Mactan Cebu International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu Province (Philippines)

IATA: CEB ICAO: RPVM

Longest Active Runway

10,860 ft

3,310 meters

Field Elevation

31 ft

9 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

10.3093°, 123.9797°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #394 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#628 of 7558

Top 8.3% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Philippines)

#2 of 4 in PH

#2 of 60 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+8.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 CEB in numbers: 10,860 ft longest runway · tied #394 of 650 published · #628 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.3%) · #2 in Philippines.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

CEB lies at 9 m (31 ft), #551 of 650 published airports by elevation and 14.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 249 ft below the Philippines median (280 ft, 4 airports); GES is highest at 505 ft, 474 ft higher than CEB.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of CEB. Nearest published airport: General Santos International Airport (GES), 264 NM, 10,587 ft (273 ft shorter than CEB); none other within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,860 ft (3,310 m)

CEB runways: 04R/22L 10,860 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 04L/22R 8,399 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: #2 of 4 in Philippines; MNL leads by 1,401 ft (12,261 ft). +8.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
04R/22L	10,860 ft (3310 m / 3.310 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
04L/22R	8,399 ft (2560 m / 2.560 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →