# Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM / RPMZ)

**Zamboanga International Airport** (IATA: ZAM, ICAO: RPMZ) is a large airport in Zamboanga, Zamboanga City, Philippines. It opened on 15 Mar 1945. It has one runway, 2,609 m (8,560 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. In 2022 it handled 930 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpmz

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ZAM / RPMZ
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
- Serves: Zamboanga, Zamboanga City, Philippines
- Opened: 15 Mar 1945 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 10 m / 33 ft
- Coordinates: 6.9224, 122.0600
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,609 m / 8,560 ft
- Passengers: 929,985 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Manila
- Website: https://www.zamboanga.net/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamboanga_International_Airport (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1200033
- Weather station: RPMZ · WMO 98836
- Ident: RPMZ

## Timeline

- 15 Mar 1945: Zamboanga International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,609 m / 8,560 ft | 44 m / 144 ft | Asphalt | 094° / 274° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 623,639 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 804,052 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 904,668 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 796,530 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 901,041 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 688,781 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 980,476 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,214,078 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,202,407 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 310,053 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 265,073 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 929,985 | Wikidata |

## Routes

4 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [TWT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpmn.md) Sanga Sanga Airport · Philippines · 330 km / 205 mi · PAL Express, Cebu Pacific
- [DVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpmd.md) Francisco Bangoy International Airport · Philippines · 396 km / 246 mi · Cebgo
- [CEB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpvm.md) Mactan Cebu International Airport · Philippines · 432 km / 268 mi · PAL Express, Cebu Pacific
- [MNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpll.md) Ninoy Aquino International Airport · Philippines · 851 km / 529 mi · PAL Express, Cebu Pacific

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ZAM, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- AMA [Aero Majestic Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero-majestic-airways)
- MPI [Mosphil Aero](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mosphil-aero)

### Passenger (3)

- 5J [Cebu Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cebu-pacific) · 3
- 2P [PAL Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pal-express) · 3
- DG [Cebgo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cebgo) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 930K (2022) | #851 of 3,974 | #268 in Asia | #13 in PH |
| Longest runway | 2,609 m / 8,560 ft | #2,029 of 29,858 | #623 in Asia | #8 in PH |
| Elevation | 10 m / 33 ft | =40,220 of 43,403 | =2,749 in Asia | =134 in PH |
| Age | Opened 1945 | =2,524 of 15,079 | =161 in Asia | #8 in PH |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =3 in PH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 122.700 |
| FSS | RDO | 124.000 |
| TWR | TWR | 123.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [PH-0697](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ph-0697.md) Limo-ok (LARBECO) Airstrip · 33 km / 20 mi
- [PH-0694](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ph-0694.md) Tumahubong Airstrip · 49 km / 31 mi
- [PH-0465](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ph-0465.md) Sirawai Airport · 75 km / 46 mi
- [XSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/prno.md) Siocon Airport · 88 km / 55 mi
- [IPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpmv.md) Ipil Airport · 113 km / 70 mi
- [PH-0741](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ph-0741.md) Luuk Airport · 132 km / 82 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Zamboanga International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zamboanga_International_Airport&oldid=1369978097), revision of 18 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpmz/data