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July 05, 2006
Wiki Wednesday
Courtesy of Karen
1. Go to Wikipedia.
2. Click on "Random article" in the left-hand sidebar box.
3. Post it!
Dipolog Airport (IATA: DPL, ICAO: RPMG) is the main airport serving the general area of Dipolog City, the capital of Zamboanga del Norte, in the Philippines. The airport is one of the busiest in Mindanao, especially considering its classification. The airport is classified as a secondary airport by the Air Transportation Office (ATO), 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.
A recent two-day airport closure of Zamboanga International Airport caused the ATO to expedite the improvement of the airport's facilities to accommodate additional passenger traffic for Zamboanga City and Dipolog-bound passengers after airlines were suggested to divert flights to Dipolog should a closure happen again in the future. The airport is the closest open airport to Zamboanga City and is the only one with existing modern facilities within the vicinity, being only 6 hours away by land travel.
By early next year, the widening of the airport runway, taxiway and apron is scheduled to commence along with the installation of new radar equipment
Posted by Julee at July 5, 2006 09:34 PM