Cagayan International Airport to open

LALLO, CAGAYAN – A new international airport is under construction to support the operations of the Cagayan Freeport under the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) headed by Jose Mari B. Ponce, Administrator and CEO. The new $34.2 million (approx. P1.66 Billion) Cagayan International Airport in barangays San Mariano and Dagupan in the municipality of Lallo is originally targeted for completion this fourth quarter of 2013. It has a concreted 46-meter wide 2,200-meter long runway in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards.

It is capable of accommodating large aircraft such as the Airbus A320, the Boing 737 and other similar sized jets. A paved apron where airplanes will park is under construction, and so are the control tower and the 1,000-square meter terminal building. 

Hangars for jets are also under construction, being one of the objectives of constructing the Cagayan International Airport (aside from accessibility to the various tourism, commercial and industrial centers in the province). It will also bring in more investment opportunities especially ventures related to flying schools, medical and other support system for airport crew and tourism facilities.  and other allied industries.

CEZA officials say that compared to other countries, we have cheaper airspace rates and faster processing of entry and exit permits. We have cheaper rental rates and so these will attract jet owners/operators presently using the crowded airports in Hongkong/China (Guangzhou, Schenzhen, Macao, etc.) to come to Lallo and avail of our aircraft parking and maintenance services. No additional hangar space is expected in Hongkong International Airport until 2023, which is their scheduled expansion.

The prospects for the Cagayan International Airport is very bright as the increasing number of corporate jets, cargo planes and commercial passenger jets in this region has crowded existing airports and more private jets are fighting for the few hangar space in Asian airports.

Also, hotels and other allied ventures are also in the works among the private sector to accommodate the needs of jetsetting billionaires, executives of top corporations in Asia and the presently increasing number of arriving local and foreign tourists who visit resorts in Sta Ana, Cagayan.

The new airport will drastically change travel and trade in the region. 

UPDATES:

Lallo Airport to open in February 2018  (DZRH)

Cagayan to have int’l airport  (Philippine Star)

The Cagayan International Airport is expected to start operation by May next year (2014) and is seen to spur economic and tourism growth in northeast Luzon, especially within the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA). http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/12/08/13/cagayan-airport-start-operation-next-year

CAAP evaluates Lallo airport’s compliance to international standards
http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=461393812107

NEW PHOTOS: http://bmolivepascual.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/first-commercial-flight-soon-at-lal-lo-airport/

DAR approves Php26 million projects for Lallo ARB Coop

Lallo, Cagayan – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has approved the funding for projects worth P26 million in favor of the Naguillan Christian Multi-Purpose Cooperative (Naguillan Christian MPC) under the Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services program (ARCCESS). 

The ARCCESS program aims to improve farm productivity, increase the CARP beneficiaries’ net income and also sustain the farmers’ livelihood by improving the organizational management capabilities of organizations being managed by agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) through agri-enterprise development.

     The ARCCESS program is a government initiated activity in pursuance to the mandate of R.A. 6657 (CARP), now known as CARPER (R.A. 9700) after the former was amended and extended. It involves the participation of state colleges and universities, civil society organizations, private institutions and other stake holders aimed at providing a wide range of services to improve the performance of agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organizations (ARBOs) in terms of agri-enterprise, access to markets, product development, ability to compete with other businesses, and participate in economies of scale.

     As such, the Naguillan Christian Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Lallo, Cagayan shall be receiving assistance in the form of provision and construction of common service facilities (CSF), such as: post harvest facilities, truck, warehouse, mechanical dryer, etc. It also includes the provision of financial management trainings to ensure the sustainability of the project which will be managed by the cooperative. The cooperative was recently visited by no less than DAR Secretary Virgilio de Los Reyes sometime in November 2012 during the conduct of the capability assessment of the cooperative. /cds

DAR Secretary Virgilio de Los Reyes at Naguillan Christian MPC in Lallo, Cagayan. (Photo by: DAR Regional Office 02)