Bagabag Airport is an airport serving the general area of the town of Bagabag

Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya

Bagabag is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the 2007 latest Philippine census, it has 32,787 population....

, located in Nueva Vizcaya

Nueva Vizcaya

Nueva Vizcaya is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Bayombong. It is bordered by, clockwise from the north, Ifugao, Isabela, Quirino, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, and Benguet.-History, people and culture:The name was derived from the...

 in the Philippines

Philippines

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. The airport is the only airport in Nueva Vizcaya and is classified as a secondary airport by the Air Transportation Office, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications

Department of Transportation and Communications (Philippines)

The Department of Transportation and Communications is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the maintenance and expansion of viable, efficient, and dependable transportation and communications systems as effective instruments for national recovery and economic...

 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. The airport is presently handled by Mr. Leonardo R. Afan, Jr., the Officer in-charge.

It is also the closest airport to the Banaue Rice Terraces

Banaue Rice Terraces

The Banaue Rice Terraces also called Payew, are 2000-year old terraces that were carved into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the indigenous people. The Rice Terraces are commonly referred to by Filipinos as the "Eighth Wonder of the World". It is commonly thought that...

. However, it is currently impossible to fly there, as the airport is closed. Plans to reopen and expand the airport were discussed during the 2006 State of the Nation Address of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...

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The IATA airport code

IATA airport code

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 BGN also refers to RAF Brüggen

RAF Bruggen

The former Royal Air Force Station Brüggen, more commonly known as RAF Brüggen, in Germany was a major station of the Royal Air Force until 15 June 2001. It was situated next to the village of Elmpt, approximately west of Düsseldorf near the German-Netherlands border. The base was named after...

 in Brüggen

Brüggen

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, North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia

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, Germany

Germany

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