AirportsPuerto Princesa International Airport / PAF Antonio Bautista Air Base is a large airport serving Puerto Princesa, in Palawan Province, Philippines. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PPS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PPS
- ICAO code
- RPVP
- City
- Puerto Princesa
- State or region
- Palawan Province
- Country
- Philippines
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 9.7420° N, 118.7591° E
- Elevation
- 22 m (71 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PPS means Puerto Princesa International Airport / PAF Antonio Bautista Air Base. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RPVP. 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 9.7420° N, 118.7591° E. It stands 22 metres (71 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
Puerto Princesa International Airport / PAF Antonio Bautista Air Base has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,600 metres (8,530 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 43 airports of Philippines on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,600 m 8,530 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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Vicente AirportSan Vicente | SWL | 104 km |
| El Nido AirportEl Nido | ENI | 178 km |
| Cuyo AirportCuyo | CYU | 282 km |
| Francisco B. Reyes (Busuanga) AirportCoron | USU | 302 km |
| Kudat AirportKudat, Malaysia | KUD | 378 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,816 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,035 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,880 km | 8 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,079 km | 13 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,267 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,278 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,880 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,572 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,942 km | 7 h 40 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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