Brindisi Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Brindisi, Apulia (Italy)

IATA: BDS ICAO: LIBR

Longest Active Runway

10,000 ft

3,048 meters

Field Elevation

47 ft

14 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

40.6576°, 17.9470°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #557 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#974 of 7558

Top 13.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Italy)

#7 of 9 in IT

#8 of 50 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+0%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BDS in numbers: 10,000 ft longest runway · tied #557 of 650 published · #974 of 7,558 worldwide (top 13.4%) · #7 in Italy.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BDS lies at 14 m (47 ft), #522 of 650 published airports by elevation and 18.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 18 ft below the Italy median (65 ft, 9 airports); TRN is highest at 989 ft, 942 ft higher than BDS.

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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: Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport (BRI), 61.1 NM, 9,843 ft. BDS has the longest runway in this radius, 157 ft over BRI.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,000 ft (3,048 m)

BDS runways: 13/31 10,000 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 05/23 5,892 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #7 of 9 in Italy; MXP leads by 2,861 ft (12,861 ft). +0% 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	10,000 ft (3048 m / 3.048 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
05/23	5,892 ft (1796 m / 1.796 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
Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport (Bari)	`BRI`	61.1 NM (113.2 km)	9,843 ft	✅ Lighted

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