AirportsGeneral Santos International Airport is a large airport serving General Santos, in South Cotabato Province, Philippines. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GES.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GES
- ICAO code
- RPMR
- City
- General Santos
- State or region
- South Cotabato Province
- Country
- Philippines
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 6.0572° N, 125.0962° E
- Elevation
- 154 m (505 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,227 m (10,587 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GES means General Santos International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RPMR. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.0572° N, 125.0962° E. It stands 154 metres (505 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Manila, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
General Santos International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,227 metres (10,587 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 43 airports of Philippines on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,227 m 10,587 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Bangoy International AirportDavao | DVO | 133 km |
| Cotabato (Awang) AirportDatu Odin Sinsuat | CBO | 157 km |
| Pagadian AirportPagadian | PAG | 267 km |
| Naha AirportTabukan Utara, Sangihe Islands, Indonesia | NAH | 268 km |
| Labo AirportOzamiz | OZC | 273 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,625 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,827 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,684 km | 9 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,800 km | 14 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,476 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,010 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,399 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,607 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,226 km | 6 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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