Caap prohibits flights near Kanlaon Volcano anew
SCARY SIGHT The explosive eruption of Mt. Kanlaon on April 8, 2025 was the third major blast of the active volcano on Negros Island since June 2024. Negrenses described it as “scary.” This image was grabbed from a video recording by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
MANILA, Philippines — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) on Wednesday issued a Notice to Airmen (Notam) anew, prohibiting flights near the Kanlaon Volcano after its explosive eruption on Tuesday.
The Notam will be effective from April 9 at 2:08 p.m. to April 10 at 9 a.m.
“Flight operators are advised to avoid flying close to the volcano due to possible hazards of sudden explosive eruption and ashfall,” Caap’s advisory reads.
Caap also set the vertical limits from the surface to 11,000 feet. Vertical limits refer to the airspace an aircraft must avoid due to potential hazards brought by the explosion.
Kanlaon Volcano, which sits between Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental, had an explosive eruption on Tuesday morning, producing a 4,000-meter-tall plume that drifted southwest. Ashfall was also observed in barangays near the western part of the volcano.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recommended that residents within a six-kilometer radius of the volcano’s crater evacuate. The agency also prohibits flying any kind of aircraft near the volcano.
Phivolcs has also warned of possible hazards such as sudden explosive eruptions, lava flows, ashfalls, pyroclastic flows, rockfalls, and lahar.
