Billund Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Billund, South Denmark (Denmark)

IATA: BLL ICAO: EKBI

Longest Active Runway

10,172 ft

3,100 meters

Field Elevation

247 ft

75 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

55.7403°, 9.1570°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#511 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#829 of 7558

Top 11.0% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Denmark)

#2 of 2 in DK

#2 of 17 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+1.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BLL in numbers: 10,172 ft longest runway · #511 of 650 published · #829 of 7,558 worldwide (top 11.0%) · #2 in Denmark.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BLL lies at 75 m (247 ft), #356 of 650 published airports by elevation and 39.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 115 ft above the Denmark median (132 ft, 2 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 BLL. Nearest published airport: Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH), 119 NM, 11,811 ft (1,639 ft longer than BLL); 4 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,172 ft (3,100 m)

BLL runway: 09/27 10,172 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 2 in Denmark; CPH leads by 1,639 ft (11,811 ft). +1.7% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
09/27	10,172 ft (3100 m / 3.100 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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