Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. 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 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. The airport takes its name from its location, the barangay of Labo in Ozamiz. Ozamiz-Labo Airport also serves the cities of Oroquieta and Tangub, some municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur, Lanao del Norte and some parts of Lanao del Sur. == History == It was known as Misamis Airfield during the Pre-World War II and Post-World War II until the municipality become a cityhood status in 1948 and was change of what is now Ozamiz Airport. Philippine Airlines, the first airline to operate the airport, serves regular air service to this airport using the McDonnell Douglas DC-3 from Manila. In 80's-90's, Philippine Airlines was using their Fokker 50 and Sunriser planes to Manila and Cebu until the closure of the airport. The airport was closed in 1998 after Philippine Airlines (PAL) stopped the operation of their smaller Fokker and Sunriser planes because its runway could not accommodate jetliners and wide-bodied aircraft. PAL was affected by financial crisis and labor disputes during that period. On July 11, 2007, Ozamiz Airport was re-opened〔http://archives.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&sec=reader&rp=1&fi=p070712.htm&no=7&date=07/12/2007〕 to the public with the former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the Provincial and City Officials joined the ceremonial event. Air Philippines(now Airphil Express) was the first airline to land using Boeing 737-200 also the first jet plane to land during the opening of the airport.〔http://philippineairspace.blogspot.com/2009/06/rpmo-heats-up-as-airlines-battle-for.html〕 With the opening of the airport, this would expect the increase of passenger volume due to its strategically located and boost the economy and tourism of Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental and neighboring towns and provinces. On November 10, 2008, Cebu Pacific Air launched its Ozamiz-Cebu〔http://www.cebupacificair.com/pages/pressreleases.aspx?pid=222〕 & v.v. using the brand-new ATR 72-500. With the entrance of Cebu Pacific Air in Ozamiz, this would give to the passengers to be easily access and more choices to choose from Cebu. PAL Express, a subsidiary of PAL and Air Philippines, was the competitor of Cebu Pacific Air to/from Cebu. On June 16, 2009, after the expansion and widening of the runway and passed the runway jet requirement, the Airbus A319 successfully smooth landed at the airport by Cebu Pacific Air in the morning〔http://www.cebupacificair.com/pages/pressreleases.aspx?pid=533〕 and the comeback Philippine Airlines at noon.〔http://www.philippineairlines.com/news/jun11_pal_returns_to_ozamiz_june16.jsp〕 That day was the memorable event of the airport that officially, it is now capable for Airbus A320 family jet. On March 25, 2012, Philippine Airlines stopped their operations to/from Ozamiz as PR163 and PR164 and retake-over again to Airphil Express(resumes operation to/from Manila last August 2011 using A320). Last Summer 2012, Ozamiz Airport officially known as an Airbus Airport since Cebu Pacific Air and Airphil Express are both using Airbus A319 and Airbus A320 to and from Manila and Cebu. That was also the time when Cebu Pacific Air added its 2nd flight to/from Manila in the late afternoon flight until July 2012. Currently, Ozamiz-Labo Airport is serving Manila and Cebu routes using A320, A319, Q400 and ATR 72-500 by Philippine Airlines operated by PAL Express(former Airphil Express) and Cebu Pacific Air daily. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Labo Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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