San Fernando Airport (Philippines) Explained

San Fernando Airport
Iata:SFE
Icao:RPUS
Type:Public
Operator:Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
City-Served:San Fernando, La Union
Location:Poro, San Fernando, La Union
Elevation-F:13
Elevation-M:4
Metric-Elev:yes
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:01/19
R1-Length-F:6,955
R1-Length-M:2,120
R1-Surface:Concrete

San Fernando Airport (Iloko: Pagtayaban ti San Fernando; Filipino; Pilipino: Paliparan ng San Fernando;) is an airport serving the general area of San Fernando, located in the province of La Union in the Philippines. The airport is classified as a community airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.

It was extensively used as a landing strip by American forces when Wallace Air Station was still in operation.[1]

No airlines currently serve the airport.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Fernando Airport . Airports Worldwide . 31 January 2022.