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Visual Flight Rules (VFR) at Laoag

The traffic circuit charts for Laoag International Airport are available in the Charts section of the aerodrome page. This page summarises the published traffic circuit and the general VFR procedures.

General Procedures for VFR Flights

  1. All departing VFR flights shall maintain a listening watch on Laoag Tower (118.1 MHZ) until instructed to leave the frequency or to contact Laoag Approach (122.3 MHZ) while operating within the Laoag TMA.
  2. All arriving VFR flights shall establish two-way contact with Laoag Approach (122.3 MHZ) upon entering the Laoag TMA, or with Laoag Tower (118.1 MHZ) when inbound to the ATZ.
  3. ATC instructions shall be acknowledged and complied with. Any deviation from the procedures is subject to ATC approval.
  4. Avoid tight turning on the runway; use the turn-around pad at the end of either runway.

Traffic Circuit

RPLI Traffic Circuit RWY 01

Left-hand circuit.

  • Aircraft with a pattern speed of 105 KT or less fly the inner circuit (1.0 NM from the runway).
  • Aircraft at 106 KT or more fly the outer circuit (2.0 NM from the runway).

RPLI Traffic Circuit RWY 19

Right-hand circuit.

  • Aircraft with a pattern speed of 105 KT or less fly the inner circuit (1.0 NM from the runway).
  • Aircraft at 106 KT or more fly the outer circuit (2.0 NM from the runway).

Circuit entry and exit

  • Arriving aircraft shall enter the traffic circuit on the downwind leg at an angle of 45 degrees.
  • Departing aircraft shall follow the traffic circuit and leave the circuit at an angle of 45 degrees.