Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Abidjan, Abidjan (autonomous district) (Côte d'Ivoire)

IATA: ABJ ICAO: DIAP

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

21 ft

6 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

5.2614°, -3.9263°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,190 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Côte d'Ivoire)

#1 of 1 in CI

#3 of 8 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 ABJ in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,190 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · #1 in Côte d'Ivoire.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

ABJ lies at 6 m (21 ft), #585 of 650 published airports by elevation and 10.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of ABJ. Nearest published airport: Kotoka International Airport (ACC), 226 NM, 11,165 ft (1,322 ft longer than ABJ); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

ABJ runway: 03/21 9,843 × 164 ft asphalt (asp). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
03/21	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	164 ft (50m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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