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{{Short description|Military airport in Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, Philippines}}
{{redirect|Cagayan de Oro Airport|the commercial airport|Laguindingan Airport}}
{{Infobox military installation
| name         = Lumbia Airfield
| partof       = [[Philippine Air Force]]
| location     = Barangay Lumbia, [[Cagayan de Oro]], Philippines
| coordinates  = {{coord|08|24|56|N|124|36|40|E|type:airport}}
| image        = 
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| type         = [[Military airbase|Air Base]]
| code         =
| built        = 1930s
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| materials    =
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| used         = {{flag|Philippines}}
| demolished   =
| condition    = active, as of 2013
| ownership    = {{PHI}}
| controlledby = [[Philippine Air Force]] <br> [[United States Air Force]] {{small|(under jurisdiction of Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement)}}
| commanders   =
| garrison     = 15th Strike Wing
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{{Infobox airport
| name                = Lumbia Airfield
| nativename          = ''Tugpahanang Militar sa Lumbia''
| image               = 
| image-width         = 
| caption             = 
| ICAO                = RPML
| type                = Military
| operator            = [[Philippine Air Force]]
| city-served         = [[Cagayan de Oro]]
| location            = Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro, [[Misamis Oriental]]
| elevation-f         = 601
| elevation-m         = 183
| coordinates         = {{coord|08|24|56|N|124|36|40|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map         = Philippines
| pushpin_label       = RPML
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Philippines
| metric-elev         = yes
| metric-rwy          = yes
| r1-number           = 01/19
| r1-length-m         = 2,454
| r1-length-f         = 8,050
| r1-surface          = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| stat-year           = 2011
| stat1-header        = Passengers
| stat1-data          = 1,442,959
| stat2-header        = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data          = 6,792
| stat3-header        = [[Tonne]]s of cargo
| stat3-data          = 16,166
| footnotes           = 2012 Philippine Statistical Yearbook
}}

'''Lumbia Airfield''' {{airport codes||RPML}}, formerly known as '''Lumbia Airport''' and '''Cagayan de Oro Airport''', is an [[air base]] and was the main civilian airport that served the general areas of [[Cagayan de Oro]] and [[Northern Mindanao]], in the province of [[Misamis Oriental]] in the [[Philippines]]. It was the second busiest airport in [[Mindanao]], after [[Francisco Bangoy International Airport]] in [[Davao City]] before the opening of [[Laguindingan Airport]].

It was classified as a Class 1 principal (major domestic) airport by the [[Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines]], a body of the [[Department of Transportation (Philippines)|Department of Transportation]] that is responsible for the operations airports in the [[Philippines]] (except major international ones).

Lumbia Airfield took its name from its location in Barangay Lumbia. It now serves as a minor air base of the [[Philippine Air Force]], with service equipment of [[OV-10 Bronco]] aircraft as well as [[UH-1 Huey]] and [[MD Helicopters MD 500|MD-520MG Defender]] helicopters.

On June 15, 2013, [[Laguindingan Airport]] in the municipality of [[Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental]], some {{convert|46|km|sp=us}} northwest of the city, replaced Lumbia Airport. The new airport serves [[Northern Mindanao]], as well as its major cities, [[Iligan]] and Cagayan de Oro.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cab.gov.ph/news/1071-dotc-resets-transfer-to-new-cagayan-de-oro-airport-to-june-15|title=DOTC resets transfer to new Cagayan De Oro Airport to June 15 - Civil Aeronautics Board :: Philippines|website=www.cab.gov.ph}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/article.php?aid=8103&sid=2&subid=80#.UXV3jaI05jZ |title=DOTC resets transfer to new Cagayan de Oro Airport to June 15 |website=[[Manila Bulletin]] |access-date=2013-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419233026/http://www.mb.com.ph/article.php?aid=8103&sid=2&subid=80#.UXV3jaI05jZ |archive-date=2013-04-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==History==
Lumbia Airfield was opened in the 1930s during the American occupation of the Philippines. In World War II, the Japanese controlled the airstrip, with the runway being extended by the use of forced labor.

It remained as Cagayan de Oro's only airport, as the city grew in size and population. However, it came to the point where Lumbia airport could no longer keep up with CDO's rapid growth. Additionally, its higher elevation above the city meant that many flights had to divert during rain or thick fog.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://langyaw.com/2013/06/14/its-an-end-of-an-era-for-lumbia-airport/|title=It's an end of an era for Lumbia Airport (Cagayan de Oro)|date=June 14, 2013}}</ref>

Before the last flight, the passengers are limited and the other airline's check-in and drop-off counters were closed. Only Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific check-in and drop-off counters were left open. Arrivals began closing in 21:30 (11:30) in June 14

On June 14, 2013, at 22:00 PM (10:00) local time, the last commercial passenger flight departed the former Lumbia Airport, signalling the end of a chapter in Philippine aviation history.  The IATA code ''CGY'' was reassigned to [[Laguindingan Airport]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2013/06/14/an-era-of-aviation-history-ends-with-closure-of-lumbia-airport-a-new-era-begins-with-opening-of-laguindingan-airport/ |title=Goodbye Lumbia Airport, Hello Laguindingan |last=Gallardo |first=Froilan |date=June 14, 2013 |work=MindaNews}}</ref>

After the last flight, the stores owned by owners were rapidly stripped out and moved to other places in Misamis Oriental and the all security screening equipment were moved and transferred to Laguindingan Airport. Construction workers and engineers stripped out the stores and office quarters for use by military offices and bedrooms.

== As a military air base ==
It is now under control of the 10th Tactical Operations Group of the Philippine Air Force. The airport has been selected by the US military for building their facilities under the [[Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rappler.com/nation/121459-gazmin-us-facilities-cagayan-de-oro-edca|title=US to build facilities in old CDO airport in 2016|date=February 5, 2016|publisher=Rappler|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref>

In February 2017, the Philippine Air Force began relocating to the airport.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/local-news/2017/02/03/paf-begins-15th-strike-wing-relocation-lumbia-airport-523645 |title=PAF begins 15th Strike Wing relocation to Lumbia airport |last=Viguella |first=Abigail |date=February 3, 2017 |work=Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro |access-date=October 4, 2017}}</ref>

==Accidents and incidents==
On February 2, 1998, [[Cebu Pacific Flight 387]] from [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport]] in [[Manila]] to Cagayan de Oro, flown by a [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30]] (registered as RP-C1507), crashed into [[Mount Sumagaya]] in [[Claveria, Misamis Oriental]], killing all 99 passengers and 5 crew on board. The cause of the crash was blamed on a number of factors: pilot error, an unusual flight route (due to an unscheduled stopover in [[Tacloban]] to deliver aircraft parts for another Cebu Pacific DC-9), bad weather, and incorrect air charts.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2013/02/04/15-years-after-flight-387-crashed-questions-remain-unanswered/ |title=15 years after Flight 387 crashed, questions remain unanswered |last=Gallardo |first=Froilan |date=February 3, 2013 |work=MindaNews |language=en-US}}</ref>

On May 28, 2022, a Philippine Air Force [[Hermes 900]] [[unmanned aerial vehicle]] crash-landed while it was about to land at the airfield.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1175364|title=PAF probes crash-landing of Hermes 900 drone|work=Philippine News Agency|date= May 29, 2022|access-date=25 January 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Laguindingan Airport]]

==References==
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