Shark Airport
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About this site
Shark Airport is a reef dive site in the North Atoll of Tubbataha, characterised by a wide, sandy coral plateau that acts as a resting and cruising ground for reef sharks. The name reflects the site's reputation as a kind of arrival and departure zone for sharks moving above and along the reef.
The plateau is dotted with corals and drops away to a wall along its edge, with a maximum depth of 35 m. Grey reef sharks and whitetip reef sharks are regularly seen resting on the reef or swimming along the wall edge, while turtles feed on soft corals across the plateau. Rays, jacks, and schooling fish also pass through the area.
Conditions at Shark Airport involve strong currents, and the site carries open-water exposure, placing it firmly in the advanced category. Visibility is generally excellent. The site is accessible year-round, though liveaboard itineraries commonly schedule it during the mid-March to mid-June Tubbataha season.
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Access is by boat as part of a liveaboard itinerary in Tubbataha Reef. The site is suited to experienced, confident divers who are comfortable managing strong and potentially variable currents in an open-water environment.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Bluefin TrevallyCaranx melampygusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Midnight SnapperMacolor macularisObserved near here · iNaturalist
Grey Reef SharkCarcharhinus amblyrhynchosObserved near here · iNaturalist
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