AirportsTuguegarao Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Tuguegarao City, in Cagayan Province, Philippines. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TUG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TUG
- ICAO code
- RPUT
- City
- Tuguegarao City
- State or region
- Cagayan Province
- Country
- Philippines
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 17.6434° N, 121.7332° E
- Elevation
- 21 m (70 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,967 m (6,455 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TUG means Tuguegarao Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RPUT. 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 17.6434° N, 121.7332° E. It stands 21 metres (70 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
Tuguegarao Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,967 metres (6,455 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 20.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,967 m 6,455 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cauayan AirportCauayan City | CYZ | 79 km |
| Laoag International AirportLaoag City | LAO | 140 km |
| Clark International Airport / Clark Air BaseMabalacat | CRK | 301 km |
| Basco AirportBasco | BSO | 313 km |
| Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi PointOlongapo | SFS | 353 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,695 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,143 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,855 km | 8 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,512 km | 13 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,339 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,449 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,653 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,671 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,530 km | 8 h 20 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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