Naga Airport
Naga Airport Paliparan ng Naga Palayogan nin Naga | |||||||||||
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Exterior of Naga Airport | |||||||||||
IATA: WNP – ICAO: RPUN | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines | ||||||||||
Serves | Naga | ||||||||||
Location | Barangay San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 43 m / 142 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 13°35′05″N 123°16′12″E / 13.58472°N 123.27000°ECoordinates: 13°35′05″N 123°16′12″E / 13.58472°N 123.27000°E | ||||||||||
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WNP/RPUN Location in the Philippines5 | |||||||||||
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Statistics (2008) | |||||||||||
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Statistics from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.[1] |
Naga Airport (Filipino: Paliparan ng Naga, Bikol: Palayogan nin Naga) (IATA: WNP, ICAO: RPUN) is an airport serving the city and metropolitan area of Naga, located in the province of Camarines Sur in the Philippines. Although the airport is named after Naga, it is actually located in the provincial capital, Pili.
The airport is classified as a Class 1 principal (major domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications 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.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Cebgo | Manila |
Philippine Airlines operated by PAL Express | Manila |
Incidents
- On December 15, 1993, a Philippine Air Force C-130H Hercules crashed on Mt. Manase, in Barangay Tanag, Libmanan, Camarines Sur, as it was approaching Naga Airport. The plane was on a typhoon relief mission. The total fatalities were 30, including 6 crewmembers.[2][3]
- On June 24, 1996, an Air Philippines YS-11 aircraft struck a ground power unit while taxiing at Naga Airport (WNP). The aircraft caught fire. There were no fatalities among the 34 aircraft occupants.[4]
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