Francisco Bangoy International Airport, also called Davao International Airport (DIA) (IATA airport code: DVO, ICAO airport code: RPMD) is the main airport serving Davao City in the Philippines. It is the busiest airport in the Mindanao region and is the only international airport in Mindanao serving actual international flights. The IATA airport code is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Davao City is the most important city on the island of Mindanao, and is the third largest city in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ...
Incidents and accidents
On March 4, 2003, a bomb went off near the terminal building as part of a terrorist attack. At least 19 people died and 157 were injured in the blasts, causing numerous flight cancellations and damage to the terminal building. The building was eventually repaired and operations soon returned to normal. March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Airlines
The following airlines serve the Davao International Airport:
The new DavaoInternationalAirport is one of the busiest airports in the Philippines with daily flights to major destinations in the country.
Davao is one of the most peaceful cities in Asia with a monthly crime index of 0.8 cases per 10,000 persons per month.
Infrastructure modernizations such as international standard airport, roads, bridges, and seaports are being done in response to the present challenges of the new millennium.
Davao is also the biggest cutflower producer in the country and a major exporter of tropical fruits.
Cruz, Davao del Sur; on the East by the Gulf of Davao and on the West by Mt. Apo and the province of North Cotabato; and on the North West by the province of Bukidnon.
Davao is certainly the shopping capital of the south as it prides itself in having the most number of malls and department stores this side of the archipelago.