# Puerto Princesa International Airport / PAF Antonio Bautista Air Base (PPS / RPVP)

**Puerto Princesa International Airport / PAF Antonio Bautista Air Base** (IATA: PPS, ICAO: RPVP) is a large airport in Puerto Princesa, Palawan Province, Philippines. It opened in 1947. It has one runway, 2,600 m (8,530 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. In 2022 it handled 1.1 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PPS / RPVP
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
- Serves: Puerto Princesa, Palawan Province, Philippines
- Opened: 1947 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 22 m / 71 ft
- Coordinates: 9.7420, 118.7591
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,600 m / 8,530 ft
- Passengers: 1,121,373 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Manila
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Princesa_International_Airport (24 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432514
- Weather station: RPVP · WMO 98618
- Ident: RPVP

## Timeline

- 1947: Puerto Princesa International Airport / PAF Antonio Bautista Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 093° / 273° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 986,775 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,318,766 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,335,825 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,378,580 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,591,718 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,644,003 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,790,115 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 2,146,350 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 2,163,731 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 475,322 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 132,420 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 1,121,373 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (5)

- [ILO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpvi.md) Iloilo International Airport · Philippines · 426 km / 265 mi · Cebu Pacific
- [CEB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpvm.md) Mactan Cebu International Airport · Philippines · 575 km / 357 mi · PAL Express, Cebu Pacific
- [MNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpll.md) Ninoy Aquino International Airport · Philippines · 584 km / 363 mi · PAL Express, Cebu Pacific
- [CRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rplc.md) Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base · Philippines · 636 km / 395 mi · Cebu Pacific
- [DVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpmd.md) Francisco Bangoy International Airport · Philippines · 811 km / 504 mi · Cebu Pacific

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

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

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.1M (2022) | #779 of 3,974 | #235 in Asia | #11 in PH |
| Longest runway | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | =2,041 of 29,858 | =627 in Asia | #9 in PH |
| Elevation | 22 m / 71 ft | =38,137 of 43,403 | =2,460 in Asia | =92 in PH |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =172 in Asia | #9 in PH |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =3 in PH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 122.000 |
| FSS | RDO | 544.750 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [PH-0579](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ph-0579.md) Tala Beach Airfield · 29 km / 18 mi
- [PH-0432](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ph-0432.md) Sagpangan Airport · 34 km / 21 mi
- [PH-0507](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ph-0507.md) Apurawan Airport · 49 km / 30 mi
- [PH-0506](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ph-0506.md) Berong Airport · 67 km / 42 mi
- [PH-0505](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ph-0505.md) Isugod Airstrip · 82 km / 51 mi
- [SWL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpsv.md) San Vicente Airport · 104 km / 64 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: “Puerto Princesa International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Puerto_Princesa_International_Airport&oldid=1370341836), revision of 20 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/rpvp/data