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General Santos International Airport
RPMR / GESGeneral Santos, PhilippinesELEV 505 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
9 nm
To the nearest alternate
Rajah Buayan Air Base (RPMB) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
General Santos International Airport, listed as RPMR / GES, is a large commercial airport in General Santos, Philippines. Field elevation is 505 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list GES as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Rajah Buayan Air Base (RPMB, 9 nm), Allah Valley Airport (AAV, 28 nm), and Central Mindanao Airport (PH-0462, 52 nm).
Trip costs from GES are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Tambler Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from GES to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
RPMR
IATA
GES
FAA / Local
RPMR
Elevation
505 ft
Coordinates
6.0572° N · 125.0962° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Philippines fields
state range 5–4,251 ft
At 505 ft, GES sits higher than 95% of the 57 Philippines fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 9nmRPMBRajah Buayan Air BaseGeneral Santos City
- 28nmAAVAllah Valley AirportSurallah
- 52nmPH-0462Central Mindanao AirportM'lang
- 72nmDVOFrancisco Bangoy International AirportDavao
- 85nmCBOCotabato (Awang) AirportDatu Odin Sinsuat
- 88nmMXIMati National AirportMati
Location
Open the full mapRPMR · General Santos International Airport · General Santos, Philippines