A few years ago, Cagayan De Oro’s airport was closed in favour of a new airport located in another town, Lagundingan. My first time to visit Laguindingan Airport was when it was still under construction almost a decade ago. Afterwards, I had not had the chance to visit Cagayan De Oro again to use either the old or new airports. A recent trip to CDO provided an opportunity to finally see the airport and take some photos I could share here. The following photos were taken last July 2018.

A view of the airport terminal as our plane taxied towards it after landing at the airport

A view of the terminal as our plane berthed to unload passengers

Deplaning passengers pass through the airbridge to the terminal building

Ads for hotels and transport greet arriving passengers

Passengers file into the baggage claim area

The baggage claim area only has a couple of racetracks so I assume one is generally for Cebu Pacific and another for PAL. It also means the airport is not equipped (at least for baggage claims) to handle more than 2 flights arriving within minutes of the others.

The baggage claim area can get very crowded. These are just fellow passengers from an A320 plane.

Another photo of the crowded area around one carousel in the baggage claim area

Meanwhile, the area around the other carousel/racetrack is clear of people

Here is what the baggage claim area looks like when passengers have exited

Tourism booths at the airport’s arrival area – one obviously is promoting whitewater rafting, which is quite popular for tourists visiting CDO.

Tourism booth of the Province of Misamis Oriental

Assistance desk of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), which is generally in-charge of airport operations in the country. This agency headed by an Assistant Secretary-level official is under the DOTr.

Automatic teller machine (ATM) and a glimpse of the concessionaires at the departure level of the airport terminal

Passengers exiting the terminal

Arriving passengers are greeted by many booths with people offering transportation services between the airport and various destinations including CDO and Iligan City.

Here’s a view of the terminal building as we walked towards our vehicle.

The airport’s control tower

A view of our plane as we drove away from the airport to head for Cagayan De Oro City, which was more than an hour’s travel from the terminal.

More photos on Laguindingan Airport in the next post!

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