Zamboanga International Airport

For the military use of this facility, see Edwin Andrews Air Base.

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; 79 years ago (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
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ZAM/RPMZ is located in Mindanao mainland
ZAM/RPMZ
ZAM/RPMZ
ZAM/RPMZ is located in Philippines
ZAM/RPMZ
ZAM/RPMZ
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,609 8,560 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2023)
Passengers1,079,347
Increase 14.3%
Aircraft movements6,833
Decrease 8.2%
Cargo (in kg)9,700,000
Increase 43.4%
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