Ashgabat International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Ashgabat, Ashgabat (city) (Turkmenistan)

IATA: ASB ICAO: UTAA

Longest Active Runway

12,467 ft

3,800 meters

Field Elevation

692 ft

211 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

37.9868°, 58.3610°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

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RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #112 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#198 of 7558

Top 2.8% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Turkmenistan)

tied #1 of 3 in TM

same length as CRZ, TAZ · #2 of 7 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+24.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 ASB in numbers: 12,467 ft longest runway · tied #112 of 650 published · #198 of 7,558 worldwide (top 2.8%) · tied #1 in Turkmenistan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

ASB lies at 211 m (692 ft), #239 of 650 published airports by elevation and 58.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 43 ft above the Turkmenistan median (649 ft, 3 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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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 ASB. Nearest published airport: Mashhad International Airport (MHD), 122 NM, 12,877 ft (410 ft longer than ASB); 3 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,467 ft (3,800 m)

ASB runways: 11R/29L 12,467 × 197 ft concrete (con); 11L/29R 12,467 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #1 of 3 in Turkmenistan with CRZ/TAZ at 12,467 ft. +24.7% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
11R/29L	12,467 ft (3800 m / 3.800 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
11L/29R	12,467 ft (3800 m / 3.800 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
11/29	5,907 ft (1800 m / 1.800 km)	114 ft (35m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed

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