Asyut International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Asyut, Asyut Governorate (Egypt)

IATA: ATZ ICAO: HEAT

Longest Active Runway

9,905 ft

3,019 meters

Field Elevation

748 ft

228 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

27.0460°, 31.0128°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #582 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,037 of 7558

Top 13.7% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Egypt)

tied #9 of 13 in EG

same length as AAC · #14 of 28 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-0.9%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 ATZ in numbers: 9,905 ft longest runway · tied #582 of 650 published · #1,037 of 7,558 worldwide (top 13.7%) · tied #9 in Egypt.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

ATZ lies at 228 m (748 ft), #231 of 650 published airports by elevation and 59.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 535 ft above the Egypt median (213 ft, 13 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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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: Suhaj International Airport (HMB), 57.6 NM, 9,843 ft. ATZ has the longest runway in this radius, 62 ft over HMB.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,905 ft (3,019 m)

ATZ runway: 13/31 9,905 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #9 of 13 in Egypt with AAC at 9,905 ft; HRG leads by 3,266 ft (13,171 ft). −0.9% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
13/31	9,905 ft (3019 m / 3.019 km)	148 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
Suhaj International Airport (Suhaj)	`HMB`	57.6 NM (106.7 km)	9,843 ft	—

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