Adnan Menderes International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Gaziemir, İzmir Province (Turkey)

IATA: ADB ICAO: LTBJ

Longest Active Runway

10,630 ft

3,240 meters

Field Elevation

412 ft

126 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

38.2924°, 27.1570°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #433 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#693 of 7558

Top 9.2% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Turkey)

#8 of 9 in TR

#15 of 66 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+6.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 ADB in numbers: 10,630 ft longest runway · tied #433 of 650 published · #693 of 7,558 worldwide (top 9.2%) · #8 in Turkey.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

ADB lies at 126 m (412 ft), #293 of 650 published airports by elevation and 48.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 87 ft above the Turkey median (325 ft, 9 airports); KYA is highest at 3,392 ft, 2,980 ft higher than ADB.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Milas Bodrum International Airport (BJV), 67.1 NM, 9,843 ft. ADB has the longest runway in this radius, 787 ft over BJV.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,630 ft (3,240 m)

ADB runways: 16R/34L 10,630 × 147 ft concrete (con); 16L/34R 10,630 × 147 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #8 of 9 in Turkey; IST leads by 2,821 ft (13,451 ft). +6.3% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
16R/34L	10,630 ft (3240 m / 3.240 km)	147 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
16L/34R	10,630 ft (3240 m / 3.240 km)	147 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ 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
Milas Bodrum International Airport (Bodrum)	`BJV`	67.1 NM (124.3 km)	9,843 ft	✅ Lighted

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