Shark Airport
Philippines Tubbataha Reefs, Philippines
Max depth30 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodySulu Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Shark Airport is a reef dive site, Palawan, Philippines, in the Sulu Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, jacks, moray eels, napoleon wrasse, reef sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Pacific Longnose ParrotfishHipposcarus longiceps
Orange-lined TriggerfishBalistapus undulatus
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Red-spot WrasseStethojulis bandanensis
Chinese Zebra GobyPtereleotris zebra
Napoleon WrasseCheilinus undulatus
Chestnut BlennyCirripectes castaneus
Hexagon GrouperEpinephelus hexagonatus
Nearby sites
- 1Wall Street1.3 km
- 2Ko-ok1.3 km
- 3Amos Rock2.6 km
- 4Black Rock2.6 km
- 5Tubbataha Amos Rock3.7 km
- 6Malayan Wreck3.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org