Naga Airport (Filipino: Paliparan ng Naga, Bikol: Palayugan nin Naga) (IATA: WNP, ICAO: RPUN) is an airport serving the city and metropolitan area of Naga (including the provincial capital Pili), 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 (DOTr) 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.

Naga Airport Paliparan ng Naga Palayugan nin Naga
Exterior of Naga Airport
IATA: WNP ICAO: RPUN
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves	Metropolitan Naga
Location	Barangay San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur
Elevation AMSL	43 m / 142 ft
Coordinates	13°35′05″N 123°16′12″E
Map
WNP/RPUN Location in the Philippines
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 1,402 4,600 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 9,999 Aircraft movements 682 Cargo in kgs 51,959
Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, Aerodrome Management & Development Service [1]

In 2019, the DOTr announced that they intended to make the airport capable of handling flights at night by 2021.[2] As of March 2022, the airport airport is considered to be night-rated by the CAAP. [3]

Airlines and destinations

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.[5][6]

On June 24, 1996, an Air Philippines NAMC 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.[7]

On August 18, 2012, a Piper Seneca carrying the Department of Local Interior and Government Secretary, Jesse Robredo, crashed while attempting to make an emergency landing at the Moises R. Espinosa Airport in Masbate City. The aircraft was en route from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Naga when it encountered an engine failure. Three persons were killed, including Secretary Robredo.

See also

• List of airports in the Philippines

References

External links

• Accident history for WNP / RPUN at Aviation Safety Network

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