Milas Bodrum International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Bodrum, Muğla Province (Turkey)

IATA: BJV ICAO: LTFE

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

21 ft

6 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

37.2493°, 27.6640°

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

#1,191 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Turkey)

#9 of 9 in TR

#30 of 66 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BJV in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,191 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · #9 in Turkey.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BJV lies at 6 m (21 ft), #586 of 650 published airports by elevation and 10.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 304 ft below the Turkey median (325 ft, 9 airports); KYA is highest at 3,392 ft, 3,371 ft higher than BJV.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO), 54.6 NM, 10,846 ft. Next: ADB 67.1 NM. RHO has the radius's longest runway, 1,003 ft more than BJV.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

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

BJV runways: 10L/28R 9,843 × 148 ft concrete (con); 10R/28L 9,646 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: #9 of 9 in Turkey; IST leads by 3,608 ft (13,451 ft). −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
10L/28R	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
10R/28L	9,646 ft (2940 m / 2.940 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ 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
Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (Rhodes)	`RHO`	54.6 NM (101.1 km)	10,846 ft	✅ Lighted
Adnan Menderes International Airport (Gaziemir)	`ADB`	67.1 NM (124.3 km)	10,630 ft	✅ Lighted

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