Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Abadan, Khuzestan Province (Iran)

IATA: ABD ICAO: OIAA

Longest Active Runway

10,169 ft

3,100 meters

Field Elevation

10 ft

3 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

30.3679°, 48.2301°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #527 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#856 of 7558

Top 11.3% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Iran)

#14 of 14 in IR

#36 of 75 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+1.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 ABD in numbers: 10,169 ft longest runway · tied #527 of 650 published · #856 of 7,558 worldwide (top 11.3%) · #14 in Iran.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

ABD lies at 3 m (10 ft), #630 of 650 published airports by elevation and 3.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 3,624 ft below the Iran median (3,634 ft, 14 airports); KER is highest at 5,741 ft, 5,731 ft higher than ABD.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

3 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 3 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Basra International Airport (BSR), 31.3 NM, 13,124 ft. Next: AWZ 64.3 NM, KWI 70 NM. KWI has the radius's longest runway, 4,857 ft more than ABD.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,169 ft (3,100 m)

ABD runways: 14R/32L 10,169 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 14L/32R 7,437 × 115 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #14 of 14 in Iran; IFN leads by 4,256 ft (14,425 ft). +1.7% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
14R/32L	10,169 ft (3100 m / 3.100 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
14L/32R	7,437 ft (2267 m / 2.267 km)	115 ft (35m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Basra International Airport (Basra)	`BSR`	31.3 NM (58 km)	13,124 ft	✅ Lighted
Qasem Soleimani International Airport (Ahvaz)	`AWZ`	64.3 NM (119.1 km)	11,149 ft	✅ Lighted
Kuwait International Airport (Kuwait City)	`KWI`	70 NM (129.6 km)	15,026 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →