List of longest runways

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Although runway length may be of some academic interest, in terms of usability for airline operations, a runway of at least 6,000 ft (1,820 m) in length is usually adequate for aircraft weights below approximately 200,000 lb (90,900 kg). Larger aircraft including widebodies (Boeing 747, 767, 777, and 787 [Preproduction]); Airbus A310, A330, A340, A350 (still in design), and A380; McDonnell Douglas DC-10 or MD-11; and the Lockheed L1011 will usually require at least 8,000 ft (2,430 m) at sea level and somewhat more at higher altitude airports. International widebody flights may also have landing requirements of 10,000 ft (3,048 m) or more and takeoff requirements of 13,000+ ft (3,962+ m).

At sea level, 10,000 ft (3,048 m) can be considered an adequate length to accommodate virtually any aircraft. For example, at O'Hare International Airport, when landing simultaneously on 22R and 27L or parallel 27R, it is routine for arrivals from the Far East which would normally be vectored for 22R (7,500 ft, 2,286 m) or 27R (8,000 ft, 2,438 m) to request 27L (10,000 ft, 3,048 m). It is always accommodated, although occasionally with a delay.

Contents 1 List of airports with a runway at least 4,000 m (13,123 ft) 2 Other notable runways 3 See also 4 References

[edit] List of airports with a runway at least 4,000 m (13,123 ft)

Airport name	Country	Coordinates	Length (m)[1]	Length (ft)
Qamdo Bangda Airport	People's Republic of China	30°33′13″N 097°06′31″E / 30.55361, 97.10861	5,500 m	18,045 ft
Ramenskoye Airport	Russia	55°33′20″N 038°08′42″E / 55.55556, 38.145	5,403 m	17,726 ft
Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport	Russia	54°24′04″N 048°48′10″E / 54.40111, 48.80278	5,000 m	16,404 ft
Embraer Unidade Gavião Peixoto Airport	Brazil	21°46′25″S 048°24′18″W / -21.77361, -48.405	4,967 m	16,295 ft
Upington Airport	South Africa	28°24′04″S 021°15′35″E / -28.40111, 21.25972	4,900 m	16,076 ft
Denver International Airport	United States	39°51′42″N 104°40′23″W / 39.86167, -104.67306	4,877 m	16,000 ft
Harare International Airport	Zimbabwe	17°55′54″S 031°05′34″E / -17.93167, 31.09278	4,725 m	15,502 ft
Kinshasa International Airport	Democratic Republic of the Congo	04°23′08″S 015°26′40″E / -4.38556, 15.44444	4,700 m	15,420 ft
Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport	Namibia	22°29′12″S 017°27′45″E / -22.48667, 17.4625	4,673 m	15,327 ft
Mmabatho International Airport	South Africa	25°47′54″S 025°32′53″E / -25.79833, 25.54806	4,620 m	15,157 ft
Hwange National Park Airport	Zimbabwe	18°37′48″S 027°01′16″E / -18.63, 27.02111	4,600 m	15,091 ft
Southern California Logistics Airport	United States	34°35′51″N 117°22′59″W / 34.5975, -117.38306	4,587 m	15,050 ft
Edwards Air Force Base	United States	34°54′20″N 117°53′01″W / 34.90556, -117.88361	4,576 m	15,013 ft
Doha International Airport	Qatar	25°15′40″N 051°33′54″E / 25.26111, 51.565	4,572 m	15,000 ft
Shuttle Landing Facility	United States	28°36′54″N 080°41′40″W / 28.615, -80.69444	4,572 m	15,000 ft
Vandenberg Air Force Base	United States	34°43′46″N 120°34′36″W / 34.72944, -120.57667	4,572 m	15,000 ft
Bushehr Airport	Iran	28°56′41″N 050°50′04″E / 28.94472, 50.83444	4,470 m	14,664 ft
John F. Kennedy International Airport	United States	40°38′23″N 073°46′44″W / 40.63972, -73.77889	4,442 m	14,572 ft
Eielson Air Force Base	United States	64°39′56″N 147°06′05″W / 64.66556, -147.10139	4,429 m	14,530 ft
McCarran International Airport	United States	36°04′48″N 115°09′08″W / 36.08, -115.15222	4,423 m	14,510 ft
OR Tambo International Airport	South Africa	26°08′21″S 028°14′46″E / -26.13917, 28.24611	4,418 m	14,495 ft
Almaty International Airport	Kazakhstan	43°21′07″N 077°02′26″E / 43.35194, 77.04056	4,397 m	14,427 ft
Isfahan International Airport	Iran	32°45′03″N 051°51′40″E / 32.75083, 51.86111	4,397 m	14,425 ft
Hamedan Air Base	Iran	35°12′42″N 048°39′12″E / 35.21167, 48.65333	4,359 m	14,300 ft
Madrid Barajas International Airport	Spain	40°29′3″N 003°34′00″W / 40.48417, -3.566667	4,350 m	14,272 ft
Shiraz International Airport	Iran	29°32′21″N 052°35′24″E / 29.53917, 52.59	4,334 m	14,220 ft
Mandalay International Airport	Burma	21°42′08″N 095°58′41″E / 21.70222, 95.97806	4,268 m	14,003 ft
Naval Air Station Fallon	United States	39°24′59″N 118°42′04″W / 39.41639, -118.70111	4,268 m	14,003 ft
Zahedan International Airport	Iran	29°29′32″N 060°54′22″E / 29.49222, 60.90611	4,265 m	13,993 ft
Hyderabad International Airport	India	17°15′00″N 078°25′00″E / 17.25, 78.416667	4,260 m	13,976 ft
Imam Khomeini International Airport	Iran	35°24′58″N 051°09′08″E / 35.41611, 51.15222	4,249 m	13,940 ft
Fairchild Air Force Base	United States	47°36′54″N 117°39′20″W / 47.615, -117.65556	4,236 m	13,899 ft
Dayrestan Airport	Iran	36°45′16″N 055°54′08″E / 36.75444, 55.90222	4,226 m	13,864 ft
Charles de Gaulle International Airport	France	49°00′46″N 002°33′00″E / 49.01278, 2.55	4,215 m	13,829 ft
King Khalid International Airport	Saudi Arabia	24°57′28″N 046°41′56″E / 24.95778, 46.69889	4,205 m	13,796 ft
Kirtland Air Force Base/Albuquerque International Sunport	United States	35°02′25″N 106°36′33″W / 35.04028, -106.60917	4,204 m	13,793 ft
Inca Manco Capac International Airport	Peru	15°28′01″S 070°09′29″W / -15.46694, -70.15806	4,200 m	13,779 ft
Lic. Adolfo López Mateos International Airport	Mexico	19°20′13″N 099°33′57″W / 19.33694, -99.56583	4,200 m	13,780 ft
Manas International Airport	Kyrgyzstan	43°03′41″N 074°28′39″E / 43.06139, 74.4775	4,200 m	13,780 ft
Al Jufra Air Base	Libya	29°11′53″N 016°00′04″E / 29.19806, 16.00111	4,185 m	13,729 ft
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base	United States	32°09′59″N 110°52′59″W / 32.16639, -110.88306	4,158 m	13,643 ft
Berbera Airport	Somalia	10°23′21″N 044°56′27″E / 10.38917, 44.94083	4,140 m	13,582 ft
Biggs Army Airfield	United States	31°50′58″N 106°22′48″W / 31.84944, -106.38	4,131 m	13,554 ft
Kuala Lumpur International Airport	Malaysia	02°44′44″N 101°42′35″E / 2.74556, 101.70972	4,124 m	13,530 ft
Hill Air Force Base	United States	41°07′26″N 111°58′22″W / 41.12389, -111.97278	4,117 m	13,508 ft
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport	Kenya	01°19′09″S 036°55′40″E / -1.31917, 36.92778	4,117 m	13,507 ft
Clinton-Sherman Airport	United States	35°20′23″N 99°12′02″W / 35.33972, -99.20056	4,116 m	13,503 ft
Grant County International Airport	United States	47°12′28″N 119°19′13″W / 47.20778, -119.32028	4,116 m	13,503 ft
Dyess Air Force Base	United States	32°25′15″N 99°51′17″W / 32.42083, -99.85472	4,115 m	13,500 ft
Mountain Home Air Force Base	United States	43°02′58″N 115°51′59″W / 43.04944, -115.86639	4,115 m	13,501 ft
Naval Air Station Lemoore	United States	36°19′59″N 119°57′07″W / 36.33306, -119.95194	4,115 m	13,502 ft
Omidiyeh Air Base	Iran	30°50′07″N 049°32′06″E / 30.83528, 49.535	4,115 m	13,500 ft
Peterson Air Force Base/Colorado Springs Airport	United States	38°48′21″N 104°42′03″W / 38.80583, -104.70083	4,115 m	13,501 ft
Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport	United States	35°13′10″N 101°42′21″W / 35.21944, -101.70583	4,115 m	13,502 ft
Ellsworth Air Force Base	United States	44°08′42″N 103°06′13″W / 44.145, -103.10361	4,114 m	13,497 ft
Arakkonam Naval Air Station	India	13°04′16″N 079°41′28″E / 13.07111, 79.69111	4,103 m	13,460 ft
Abu Dhabi International Airport	United Arab Emirates	24°25′00″N 54°27′00″E / 24.416667, 54.45	4,100 m	13,452 ft
Shahid Sadooghi Airport	Iran	31°54′18″N 054°16′35″E / 31.905, 54.27639	4,098 m	13,446 ft
Altus Air Force Base	United States	34°40′01″N 099°16′00″W / 34.66694, -99.266667	4,097 m	13,440 ft
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport	United States	32°53′49″N 097°02′17″W / 32.89694, -97.03806	4,085 m	13,401 ft
Madrid-Torrejón Airport	Spain	40°29′48″N 03°26′45″W / 40.49667, -3.44583	4,085 m	13,400 ft
Sharjah International Airport	United Arab Emirates	25°19′43″N 055°31′02″E / 25.32861, 55.51722	4,060 m	13,320 ft
March Air Reserve Base	United States	33°52′50″N 117°15′34″W / 33.88056, -117.25944	4,054 m	13,300 ft
Yuma International Airport	United States	32°39′24″N 114°36′22″W / 32.65667, -114.60611	4,054 m	13,300 ft
Riyadh Air Base	Saudi Arabia	24°42′35″N 46°43′31″E / 24.70972, 46.72528	4,050 m	13,288 ft
Hang Nadim Airport	Indonesia	01°07′15″N 104°07′07″E / 1.12083, 104.11861	4,040 m	13,256 ft
Mehrabad International Airport	Iran	35°41′21″N 051°18′49″E / 35.68917, 51.31361	4,038 m	13,248 ft
Minot Air Force Base	United States	48°24′56″N 101°21′28″W / 48.41556, -101.35778	4,022 m	13,197 ft
AFB Makhado	South Africa	23°09′36″S 029°41′48″E / -23.16, 29.69667	4,020 m	13,189 ft
Al Taqaddum	Iraq	33°20′17″N 43°35′49″E / 33.33806, 43.59694	4,019 m	13,186 ft
Thumamah Airport	Saudi Arabia	25°12′46″N 046°38′27″E / 25.21278, 46.64083	4,014 m	13,170 ft
Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport	Saudi Arabia	24°33′12″N 39°42′18″E / 24.55333, 39.705	4,008 m	13,149 ft
Prince Sultan Air Base	Saudi Arabia	24°03′46″N 047°34′50″E / 24.06278, 47.58056	4,006 m	13,143 ft
Al Ain International Airport	United Arab Emirates	24°15′42″N 055°36′33″E / 24.26167, 55.60917	4,000 m	13,123 ft
Al Asad Airbase	Iraq	33°47′08″N 042°26′28″E / 33.78556, 42.44111	4,000 m	13,123 ft
Antonio Maceo Airport	Cuba	19°58′11″N 075°50′07″W / 19.96972, -75.83528	4,000 m	13,123 ft
Athens International Airport	Greece	37°56′11″N 023°56′40″E / 37.93639, 23.94444	4,000 m	13,123 ft
Basra International Airport	Iraq	30°32′56″N 047°39′43″E / 30.54889, 47.66194	4,000 m	13,123 ft
Bangalore International Airport	India	12°57′04″N 077°40′05″E / 12.95111, 77.66806	4,000 m	13,123 ft
Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport	Mexico	20°31′18″N 103°18′40″W / 20.52167, -103.31111	4,000 m	13,123 ft
Dubai International Airport	United Arab Emirates	25°15′10″N 055°21′52″E / 25.25278, 55.36444	4,000 m	13,124 ft
El Alto International Airport	Bolivia	16°30′48″S 068°11′32″W / -16.51333, -68.19222	4,000 m	13,123 ft
Frankfurt Airport	Germany	50°01′35″N 008°32′35″E / 50.02639, 8.54306	4,000 m	13,123 ft
Hurghada International Airport	Egypt	27°10′42″N 033°47′58″E / 27.17833, 33.79944	4,000 m	13,123 ft
José Martí International Airport	Cuba	22°59′20″N 082°24′32″W / 22.98889, -82.40889	4,000 m	13,123 ft
Kansai International Airport	Japan	34°25′44″N 135°14′26″E / 34.42889, 135.24056	4,000 m	13,123 ft
King Fahd International Airport	Saudi Arabia	26°28′16″N 049°47′52″E / 26.47111, 49.79778	4,000 m	13,123 ft
Luxembourg-Findel International Airport	Luxembourg	49°37′35″N 006°12′41″E / 49.62639, 6.21139	4,000 m	13,123 ft
Munich Airport	Germany	48°21′14″N 011°47′10″E / 48.35389, 11.78611	4,000 m	13,123 ft
Narita International Airport	Japan	35°45′53″N 140°23′11″E / 35.76472, 140.38639	4,000 m	13,123 ft
Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport	Brazil	22°48′32″S 043°14′37″W / -22.80889, -43.24361	4,000 m	13,123 ft
Saint-Exupéry International Airport	France	45°43′35″N 005°05′27″E / 45.72639, 5.09083	4,000 m	13,123 ft
Shanghai Pudong International Airport	People's Republic of China	31°08′36″N 121°48′19″E / 31.14333, 121.80528	4,000 m	13,123 ft
Singapore Changi Airport	Singapore	01°21′01″N 103°59′40″E / 1.35028, 103.99444	4,000 m	13,123 ft
Suvarnabhumi Airport	Thailand	13°40′52″N 100°44′50″E / 13.68111, 100.74722	4,000 m	13,123 ft
Tashkent International Airport	Uzbekistan	41°15′28″N 069°16′52″E / 41.25778, 69.28111	4,000 m	13,123 ft

[edit] Other notable runways

• Edwards Air Force Base, United States (34°53′N 117°51′W / 34.883, -117.85) - 39,060 ft (11,905 m) dirt.^[2] Runways at EDW are theoretically miles long in any direction, as they are dry lake bed, not conventional construction. As a military installation, the runways are not normally available for use by air carrier or civilian aircraft.
• Nellis Air Force Base United States (36°14′N 115°02′W / 36.233, -115.033) - 18,067 ft (5506 m) asphalt/concrete^[3] Marked as "abandoned" on satellite imagery. Total pavement length including overruns is 24,085 ft. The facility's sole active runway has a length of 11,980 ft (3651 m). An abandoned runway, is, for service purposes, a non-existent runway. However, abandoned runways may be used for emergency landings.
• Ramenskoye Airport/Zhukovsky Aerodrome, Russia (55°33′N 38°09′E / 55.55, 38.15) - 17,726 ft (5403 m) concrete. As is the case with EDW, Zhukovsky Aerodrome, home of the Goleta Air & Space Museum, is a military installation—the runways are not normally available for use by air carrier or civilian aircraft.
• Alaska has the longest runway in the world as the entire length of the Richardson Highway is designated an emergency landing strip.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

• Aviation
• Density altitude

[edit] References

1. ^ All references for length are contained in each airport article unless stated otherwise.
2. ^ Edwards Air Force Base at airnav.com
3. ^ Nellis Air Force Base at airnav.com