The Longest & Shortest Runways in the World!

Published: 24 August 2023
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These are currently the longest and the shortest runways in the world, all of them impressive feats of engineering, no matter if their on the large or short scale.

While the longest runways in the world pose no problem to pilots, the shortest runways in the world, and especially those at higher altitudes that see severe weather conditions and mountainous terrain, pose a big challenge and huge risks to pilots.

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The list:

The World’s Longest Runways
10. Erbil International Airport (EBL), Iraq – 4,800m
9. Madrid-Torrejón Airport (TOJ), Spain – 4,818m
8. Hamad International Airport (DOH), Qatar – 4,850m
7. Denver International Airport (DEN), United States – 4,877m
6. Upington Airport (UTN), South Africa – 4,900m
5. Embraer Unidade Gavião Peixoto Airport, Brazil – 4,967m
4. Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY), Russia – 5,000m
3. Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ), China – 5,000m
2. Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA), Russia – 5,402m
1. Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), China – 5,500m
The Shortest Runways
10. John A. Osborne Airport (MNI), Montserrat, Caribbean – 600m
9. Courchevel Altiport (CVF), France – 537m
8. Ramechhap Airport (RHP), Nepal – 530m
7. Tenzing–Hillary Airport (LUA), Nepal – 527m
6. St Mary’s Airport (ISC), Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom – 525m
5. Doti Airport (SIH), Nepal – 490m
4. Helgoland Airport (HGL), Germany – 480m
3. Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB), Caribbean – 400m
2. Westray Airport (WRY), Scotland – 291m
1. Papa Westray (PPW), Scotland – 250m

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