Sleeping in Airports

Puerto Princesa City Airport Guide

Whether you have a layover, overnight sleepover or you are just quickly passing through, our Puerto Princesa Airport Guide is a great place to start planning your visit.  Here, you’ll find information on services and facilities available inside the airport – including details about airport lounges, WiFi, mobile charging points, lockers, 24-hour food options, nearby hotels, and everything in between.

When the airport opens at 4am, you can enter the complex, but can’t enter the actual building until 4:30am – a traveller

PPS Airport Overview

puerto princesa airport guideTo help you plan your layover or overnight sleepover, here is a quick run-down about what to expect during your time at Puerto Princesa International Airport.

What to Expect

The small terminal at Puerto Princesa Airport (code: PPS) opened in 2017 and serves domestic flights and a few international destinations. There are shops and eateries, but we don’t have additional details.

Sleeping in Puerto Princesa Airport

The airport closes at night, but a small restaurant across the street may stay open overnight.  For uninterrupted sleep, hotels are nearby. See our Airport Hotels section below for more info or read some traveller airport reviews for more tips.

To help us keep this guide up-to-date, you can add or update information or write a review to submit airport tips and photos.  For more airport information continue scrolling down to explore more in our Puerto Princesa Airport Guide.

In this guide we may refer to locations as “landside” and “airside”. Landside is the public area of the terminal located in the non-secure zone, before security. Airside is the secure area of the terminal that you must reach by going through security.  For more information on Europe’s Schengen Area, click here.

airport loungeAirport Lounges

Pay-per-use, Single Visit Passes & Lounge Memberships

Regardless of what class of service you are flying, there are lounges that you can enter by paying at the door, purchasing a lounge pass or through a lounge membership program. Visit the individual lounge page for more details about the lounge itself and to also find out how you can gain lounge access with just an economy class ticket!

  • PAGSS Lounge – Location: Landside, 2nd Floor.  Lounge Access:  Pay at the door  •  Lounge membership programs.

Airlines

  • Philippine Airlines Lounge – Lounge Access: PhilAir elite frequent flyers and business/first class customers.

Related Pages: Puerto Princesa City Airport Lounges

airport hotelsAirport Hotels

If sleeping in the airport sounds like a nightmare, there are hotels near Puerto Princesa Airport:

  • Canvas Boutique Hotel– (3 minutes from the airport) Free airport transfers. » Check Rates
  • Fersal Hotel – Puerto Princesa– (3 minutes from the airport) Airport shuttle is available. » Check Rates
  • Blue Lagoon Inn – No airport shuttle. » Check Rates

For more options, visit Tripadvisor to see a list of hotels in Puerto Princesa, search deals and read traveller reviews.

wifiAirport WiFi/Internet

Free WiFi is available at Puerto Princesa Airport.  Connect to the “Free Google Station” network.

airport infoMore Services, Facilities & Things To Do On A Layover At The Airport

Food & Drinks – A reader tells us the airport has “a few small food shops with sandwiches, coffee, and other hot food. These include Mrs. T Cafe, Seattle’s Best Coffee, Savouramos Gastronomix, and Famous Belgian Waffles. All the restaurants open at 5:30am (or earlier).  (January 2020)

Luggage Storage & Lockers – Not available.

Mobile Charging – Mobile charging stations can be found airside, near the boarding gates.

Rest Zones – There are no dedicated sleeping areas, quiet areas or rest zones. If this information has changed, click here to update this guide.

Showers – Not available.

SIM Cards – A reader has asked us to include where to buy SIM Cards. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.

airport hoursAirport Hours

The airport closes at night after the last flight at approx 1:00AM and reopens at 4:30AM.

airlinesAirlines

Puerto Princesa City airport is served by the following airlines: Air Juan • AirSWIFT • Cebu Pacific • Eastar Jet • Philippine Airlines • Royal Air.

transportationAirport Transportation: Getting To/From The Airport

Car Rentals

Avis, Budget and Europcar are among several car rental agencies available onsite.

Hotel Shuttles

See also Airport Hotels above.

Taxis

Motor-tricycles are readily available for hire in the ground transportation area.

Last updated: 2024-01-30

This guide is for informational purposes only to assist with your planning.  All information, including rates and hours, is subject to change at any time without notice.   The information in this airport guide is based on information collected and/or received from the airports, lounges, hotels, transportation providers, and their websites. We are not representatives of any of the above-mentioned service providers. To report errors or to add/update any items mentioned in the guide: update the airport guide or  write a review.