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  1. Panethos @[email protected] ·

    Longest international airport runways of North Africa

    Provided below is a list of the longest international airport runways in North Africa. For purposes of this post, North Africa is defined as Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara.

    Cairo International Airport – Source: forum.wordldairports.com

    Despite the reference to international airports in the post title, some of the airports listed do not have “international” in their name. Similarly, there are some airports with “international” in their name that do not offer flights outside their home nation. This list tries to identify those that actually offer international flights (regardless of their name), which have runway(s) a minimum of 10,000 feet in length.

    Peace!

    Algiers International Airport – Source: elmarcel.com
    1. Runway 04/22: Taba International: Taba, Egypt = 4,118 m/13,513 feet

    2-5. Runways 05C/23C and 05R/23L: Cairo International: Greater Cairo, Egypt and Runways 16L/34R and 16R/34L: Hurghada International: Hurghada, Egypt = 4,000 m/13,123 feet

    6-7. Runways 17L/35R and 17R/35L: Mohammed V International: Casablanca, Morocco = 3,720 m/12,205 feet

    8-9. Runways 01L/19R 11,980 and 01R/19L: Capital International: Greater Cairo, Egypt = 11,980 3,650

    10. Runway 16R/34L: Sphinx International: Greater Cairo, Egypt = 3,650 m/11,975 feet

    11-13. Runway 07L/25R: Ahmed Ben Bella Airport: Oran, Algeria and Runways 15R/33L and 15L/33R: Benina International: Bengazi, Libya = 3,600 m/ 11,811 feet

    14. Runway 02/20: Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport: Tamanrasset, Algeria = 3,600 m/ 11,800 feet

    15-16. Runway 03/21: Rabat–Salé Airport: Rabat, Morocco and Runway 10/28: Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport: Tangier, Morocco = 3,500 m/11,483 feet

    17-18. Runways 05/23 and 09/27: Houari Boumediene Airport: Algiers, Algeria =2,500 m/11,482 feet

    19. Runway 13/31: El Alamein International: El Alamein, Egypt = 3,499 m/11,479 feet

    20. Runway 17/35: Aswan International: Aswan, Egypt = 3,402 m/11,161 feet

    21-22. Runways 14L/32R and 14R/32L: Alexandria International: Alexandria, Egypt = 3,400 m/ 11,156 feet

    23. Runway 15/33: Misrata Airport: Misrata, Libya = 3,400 m/11,155 feet

    24. Runway 14/32: Taba Intentional: Taba, Egypt = 3,392 m/11,130 feet

    25. Runway 11/29: Mitaka International: Tripoli, Libya = 3,376 m/11,076 feet

    26-27. Runway 09/27: Enfidha–Hammamet International: Enfidha, Tunisia and Runway 05L/23R: Cairo International: Greater Cairo Egypt 3,300 10,827= 3,300 m/10,827 feet

    28. Runway 07/25: Sania Ramel Airport: Tétouan, Morocco = 3,285 m/10,778 feet

    29. Runway 09/27: Tozeur–Nefta International: Nefta, Tunisia = 3,167 m/10,581 feet

    30-33. Runway 09/27: Agadir–Al Massira Airport : Temsia, Morocco; Runway 13/31: Moulay Ali Cherif Airport: Errachidia, Morocco; Runway 09/27: Fès–Saïss Airport: Fez, Morocco; and Runway 1/19: Tunis–Carthage International: Tunis, Tunisia = 3,200 m/10,499 feet

    34. Runway 12/30: Ouarzazate Airport: Ouarzazate, Morocco 3,100 m/ 10,236 feet

    35-36. Runway 12/30: Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport: Ghardaïa, Algeria and Runway 09/27: Djerba–Zarzis International: Djerba, Tunisia = 3,100 m/10,171 feet

    37-38. Runway 10/28: Marrakesh Menara Airport: Marrakesh, Morocco and Runway 08/26: Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport: Tamanrasset, Algeria = 3,100 m/10,170 feet

    39-40. Runways 04L/22R and 04R/22L: Sharm El Sheikh International: Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt = 3,081 m/10,108 feet

    SOURCES:


    #Africa #airTravel #airportPlanning #airports #Algeria #aviation #cities #design #egypt #geography #landUse #Libya #Morocco #runways #tourism #transportation #travel #Tunisia #WesternSahara
    #africa #airtravel #airportplanning #airports #algeria #aviation
  2. Panethos @[email protected] ·

    Longest international airport runways of North Africa

    Provided below is a list of the longest international airport runways in North Africa. For purposes of this post, North Africa is defined as Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara.

    Cairo International Airport – Source: forum.wordldairports.com

    Despite the reference to international airports in the post title, some of the airports listed do not have “international” in their name. Similarly, there are some airports with “international” in their name that do not offer flights outside their home nation. This list tries to identify those that actually offer international flights (regardless of their name), which have runway(s) a minimum of 10,000 feet in length.

    Peace!

    Algiers International Airport – Source: elmarcel.com
    1. Runway 04/22: Taba International: Taba, Egypt = 4,118 m/13,513 feet

    2-5. Runways 05C/23C and 05R/23L: Cairo International: Greater Cairo, Egypt and Runways 16L/34R and 16R/34L: Hurghada International: Hurghada, Egypt = 4,000 m/13,123 feet

    6-7. Runways 17L/35R and 17R/35L: Mohammed V International: Casablanca, Morocco = 3,720 m/12,205 feet

    8-9. Runways 01L/19R and 01R/19L: Capital International: Greater Cairo, Egypt = 3,640 m/ 11,980 feet

    10. Runway 16R/34L: Sphinx International: Greater Cairo, Egypt = 3,650 m/11,975 feet

    11-13. Runway 07L/25R: Ahmed Ben Bella Airport: Oran, Algeria and Runways 15R/33L and 15L/33R: Benina International: Bengazi, Libya = 3,600 m/ 11,811 feet

    14. Runway 02/20: Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport: Tamanrasset, Algeria = 3,600 m/ 11,800 feet

    15-16. Runway 03/21: Rabat–Salé Airport: Rabat, Morocco and Runway 10/28: Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport: Tangier, Morocco = 3,500 m/11,483 feet

    17-18. Runways 05/23 and 09/27: Houari Boumediene Airport: Algiers, Algeria = 3,500 m/11,482 feet

    19. Runway 13/31: El Alamein International: El Alamein, Egypt = 3,499 m/11,479 feet

    20. Runway 17/35: Aswan International: Aswan, Egypt = 3,402 m/11,161 feet

    21-22. Runways 14L/32R and 14R/32L: Alexandria International: Alexandria, Egypt = 3,400 m/ 11,156 feet

    23. Runway 15/33: Misrata Airport: Misrata, Libya = 3,400 m/11,155 feet

    24. Runway 14/32: Taba Intentional: Taba, Egypt = 3,392 m/11,130 feet

    25. Runway 11/29: Mitaka International: Tripoli, Libya = 3,376 m/11,076 feet

    26-27. Runway 09/27: Enfidha–Hammamet International: Enfidha, Tunisia and Runway 05L/23R: Cairo International: Greater Cairo Egypt = 3,300 m/10,827 feet

    28. Runway 07/25: Sania Ramel Airport: Tétouan, Morocco = 3,285 m/10,778 feet

    29. Runway 09/27: Tozeur–Nefta International: Nefta, Tunisia = 3,167 m/10,581 feet

    30-33. Runway 09/27: Agadir–Al Massira Airport : Temsia, Morocco; Runway 13/31: Moulay Ali Cherif Airport: Errachidia, Morocco; Runway 09/27: Fès–Saïss Airport: Fez, Morocco; and Runway 1/19: Tunis–Carthage International: Tunis, Tunisia = 3,200 m/10,499 feet

    34. Runway 12/30: Ouarzazate Airport: Ouarzazate, Morocco 3,100 m/ 10,236 feet

    35-36. Runway 12/30: Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport: Ghardaïa, Algeria and Runway 09/27: Djerba–Zarzis International: Djerba, Tunisia = 3,100 m/10,171 feet

    37-38. Runway 10/28: Marrakesh Menara Airport: Marrakesh, Morocco and Runway 08/26: Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport: Tamanrasset, Algeria = 3,100 m/10,170 feet

    39-40. Runways 04L/22R and 04R/22L: Sharm El Sheikh International: Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt = 3,081 m/10,108 feet

    SOURCES:


    #Africa #airTravel #airportPlanning #airports #Algeria #aviation #cities #design #egypt #geography #landUse #Libya #Morocco #runways #tourism #transportation #travel #Tunisia #WesternSahara
    #westernsahara #tunisia #travel #transportation #tourism #runways
  3. Panethos @[email protected] ·

    Longest international airport runways of North Africa

    Provided below is a list of the longest international airport runways in North Africa. For purposes of this post, North Africa is defined as Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara.

    Cairo International Airport – Source: forum.wordldairports.com

    Despite the reference to international airports in the post title, some of the airports listed do not have “international” in their name. Similarly, there are some airports with “international” in their name that do not offer flights outside their home nation. This list tries to identify those that actually offer international flights (regardless of their name), which have runway(s) a minimum of 10,000 feet in length.

    Peace!

    Algiers International Airport – Source: elmarcel.com
    1. Runway 04/22: Taba International: Taba, Egypt = 4,118 m/13,513 feet

    2-5. Runways 05C/23C and 05R/23L: Cairo International: Greater Cairo, Egypt and Runways 16L/34R and 16R/34L: Hurghada International: Hurghada, Egypt = 4,000 m/13,123 feet

    6-7. Runways 17L/35R and 17R/35L: Mohammed V International: Casablanca, Morocco = 3,720 m/12,205 feet

    8-9. Runways 01L/19R and 01R/19L: Capital International: Greater Cairo, Egypt = 3,640 m/ 11,980 feet

    10. Runway 16R/34L: Sphinx International: Greater Cairo, Egypt = 3,650 m/11,975 feet

    11-13. Runway 07L/25R: Ahmed Ben Bella Airport: Oran, Algeria and Runways 15R/33L and 15L/33R: Benina International: Bengazi, Libya = 3,600 m/ 11,811 feet

    14. Runway 02/20: Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport: Tamanrasset, Algeria = 3,600 m/ 11,800 feet

    15-16. Runway 03/21: Rabat–Salé Airport: Rabat, Morocco and Runway 10/28: Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport: Tangier, Morocco = 3,500 m/11,483 feet

    17-18. Runways 05/23 and 09/27: Houari Boumediene Airport: Algiers, Algeria = 3,500 m/11,482 feet

    19. Runway 13/31: El Alamein International: El Alamein, Egypt = 3,499 m/11,479 feet

    20. Runway 17/35: Aswan International: Aswan, Egypt = 3,402 m/11,161 feet

    21-22. Runways 14L/32R and 14R/32L: Alexandria International: Alexandria, Egypt = 3,400 m/ 11,156 feet

    23. Runway 15/33: Misrata Airport: Misrata, Libya = 3,400 m/11,155 feet

    24. Runway 14/32: Taba Intentional: Taba, Egypt = 3,392 m/11,130 feet

    25. Runway 11/29: Mitaka International: Tripoli, Libya = 3,376 m/11,076 feet

    26-27. Runway 09/27: Enfidha–Hammamet International: Enfidha, Tunisia and Runway 05L/23R: Cairo International: Greater Cairo Egypt = 3,300 m/10,827 feet

    28. Runway 07/25: Sania Ramel Airport: Tétouan, Morocco = 3,285 m/10,778 feet

    29. Runway 09/27: Tozeur–Nefta International: Nefta, Tunisia = 3,167 m/10,581 feet

    30-33. Runway 09/27: Agadir–Al Massira Airport : Temsia, Morocco; Runway 13/31: Moulay Ali Cherif Airport: Errachidia, Morocco; Runway 09/27: Fès–Saïss Airport: Fez, Morocco; and Runway 1/19: Tunis–Carthage International: Tunis, Tunisia = 3,200 m/10,499 feet

    34. Runway 12/30: Ouarzazate Airport: Ouarzazate, Morocco 3,100 m/ 10,236 feet

    35-36. Runway 12/30: Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport: Ghardaïa, Algeria and Runway 09/27: Djerba–Zarzis International: Djerba, Tunisia = 3,100 m/10,171 feet

    37-38. Runway 10/28: Marrakesh Menara Airport: Marrakesh, Morocco and Runway 08/26: Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport: Tamanrasset, Algeria = 3,100 m/10,170 feet

    39-40. Runways 04L/22R and 04R/22L: Sharm El Sheikh International: Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt = 3,081 m/10,108 feet

    SOURCES:


    #Africa #airTravel #airportPlanning #airports #Algeria #aviation #cities #design #egypt #geography #landUse #Libya #Morocco #runways #tourism #transportation #travel #Tunisia #WesternSahara
    #africa #airtravel #airportplanning #airports #algeria #aviation
  4. Panethos @[email protected] ·

    Longest international airport runways of North Africa

    Provided below is a list of the longest international airport runways in North Africa. For purposes of this post, North Africa is defined as Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara.

    Cairo International Airport – Source: forum.wordldairports.com

    Despite the reference to international airports in the post title, some of the airports listed do not have “international” in their name. Similarly, there are some airports with “international” in their name that do not offer flights outside their home nation. This list tries to identify those that actually offer international flights (regardless of their name), which have runway(s) a minimum of 10,000 feet in length.

    Peace!

    Algiers International Airport – Source: elmarcel.com
    1. Runway 04/22: Taba International: Taba, Egypt = 4,118 m/13,513 feet

    2-5. Runways 05C/23C and 05R/23L: Cairo International: Greater Cairo, Egypt and Runways 16L/34R and 16R/34L: Hurghada International: Hurghada, Egypt = 4,000 m/13,123 feet

    6-7. Runways 17L/35R and 17R/35L: Mohammed V International: Casablanca, Morocco = 3,720 m/12,205 feet

    8-9. Runways 01L/19R 11,980 and 01R/19L: Capital International: Greater Cairo, Egypt = 11,980 3,650

    10. Runway 16R/34L: Sphinx International: Greater Cairo, Egypt = 3,650 m/11,975 feet

    11-13. Runway 07L/25R: Ahmed Ben Bella Airport: Oran, Algeria and Runways 15R/33L and 15L/33R: Benina International: Bengazi, Libya = 3,600 m/ 11,811 feet

    14. Runway 02/20: Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport: Tamanrasset, Algeria = 3,600 m/ 11,800 feet

    15-16. Runway 03/21: Rabat–Salé Airport: Rabat, Morocco and Runway 10/28: Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport: Tangier, Morocco = 3,500 m/11,483 feet

    17-18. Runways 05/23 and 09/27: Houari Boumediene Airport: Algiers, Algeria =2,500 m/11,482 feet

    19. Runway 13/31: El Alamein International: El Alamein, Egypt = 3,499 m/11,479 feet

    20. Runway 17/35: Aswan International: Aswan, Egypt = 3,402 m/11,161 feet

    21-22. Runways 14L/32R and 14R/32L: Alexandria International: Alexandria, Egypt = 3,400 m/ 11,156 feet

    23. Runway 15/33: Misrata Airport: Misrata, Libya = 3,400 m/11,155 feet

    24. Runway 14/32: Taba Intentional: Taba, Egypt = 3,392 m/11,130 feet

    25. Runway 11/29: Mitaka International: Tripoli, Libya = 3,376 m/11,076 feet

    26-27. Runway 09/27: Enfidha–Hammamet International: Enfidha, Tunisia and Runway 05L/23R: Cairo International: Greater Cairo Egypt 3,300 10,827= 3,300 m/10,827 feet

    28. Runway 07/25: Sania Ramel Airport: Tétouan, Morocco = 3,285 m/10,778 feet

    29. Runway 09/27: Tozeur–Nefta International: Nefta, Tunisia = 3,167 m/10,581 feet

    30-33. Runway 09/27: Agadir–Al Massira Airport : Temsia, Morocco; Runway 13/31: Moulay Ali Cherif Airport: Errachidia, Morocco; Runway 09/27: Fès–Saïss Airport: Fez, Morocco; and Runway 1/19: Tunis–Carthage International: Tunis, Tunisia = 3,200 m/10,499 feet

    34. Runway 12/30: Ouarzazate Airport: Ouarzazate, Morocco 3,100 m/ 10,236 feet

    35-36. Runway 12/30: Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport: Ghardaïa, Algeria and Runway 09/27: Djerba–Zarzis International: Djerba, Tunisia = 3,100 m/10,171 feet

    37-38. Runway 10/28: Marrakesh Menara Airport: Marrakesh, Morocco and Runway 08/26: Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport: Tamanrasset, Algeria = 3,100 m/10,170 feet

    39-40. Runways 04L/22R and 04R/22L: Sharm El Sheikh International: Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt = 3,081 m/10,108 feet

    SOURCES:


    #Africa #airTravel #airportPlanning #airports #Algeria #aviation #cities #design #egypt #geography #landUse #Libya #Morocco #runways #tourism #transportation #travel #Tunisia #WesternSahara
    #africa #airtravel #airportplanning #airports #algeria #aviation
  5. Panethos @[email protected] ·

    Longest international airport runways of North Africa

    Provided below is a list of the longest international airport runways in North Africa. For purposes of this post, North Africa is defined as Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara.

    Cairo International Airport – Source: forum.wordldairports.com

    Despite the reference to international airports in the post title, some of the airports listed do not have “international” in their name. Similarly, there are some airports with “international” in their name that do not offer flights outside their home nation. This list tries to identify those that actually offer international flights (regardless of their name), which have runway(s) a minimum of 10,000 feet in length.

    Peace!

    Algiers International Airport – Source: elmarcel.com
    1. Runway 04/22: Taba International: Taba, Egypt = 4,118 m/13,513 feet

    2-5. Runways 05C/23C and 05R/23L: Cairo International: Greater Cairo, Egypt and Runways 16L/34R and 16R/34L: Hurghada International: Hurghada, Egypt = 4,000 m/13,123 feet

    6-7. Runways 17L/35R and 17R/35L: Mohammed V International: Casablanca, Morocco = 3,720 m/12,205 feet

    8-9. Runways 01L/19R 11,980 and 01R/19L: Capital International: Greater Cairo, Egypt = 11,980 3,650

    10. Runway 16R/34L: Sphinx International: Greater Cairo, Egypt = 3,650 m/11,975 feet

    11-13. Runway 07L/25R: Ahmed Ben Bella Airport: Oran, Algeria and Runways 15R/33L and 15L/33R: Benina International: Bengazi, Libya = 3,600 m/ 11,811 feet

    14. Runway 02/20: Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport: Tamanrasset, Algeria = 3,600 m/ 11,800 feet

    15-16. Runway 03/21: Rabat–Salé Airport: Rabat, Morocco and Runway 10/28: Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport: Tangier, Morocco = 3,500 m/11,483 feet

    17-18. Runways 05/23 and 09/27: Houari Boumediene Airport: Algiers, Algeria =2,500 m/11,482 feet

    19. Runway 13/31: El Alamein International: El Alamein, Egypt = 3,499 m/11,479 feet

    20. Runway 17/35: Aswan International: Aswan, Egypt = 3,402 m/11,161 feet

    21-22. Runways 14L/32R and 14R/32L: Alexandria International: Alexandria, Egypt = 3,400 m/ 11,156 feet

    23. Runway 15/33: Misrata Airport: Misrata, Libya = 3,400 m/11,155 feet

    24. Runway 14/32: Taba Intentional: Taba, Egypt = 3,392 m/11,130 feet

    25. Runway 11/29: Mitaka International: Tripoli, Libya = 3,376 m/11,076 feet

    26-27. Runway 09/27: Enfidha–Hammamet International: Enfidha, Tunisia and Runway 05L/23R: Cairo International: Greater Cairo Egypt 3,300 10,827= 3,300 m/10,827 feet

    28. Runway 07/25: Sania Ramel Airport: Tétouan, Morocco = 3,285 m/10,778 feet

    29. Runway 09/27: Tozeur–Nefta International: Nefta, Tunisia = 3,167 m/10,581 feet

    30-33. Runway 09/27: Agadir–Al Massira Airport : Temsia, Morocco; Runway 13/31: Moulay Ali Cherif Airport: Errachidia, Morocco; Runway 09/27: Fès–Saïss Airport: Fez, Morocco; and Runway 1/19: Tunis–Carthage International: Tunis, Tunisia = 3,200 m/10,499 feet

    34. Runway 12/30: Ouarzazate Airport: Ouarzazate, Morocco 3,100 m/ 10,236 feet

    35-36. Runway 12/30: Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport: Ghardaïa, Algeria and Runway 09/27: Djerba–Zarzis International: Djerba, Tunisia = 3,100 m/10,171 feet

    37-38. Runway 10/28: Marrakesh Menara Airport: Marrakesh, Morocco and Runway 08/26: Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport: Tamanrasset, Algeria = 3,100 m/10,170 feet

    39-40. Runways 04L/22R and 04R/22L: Sharm El Sheikh International: Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt = 3,081 m/10,108 feet

    SOURCES:


    #Africa #airTravel #airportPlanning #airports #Algeria #aviation #cities #design #egypt #geography #landUse #Libya #Morocco #runways #tourism #transportation #travel #Tunisia #WesternSahara
    #africa #airtravel #airportplanning #airports #algeria #aviation
  6. Panethos @[email protected] ·

    America’s smallest MAJOR airports by acreage – 2026 REWRITE

    Orange County (John Wayne) Airport – Source: smarttravel.com

    The following is a list of the 41 smallest major airports in the USA (including territories) ranked by their total land area. A minimum of 1,000,000 passengers (enplanements + deplanements) and 1,500 acres or less was the criteria used in this list. As can be seen, some very busy and important airports are identified in the list. Passenger data is now from calendar year 2025.

    Seven of the airports listed are in California, six of which are in the southern part of the state (Orange County, Burbank, San Diego, Palm Springs, Long Beach, and Santa Barbara) and San Jose in the north. Six airports are from New York. Three are downstate (La Guardia, White Plains, and Islip) and three are upstate (Albany, Greater Rochester, and Buffalo).

    San Diego (Lindbergh) Airport – Source: torreypinestowncar.com

    As is evident from the aerial photos included with the post, most of these airports have been surrounded by development, which limits their long-term growth potential and ability to adapt to new aircraft. It also can lead to friction between the airport authority and neighbors due to aircraft noise, traffic, and hours of operation. This can lead to costly litigation, noise abatement, or land acquisition.

    New York (La Guardia) Airport – Source the realdeal.com San Jose (Mineta) Airport – Source: flickr.com

    While not every city has massive amounts of land available to construct a new airport (i.e. Denver or Dallas-Fort Worth), early and proactive regional planning efforts to properly channel and regulate development surrounding the airport in a manner which allows for increased aviation traffic is paramount to the long-term viability of the facility. Granted, in most of the cases listed in this post, hindsight is 20/20. Environmental, aviation, and land use restrictions can and will negatively the potential for future passenger and cargo growth. In some cases this limits the facility to serve only domestic flights, limited-distance flights, or in multiple airport metropolitan regions as a reliever or secondary airport.

    Many thanks to Gary for providing the updated 2025 data and list for this post. His help is greatly appreciated.

    Peace!

    *FYI: If two airports cover the same amounts of acreage, the number of passengers was used to determine the order in which they are listed.

    _______

    1. Charlotte Amalie (Cyril E. King)-St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands: 280 acres ~1,574,000 passengers
    2. Key West, Florida: 334 acres = 1,477,226 passengers
    3. McAllen, Texas: 370 acres = 1,142,842 passengers
    4. New Haven (Tweed-Haven), Connecticut: 394 acres 1,467,000 passengers
    5. Orange County (John Wayne), California: 504 acres = 11,369,865 passengers 
    6. Jackson Hole, Wyoming: 533 acres = 1,161,320 passengers
    7. Burbank (Bob Hope), California: 555 acres = 6,219,479 passengers
    8. Chicago (Midway), Illinois: 650 acres = 19,379,940 passengers
    9. San Diego (Lindbergh), California: 663 acres = 25,320,556 passengers – busiest single-runway airport in the United States
    10. New York City (La Guardia), New York: 680 acres = 32,791,050 passengers
    11. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: 680 acres = 1,623,324 passengers
    12. White Plains (Westchester County), New York: 702 acres ~2,313,000 passengers
    13. Portland (Jetport), Maine: 726 acres = 2,593,067 passengers
    14. Washington (Reagan National), DC: 861 acres = 24,889,473 passengers
    15. Asheville, North Carolina: 900 acres = 2,240,877 passengers 
    16. Lexington (Blue Grass), Kentucky: 911 acres = 1,614,053 passengers
    17. Lihue, Hawaii: 915 acres = 3,754,658 passengers
    18. Medford (Rogue Valley), Oregon: 938 acres = 1,100,027 passengers
    19. Palm Springs, California: 940 acres = 3,307,140 passengers
    20. Burlington, Vermont: 942 acres = 1,431,834 passengers
    21. Santa Barbara, California: 948 acres = 1,481,605 passengers
    22. Chattanooga, Tennessee: 950 acres = 1,265,736 passengers
    23. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York: 1,000 acres ~5,017,000 passengers
    24. Albany, New York: 1,000 acres ~3,143,000 passengers
    25. Hilo, Hawaii: 1,007 acres = 1,474,487 passengers
    26. San Jose (Mineta), California: 1,050 acres = 10,675,167 passengers
    27. Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida: 1,102 acres = 4,514,781 passengers
    28. Providence (T.F. Green), Rhode Island: 1,111 acres = 4,281,388 passengers
    29. Greater Rochester, New York: 1,136 acres ~2,761,000 passengers
    30. Long Beach, California: 1,166 acres = 3,818,155 passengers
    31. Louisville (Muhammad Ali), Kentucky: 1,200 acres = 4,594,949 passengers
    32. Pensacola, Florida: 1,211 acres ~3,041,000 passengers
    33. Dallas (Love Field), Texas: 1,300 acres = 16,899,203 passengers
    34. Norfolk, Virginia: 1,300 acres = 4,892,594 passengers
    35. Houston (Hobby), Texas: 1,304 acres = 13,943,759 passengers
    36. Islip (Long Island MacArthur), New York: 1,311 acres ~1,580,000 passengers
    37. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Florida: 1,380 acres = 32,208,419 passengers
    38. Kahului, Hawaii: 1,391 acres = 7,127,946 passengers
    39. Reno-Tahoe, Nevada: 1,450 acres = 4,912,900 passengers
    40. New Orleans (Louis Armstrong), Louisiana: 1,500 acres = 12,434,800 passengers
    41. Manchester-Boston, New Hampshire: 1,500 acres = 1,381,518 passengers
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    Longest runways at commercial airports in India

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    Listed below are the longest commercial airport runways in India of 10,000 feet in length or greater. As can be seen, Indira Gandhi International in Delhi has the two (2) longest runways in the country and three (3) of the top seven. Another interesting tidbit is nine (9) of the 42 runways were built on a 90 degree/270 degree trajectory (9/27). The second most common trajectory is 100 degrees by 280 degrees (10/28) with six. Peace!

    Indira Gandhi International Airport – Source: forum.worldofairports.com

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    1. Runway 11R/29L: Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi) = 14,534 feet

    2. Runway 11L/29R: Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi) = 14,436 feet

    3. Runway 9R/27L: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Hyderabad) = 13,976 feet

    4-5. Runways 9L/27R and 9R/27L: Kempegowda International Airport (Bengaluru) = 13,123 feet

    6. Runway 10/28: Noida International Airport (Noida) = 12,795 feet – scheduled to open in 2026

    7. Runway 10/28: Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi) = 12,510 feet

    8. Runway 8/26: Tirupati Airport (Tirupati) = 12,500 feet

    9. Runway 10/28: Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (Visakhapatnam) = 12,467 feet – scheduled to open in late 2025

    10. Runway 10/28: Manohar International Airport (Mopa) = 12,303 feet

    11. Runway 9L/27R: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Hyderabad) = 12,162 feet

    12-13. Runway 8/26: Navi Mumbai International Airport (Navi Mumbai) and Runway 5/23: Sri Jagannath International Airport (Puri) = 12,140 feet

    14. Runway 13/31: Srinagar International Airport (Srinagar) = 12,090 feet

    15. Runway 7/25: Chennai International Airport (Chennai) = 12,011 feet

    16. Runway 16/34: Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (Amritsar) = 12,000 feet

    17. Runway 1/19: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (Kolkata) = 11,919 feet

    18. Runway 5/23: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (Ahmedabad) = 11,499 feet

    19-20. Runway 9/27: Cochin International Airport (Kochi) and Runway 9/27: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (Mumbai) = 11,302 feet

    21. Runway 8/26: Dabolim Airport (Panaji) = 11,253 feet

    22. Runway 4/22: Veer Savarkar International Airport (Sri Vijaya Puram) = 11,220 feet

    23. Runway 9/27: Jaipur International Airport (Jaipur) = 11,178 feet

    24. Runway 14/32: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (Thiruvananthapuram) = 11,154 feet

    25-26. Runway 8/26: Vijayawada Airport (Vijayawada) and Runway 9/27: Purnia Airport (Purnia) = 11,000 feet

    27. Runway 10/28: Tuticorin Airport (Thoothukkudi) = 10,990 feet

    28. Runway 6/24: Swami Vivekananda Airport (Raipur) = 10,662 feet

    29-30. Runway 11/29: Kushinagar International Airport (Kushinagar) and Runway ?/?: Dholera International Airport (Gujarat) = 10,500 feet – schedule to open in 2026

    31-33. Runway 8/26: Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Airport (Shimoga); Runway 4/22: Gondia Airport (Gondia); and Runway 14/32: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport (Ragpur) = 10,498 feet

    34. Runway 9/27: Kalaburagi Airport (Kalaburagi) = 10,417 feet

    35-36. Runway 11/29: Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (Mohali) and Runway 11/29: Bareilly Airport (Bareilly) = 10,400 feet

    37. Runway 5/24: Rajahmundry Airport (Rajamahendravaram) = 10,384 feet

    38. Runway 12/30: Maharaja Agrasen International Airport (Hisar) = 10,236 feet

    39. Runway 2/20: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (Assam) = 10,200 feet

    40-41. Runway 7/25: Kannur International Airport (Kannur) and Runway 13/31: Ludhiana Halwara International Airport (Ludhiana) = 10,007 feet

    42. Runway 10/28: Visakhapatnam Airport (Visakhapatnam) = 10,007 feet

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    Longest runways at American commercial airports

    Listed below are the longest runways at commercial airports in the United States. The minimum length for inclusion is 10,000 feet. AS can be seen, 10,000 feet is the most common length, followed by 10,001 feet.

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    Several smaller markets have length runways including Amarillo, Wichita Falls, Roswell, Lincoln, Salina, Portsmouth, and Destin-Fort Walton Beach. Many of these are the result of the airport also being the site of an active or former air force base.

    The airports with the most runways of 10,000 feet or longer are Dallas-Fort Worth International and Chicago O’Hare with four (4) each.

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    Sign for Runway 8L/26R in Las Vegas – Source: mbakerintl.com

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    1. Runway 8L/26R: Las Vegas/Reid International, NV = 14,835 feet

    2. Runway 13R/31L: New York Kennedy International, NY = 14,511 feet

    3. Runway 8/26: Albuquerque International Support, NM = 13,793 feet

    4. Runway 4/22: Amarillo Husband International, TX= 13,502 feet

    5. Runway 18L/36R: Dallas-Fort Worth International, TX = 13,401 feet

    6-8. Runways 18R/36L, 17L/35R, and 17C/36C: Dallas-Fort Worth International, TX = 13,400 feet

    9. Runway 15R/33L: Wichita Falls Municipal, TX = 13,100 feet

    10. Runway 9/27: Miami International, FL = 13,016 feet

    11-12. Runway 10L/28R: Chicago O’Hare International, IL and Runway 3/21: Roswell Air Center, NM = 13,000 feet

    13. Runway 7L/25R: Los Angeles International, CA = 12,923 feet

    14. Runway 18/36: Lincoln Regional, NE = 12,901 feet

    15. Runway 18R/36L: Huntsville International, AL = 12,600 feet

    16. Runway 7R/25L: Anchorage/Stevens International, AK = 12,400 feet

    17. Runway 9L/27R: Atlanta Hartsfield International, GA = 12,390 feet

    18. Runway 8L/26R: Honolulu International Airport, HI = 12,360 feet

    19. Runway 18R/36L: Austin Bergstrom International, TX = 12,250 feet

    20. Runway 8L/26R: Ontario International, CA = 12,197 feet

    21. Runway 5R/23L: Columbus Rickenbacker International = 12,103 feet

    22. Runway 4L/22R: New York Kennedy International, NY = 12,079 feet

    23. Runway 17/35: Salina Regional, KS = 12,031 feet

    24. Runway 12/30: Destin/Fort Walton Beach, FL = 12,030 feet

    25. Runway 4/22: El Paso International, TX = 12,020 feet

    26. Runway 6L/24R: Guam International = 12,014 feet

    27. Runway 6/24: Birmingham Shuttlesworth International, AL = 12,007 feet

    28. Runway 17L/35R: Orlando International, FL = 12,005 feet

    29. Runway 17R/35L: Orlando International, FL = 12,004 feet

    30. Runway 4R/22L: Detroit Metropolitan, MI = 12,003 feet

    31. Runway 16L/34R: Salt Lake International, UT = 12,002 feet

    32-33. Runway 6/27: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International and Runway 15L/33R: Houston Bush Intercontinental, TX = 12,001 feet

    34-37. Runway 6/24: Fort Myers/Southwest Florida International, FL and Runway 8R/26L: Honolulu International Airport, HI; and Runway 9R/27L: Philadelphia International, PA; Runway 16R/34L: Salt Lake City International, UT; = 12,000 feet

    38. Runway 5/23: Fort Wayne International, IN = 11,981 feet

    39. Runway 5L/23R: Columbus Rickenbacker International = 11,902 feet

    40-41. Runway 6R/24L: Dayton Cox International, OH and Runway 16L/34R: Seattle-Tacoma International, WA= 11,901 feet

    42. Runway 17R/35L: Louisville Ali International, KY = 11,887 feet

    43. Runway 10L/28R: San Francisco International, CA = 11,870 feet

    44. Runway 2L/20R: Fairbanks International, AK = 11,800 feet

    45. Runway 17/35: Plattsburgh Intenational, NY = 11,735 feet

    46-49. Runways 1C/19C and 1R/19R: Washington/Dulles International, VA; and Runway 10R/28L: Pittsburgh International, PA; Runway 17R/35L: Lubbock International, TX = 11,500 feet

    50. Runway 8/26: Phoenix/Sky Harbor International, AZ = 11,489 feet

    51. Runway 15/33: Bangor International, ME = 11,440 feet

    52. Runway 10R/28L: San Francisco International, CA = 11,381 feet

    53. Runway 16/34: Portsmouth International, NH = 11,322 feet

    54. Runway 9R/27L: Chicago O’Hare International, IL = 11,260 feet

    55. Runway 9C/27C: Chicago O’Hare International, IL = 11,245 feet

    56. Runway 5L/23R: Indianapolis International Airport, IN = 11,200 feet

    57. Runway 9/27: New York Stewart International, NY = 11,187 feet

    58. Runway 18C/36C: Memphis International, TN = 11,120 feet

    59. Runway 7R/25L: Los Angeles International, CA = 11,095 feet

    60. Runway 13/31: Nashville International, TN = 11,030 feet

    61. Runway 12R/30L: St. Louis-Lambert International, MO = 11,020 feet

    62. Runway 4/22: Minneapolis-St. Paul International, MN = 11,006 feet

    63-64. Runway 1L/19R: Tampa International, FL and Runway 3/21: Spokane International, WA= 11,002 feet

    65-66. Runway 17R/35L: Reno-Tahoe International, NV and Runway 4/22: Greenville-Spartanburg International, SC= 11,001 feet

    67-71. Runways 12L/30R and 12R/30L: San Jose/Mineta International, CA and Runway 18C/36C: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International; Runway 4L/22R: Newark Liberty International, NJ; and Runway 10R/28L: Portland International, OR = 11,000 feet each

    72. Runway 12/30: Tucson International, AZ = 10,996 feet

    73. Runway 6R/24L: Los Angeles International, CA = 10,885 feet

    74. Runway 10C/28C: Chicago O’Hare International, IL = 10,880 feet

    75. Runway 12L/30R: Bakersfield Meadows Field, CA = 10,849 feet

    76. Runway 15/33: Anchorage/Stevens International, AK = 10,865 feet

    77. Runway 1L/19R: Kansas City International, MO = 10,801 feet

    78. Runway 10C/28C: Pittsburgh International, PA = 10,775 feet

    79-80. Runway 7L/25R: Anchorage/Stevens International, AK and Runway 7/25: Toledo Express, OH = 10,600 feet

    81. Runway 9/27: Duluth International, MN = 10,591 feet

    82. Runway 8R/26L: Las Vegas/Reid International, NV = 10,526 feet

    83. Runway 12/30: Oakland International, CA = 10,520 feet

    84. Runway 10L/28R: Billings International, MT = 10,518 feet

    85. Runway 8R/26L: Miami International, FL = 10,506 feet

    86. Runway 10/28: Baltimore Washington International = 10,503 feet

    87-88. Runway 3/21: Great Falls International, MT and Runway 10L/28R: Pittsburgh International, PA= 10,502 feet

    89. Runway 12/30: Washington/Dulles International, VA = 10,501 feet

    90. Runway 12R/30L: Mesa Gateway, AZ = 10,401 feet

    91. Runway 8/26: San Juan Marin International, PR = 10,400 feet

    92. Runway 1L/19R: Wichita Eisenhower National, KS = 10,302 feet

    93. Runway 7L/25R: Phoenix/Sky Harbor International, AZ = 10,300 feet

    94. Runway 11L/29R: Stockton Municipal, CA = 10,249 feet

    95. Runway 12C/30C: Mesa Gateway, AZ = 10,201 feet

    96. Runway 8R/26L: Ontario International, CA = 10,200 feet

    97. Runway 9R/27L: Melbourne/Orlando International, FL = 10,181 feet

    98. Runway 3/21: Casper/Natrona County International = 10,165 feet

    99. Runway 10L/24R: Columbus Glenn International, OH = 10,114 feet

    100-101. Runway 13/31: Peoria Dowling International, IL and Runway 11/29: New Orleans/Armstrong International., LA = 10,104 feet

    102. Runway 15R/33L: Boston Logan International, MA = 10,083 feet

    103. Runway 6R/24L: Guam International = 10,014 feet

    104. Runway 2/20: Destin/Fort Walton Beach, FL = 10,012 feet

    105. Runway 17/35: Roswell Air Center, NM = 10,008 feet

    106. Runway 14R/32L: Seattle King County, WA = 10,007 feet

    107. Runway 4R/22L: Boston Logan International, MA = 10,006 feet

    108-111. Runway 7/25: Rockford-Chicago International, IL and Runway 6/27: Moline/Quad Cities International, IL; Runway 10/28: Christiansted International, VI; and Runway 9/27: Rock Springs/SW Wyoming Regional = 10,002 feet

    112-120. Runway 18:/36R: Huntsville International, AL; Runway 10L/28R: Palm Beach International, FL; and Runway 8R/26L: Grand Rapids Ford International, MI; Runways 4L/22R and 3R/21L: Detroit Metropolitan, MI; Runway: 13/31: Atlantic City International, NJ; Runway 5R/23L: Greensboro Piedmont Triad, NC; Runway 5/23: Page Pago International, AS; Runway 13/31: Harrisburg International, PA = 10,001 feet

    121-137. Runway 6/24: San Bernardino International, CA; Runway 12/30: Long Beach, CA; Runway 17R/35L: Orlando International, FL; Runway 8/26: Jacksonville International, FL; and Runway 16/34: Panama City/Northwest Florida Beaches International, FL; Runway 10L/28R: Boise Air Terminal, ID; Runway 14L/42R: St. Louis/Mid-America, IL; Runway 5R/23L: Indianapolis International Airport, IN; Runway 18L/36R: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International; Runway; 12R/30L: Minneapolis-St. Paul International, MN; Runway 3/21: Albuquerque International Sunport, NM; Runway 13R/31L: New York Kennedy International, NY; Runway 5l/23R: Raleigh-Durham International, NC; Runway 18C/36C: Charlotte Douglas International, NC; Runway 18R/36L: Tulsa International, OK; Runway 5L/23R: Knoxville/McGhee Tyson, TN; Runways 15R/33L and 9/27: Houston/Bush Intercontinental, TX = 10,000 feet

    SOURCE: https://www.faa.gov/airports/runway_safety/diagrams/

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