Jolo Airport — Jolo, Philippines

Jolo Airport (JOL) sits on Jolo Island in the Sulu Archipelago of the southern Philippines, serving the town of Jolo, the historic capital of the Sulu Sultanate. The airport is a small facility handling limited domestic flights, primarily connecting to Zamboanga City, and has at times faced service suspensions due to the security situation in the region. Jolo has long been a center of trade and culture in the Sulu Sea and is home to a predominantly Muslim Filipino population with deep historical ties to Southeast Asian maritime trade networks. Air service to JOL remains vital because road and sea alternatives are limited, making the airport an important, if modest, lifeline for the island's residents and local commerce.