Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru

Compiled by Bill Gao

Bengaluru, Karnataka (India)

IATA: BLR ICAO: VOBL

Longest Active Runway

13,123 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

3,000 ft

914 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

13.1979°, 77.7063°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #56 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#108 of 7558

Top 1.8% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (India)

#3 of 26 in IN

#3 of 153 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BLR in numbers: 13,123 ft longest runway · tied #56 of 650 published · #108 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.8%) · #3 in India.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

BLR lies at 914 m (3,000 ft), #92 of 650 published airports by elevation and 86.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2,402 ft above the India median (598 ft, 26 airports); SXR is highest at 5,429 ft, 2,429 ft higher than BLR.

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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 BLR. Nearest published airport: Tirupati International Airport (TIR), 110 NM, 12,500 ft (623 ft shorter than BLR); 5 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,123 ft (4,000 m)

BLR runways: 09R/27L 13,123 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 09L/27R 13,123 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #3 of 26 in India; DEL leads by 1,411 ft (14,534 ft). +31.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
09R/27L	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
09L/27R	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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