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
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
ZAM/RPMZ
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,609 8,560 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2023)
Passengers1,079,347
14.3%
Aircraft movements6,833
8.2%
Cargo (in kg)9,700,000
43.4%
Source: CAAP

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.

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.