Caap prohibits flights near Kanlaon Volcano after eruption

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) has prohibited flights near Kanlaon Volcano due to its recent explosive eruption.

The prohibition is effective from April 9 to April 10 and advises flight operators to avoid the airspace within 11,000 feet from the surface due to potential hazards.

Kanlaon Volcano erupted explosively on Tuesday morning, April 9, 2025, producing a 4,000-meter-tall plume that drifted southwest.

Ashfall was observed in barangays near the western part of the volcano.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) had previously raised the volcano to Alert Level 3 following the eruption.

Phivolcs has recommended that residents within the six-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone evacuate and warned of potential hazards including sudden explosions, lava flows, ashfalls, pyroclastic flows, rockfalls, and lahar.