Aboitiz InfraCapital has completed a major upgrade of runway surfaces at Laguind-ingan International Airport, Mindanao’s second-busiest gateway.
The regular rehabilitation works — which include runway repainting, inspections, rub-ber removal and crack repair — focused on maintaining optimal surface conditions at the country’s seventh-busiest gateway.
“As the operator of Laguindingan International Airport, we take a proactive approach to maintaining and improving critical airside infrastructure,” said Rafael Aboitiz, AIC vice president and head of airports. “These runway enhancements reflect our ongoing re-sponsibility to ensure that the airport remains capable of supporting current operations while preparing for future demand.”
The maintenance works were carried out in coordination with aviation authorities to ensure activities align with national safety and operational standards while minimizing disruption to airport operations.
“Sustaining airport infrastructure is an ongoing process that relies on cooperation be-tween regulators and airport operators,” said Raul Del Rosario, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines director general. “Continued coordination across stakeholders helps ensure that facilities like Laguindingan International Airport remain well-maintained.”
The runway upgrades form part of AIC Airports’ broader efforts to strengthen infrastruc-ture across its network of gateways in the Philippines. LIA plays a key role as a service hub supporting business, tourism and logistics in Northern Mindanao.
Alongside LIA, AIC Airports operates Mactan-Cebu International Airport and Bohol-Panglao International Airport, the primary gateway to Bohol’s UNESCO Global Ge-opark sites.
AIC Airports is currently undertaking the modernization of LIA and BPIA through 2025, part of a broader transformation under multiyear concession agreements awarded by the government in 2024.
