Naga Airport (

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: ''Paliparan ng Naga'', Bikol: ''Palayugan nin Naga'') is an airport serving the city and

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(including the provincial capital

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), located in the province of

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in the

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. 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

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

Airlines and destinations

Accidents and incidents

* On December 15, 1993, a

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C-130H Hercules crashed on Mt. Manase, in Barangay Tanag,

Libmanan, Camarines Sur Libmanan, officially the Municipality of Libmanan ( bcl, Banwaan kan Libmanan; tl, Bayan ng Libmanan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 112,994 people. ...

, 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

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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.NAMC YS-11-109 Accident Description
/ref> * On August 18, 2012, a Piper Seneca carrying the Department of Local Interior and Government Secretary,

Jesse Robredo Jesse Manalastas Robredo (born Jesus Manalastas Robredo; ; May 27, 1958 – August 18, 2012) was a Filipino politician who served as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government in the administration of President Benigno Aquino III from 201 ...

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while attempting to make an emergency landing at the Moises R. Espinosa Airport in

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. The aircraft was en route from

Mactan–Cebu International Airport Mactan–Cebu International Airport ( ceb, Tugpahanang Pangkalibutan sa Mactan–Sugbo; fil, Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Mactan–Cebu; ) is an international airport serving Metro Cebu and serves as the main gateway to the Central Visayas region ...

to Naga when it encountered an engine failure. Three persons were killed, including Secretary Robredo.

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