Airports / Philippines / ZAM
Zamboanga International Airport
RPMZ / ZAMZamboanga, PhilippinesELEV 33 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
81 nm
To the nearest alternate
Jolo Airport (JOL).
Overview
Zamboanga International Airport, listed as RPMZ / ZAM, is a large commercial airport in Zamboanga, Philippines. The airport sits 33 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into ZAM for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Jolo Airport (JOL, 81 nm), Pagadian Airport (PAG, 99 nm), and Dipolog Airport (DPL, 126 nm).
Charter pricing from ZAM depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Zamboanga.
Field capability
ICAO
RPMZ
IATA
ZAM
FAA / Local
RPMZ
Elevation
33 ft
Coordinates
6.9224° N · 122.0600° 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 33 ft, ZAM sits lower than 54% 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.
- 81nmJOLJolo AirportJolo
- 99nmPAGPagadian AirportPagadian
- 126nmDPLDipolog AirportDipolog
- 129nmCBOCotabato (Awang) AirportDatu Odin Sinsuat
- 130nmOZCLabo AirportOzamiz
- 163nmDGTSibulan AirportDumaguete City
Location
Open the full mapRPMZ · Zamboanga International Airport · Zamboanga, Philippines