Bandar Abbas International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province (Iran)

IATA: BND ICAO: OIKB

Longest Active Runway

12,008 ft

3,660 meters

Field Elevation

22 ft

7 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

27.2183°, 56.3778°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #177 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#280 of 7558

Top 3.7% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Iran)

#9 of 14 in IR

#18 of 75 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+20.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BND in numbers: 12,008 ft longest runway · tied #177 of 650 published · #280 of 7,558 worldwide (top 3.7%) · #9 in Iran.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BND lies at 7 m (22 ft), #580 of 650 published airports by elevation and 10.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 3,612 ft below the Iran median (3,634 ft, 14 airports); KER is highest at 5,741 ft, 5,719 ft higher than BND.

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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: Qeshm International Airport (GSM), 37.7 NM, 13,864 ft. Next: RKT 99.2 NM. GSM has the radius's longest runway, 1,856 ft more than BND.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,008 ft (3,660 m)

BND runways: 03R/21L 12,008 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 03L/21R 11,341 × 98 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #9 of 14 in Iran; IFN leads by 2,417 ft (14,425 ft). +20.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
03R/21L	12,008 ft (3660 m / 3.660 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
03L/21R	11,341 ft (3457 m / 3.457 km)	98 ft (30m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ 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
Qeshm International Airport (Qeshm(Dayrestan))	`GSM`	37.7 NM (69.8 km)	13,864 ft	✅ Lighted
Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (Ras Al Khaimah)	`RKT`	99.2 NM (183.7 km)	12,336 ft	✅ Lighted

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