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Naga Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
43 m / 142 ft

Code
  
WNP

Yearly aircraft movements
  
2,136

Serves
  
Naga

04/22
  
1,402

Elevation
  
43 m

Passenger count
  
87,168

Naga Airport

Operator
  
Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines

Location
  
Barangay San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur

Address
  
Naga Airport Rd, Pili, Camarines Sur, Philippines

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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.

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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.

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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.
  • 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.

    • References

    Naga Airport Wikipedia
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