Catarman National Airport guide

Catarman National Airport serves Catarman, the capital of Northern Samar, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. It sits on the northern coast of Samar island, within the town's poblacion, and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines classifies it as a Class 2 principal (minor domestic) airport.

The airport has one asphalt and concrete runway, 04/22, 1,600 m long. The apron has two parking bays, enough for two Dash 8 or Q400 turboprops. Larger jets do not use the field, so all scheduled service is flown by turboprops.

Typhoon Nona heavily damaged the airport in 2015. The rehabilitation added a new passenger terminal, a taxiway, a perimeter fence, a larger apron and runway overlay work. It was completed in August 2021 and inaugurated on 2 September 2021. The new terminal holds 150 people at a time, up from 50, and is rated for 50,000 passengers a year.

Philippine Airlines flies the Manila route. It added a Cebu to Catarman service on 4 March 2025, operating three times a week with an 86-seat Dash 8-400. The latest published traffic figures found are from 2014, before the upgrade. Schedules change, so check with the airline before travelling.