Naulo Point Airstrip

Economic reasons. The airstrip was a private facility exclusively serving the Acoje Mining Company. Its closure was a direct consequence of the cessation of large-scale chromite mining operations at the site. The combination of logistical disruptions caused by the Mount Pinatubo eruption, which blanketed the region in lahar and ash, and fluctuating global commodity prices made the mine and its supporting infrastructure, including the airstrip, economically unviable.

The airstrip is abandoned and in a state of severe disrepair. Satellite imagery shows a clearly defined but deteriorating paved runway. The pavement is cracked, and vegetation is encroaching from the sides. The site is completely unused for aviation. The surrounding landscape is dominated by the vast, defunct open-pit mine workings of the former Acoje mine. There are no remaining airport facilities or buildings.

Naulo Point Airstrip was a vital logistical asset for the Acoje Mining Company, a significant chromite mine in the Philippines. It was a private airfield, not intended for public or military use. Its primary function was to facilitate the transport of company executives, technical staff, critical supplies, and to serve as a crucial link for medical emergencies, connecting the remote mining community to hospitals in major cities like Manila. Operations consisted of small general aviation aircraft and charters capable of using a short, basic runway.

Extremely low to non-existent. There are no known official or private plans to rehabilitate or reopen the airstrip. A reopening would be contingent on a new, large-scale industrial or economic driver in this specific, remote location, such as the revival of major mining operations. Given the high cost of runway rehabilitation and the absence of such a driver, the prospect of the airstrip returning to service is highly unlikely.