AirportsZamboanga International Airport is a large airport serving Zamboanga, in Zamboanga City, Philippines. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ZAM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ZAM
- ICAO code
- RPMZ
- City
- Zamboanga
- State or region
- Zamboanga City
- Country
- Philippines
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 6.9224° N, 122.0600° E
- Elevation
- 10 m (33 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,609 m (8,560 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ZAM means Zamboanga International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RPMZ. 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 6.9224° N, 122.0600° E. It stands 10 metres (33 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
Zamboanga International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,609 metres (8,560 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 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,609 m 8,560 ft | 44 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jolo AirportJolo | JOL | 151 km |
| Pagadian AirportPagadian | PAG | 184 km |
| Dipolog AirportDipolog | DPL | 234 km |
| Cotabato (Awang) AirportDatu Odin Sinsuat | CBO | 239 km |
| Labo AirportOzamiz | OZC | 241 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,291 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,479 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,339 km | 9 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,540 km | 14 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,484 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,209 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,096 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,661 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,482 km | 7 h 05 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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