AirportsSurigao Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Surigao City, in Surigao del Norte Province, Philippines. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SUG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SUG
- ICAO code
- RPMS
- City
- Surigao City
- State or region
- Surigao del Norte Province
- Country
- Philippines
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 9.7558° N, 125.4809° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (20 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,708 m (5,603 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SUG means Surigao Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RPMS. 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 9.7558° N, 125.4809° E. It stands 6 metres (20 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Butuan, about 90 km away in a straight line.
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
Surigao Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,708 metres (5,603 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 43 airports of Philippines on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 30.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,708 m 5,603 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Siargao AirportDel Carmen | IAO | 60 km |
| Bancasi AirportButuan | BXU | 89 km |
| Camiguin AirportMambajao | CGM | 101 km |
| Laguindingan International AirportLaguindingan | CGY | 170 km |
| Daniel Z. Romualdez AirportTacloban City | TAC | 171 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,450 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,739 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,555 km | 9 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,472 km | 14 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,073 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,718 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,553 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,213 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,566 km | 7 h 10 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.