Location
Lat 13° 6′ 48″ N Long 123° 40′ 42″ E Bicol Airport (Bicol International Airport) is located at an elevation of 95' above sea level in Daraga (Locsin) in southern Luzon in the Bicol Region (Region V) in the Philippines. Prewar and during the Pacific War, the area where the present day airport is constructed was agricultural land.
Construction
In 1996, plans for a new airport for the Bicol Region were begun. In 1997 a study commissioned by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) indicated the need for expansion of Legaspi Airport. Instead, a new airport site was selected at Daraga. In early March 2026, officials in Daraga (Locsin) began discussions with locals to purchase agricultural land to become the 490 acre area where the future airport would be constructed.
During July 2007, the Department of Transportation and Communications was ordered to fast track the approvals under the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroy. The new airport was scheduled to open in 2014 but was delayed and by July 2017 was less than halfway completed with a groundbreaking ceremony on December 8, 2016. On October 7, 2021 inaugurated by President Rodrigo Duterte with nearby Legaspi Airport closing and operations beginning the next day.
Today
The single runway is oriented 05/23 measures 8,200' x 148' surfaced with asphalt. Airport codes IATA: DRP, ICAO: RPLK. The runway is longer and wider than Legaspi Airport that it replaced and is capible of night landings. Serviced by Cego with flight from Cebu and Iloilo plus PAL Express and Cebu Pacific with flights from Manila.
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Last Updated
August 7, 2026
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