Zamboanga International Airport

Zamboanga International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Zamboanga
Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Zamboanga
The airport terminal building in October 2023
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
Owner/OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
ServesZamboanga City
LocationBarangay Canelar, Zamboanga City
OpenedMarch 15, 1945 (1945-03-15)
Focus city forPAL Express[1]
Elevation AMSL10 m / 33 ft
Coordinates06°55′20″N 122°03′35″E / 6.92222°N 122.05972°E / 6.92222; 122.05972
Map
ZAM/RPMZ is located in Mindanao
ZAM/RPMZ
ZAM/RPMZ
ZAM/RPMZ is located in Philippines
ZAM/RPMZ
ZAM/RPMZ
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,609 8,560 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2022)
Passengers929,985
Increase 250.84%
Aircraft movements7,434
Decrease 26.66%
Cargo (in kg)6,836,525
Increase 11.97%
Source: CAAP[2]

Zamboanga International Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Zamboanga) (IATA: ZAM, ICAO: RPMZ) is the main airport serving Zamboanga City in the Philippines. Located on a 270-hectare (670-acre) site in Barangay Canelar, Zamboanga City, the airport is Mindanao's third-busiest airport after Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City and Laguindingan Airport in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental.[3]

Despite being billed as an international airport, the airport is officially classified as a Class 1 principal domestic airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.

  1. ^ Zurbano, Joel E. (December 18, 2019). "PAL expands flight services from Cebu; Zambo mini-hub up". Manila Standard. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference statistics was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Volume of Air Passengers for the year 2008 Archived April 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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