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General Santos International AirportIATA code GES

General Santos International Airport (GES/RPMR) is the primary air passenger gateway serving General Santos City, Philippines in Asia. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

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Serves: General Santos City, Philippines
Codes: GES · RPMR; IATA · ICAO
Time zone: Asia/Manila
Region: Asia

Airport record, updated 12 Jun 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

General Santos International Airport (GES/RPMR) is the primary air passenger gateway serving General Santos City, Philippines in Asia. Operating on Asia/Manila local time at coordinates 6.110°, 125.230°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating General Santos International Airport (GES) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into General Santos City, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

General Santos International Airport details

Airport record · 12 Jun 2026

IATA code: GES
ICAO code: RPMR
City: General Santos City
Country: Philippines
Region: Asia
Time zone: Asia/Manila
Coordinates: 6.057°, 125.096°; From OurAirports

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 12 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against General Santos International Airport’s own pages.

GES airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata

Size class: Large airport; From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation: 154 m (505 ft); From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened: 1996; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Operator: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Passengers, 2022: 768,749; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing caap.gov.ph (opens in a new tab)
Named after: General Santos; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Francisco Bangoy International Airport DVO · 133 km; OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at GES

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

One open runway, lit. The runway 17/35: 3,227 m, concrete.

Runways at GES: length, width, surface and lighting
Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
17/35	3,227 m10,587 ft	45 m	concrete	Lit

Routes from GES

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from GES yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport.

Terminals, transport and parking at GES

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into General Santos City, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against General Santos International Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)

Before you travel

Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Airports near General Santos City

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

General Santos International Airport: common questions

Where is General Santos International Airport?

General Santos International Airport serves General Santos City, Philippines. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 6.057°, 125.096°.

What are the airport codes for General Santos International Airport?

The IATA code is GES and the ICAO code is RPMR.

What time zone is GES in?

General Santos International Airport is in the Asia/Manila time zone.

How many runways does General Santos International Airport have?

OurAirports lists one open runway at GES: 17/35 (3,227 m (10,587 ft), concrete).

When did General Santos International Airport open?

Wikidata gives 1996 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use General Santos International Airport?

Wikidata records 768,749 passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.

Who operates General Santos International Airport?

Per Wikidata, GES is operated by Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.

What is the elevation of General Santos International Airport?

OurAirports gives GES’s elevation as 154 m (505 ft) above sea level.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from General Santos International Airport’s own pages.

WhatSourceDate
Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record12 Jun 2026
Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q2479774 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
Terminals and transportNot yet verified—

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