Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field

Compiled by Bill Gao

Boise, Idaho (United States)

IATA: BOI ICAO: KBOI

Longest Active Runway

10,000 ft

3,048 meters

Field Elevation

2,871 ft

875 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

43.5644°, -116.2230°

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

#947 of 7558

Top 13.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (United States)

tied #53 of 63 in US

same length as 8 others; nearest SBD, 570 NM · #183 of 2020 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+0%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BOI in numbers: 10,000 ft longest runway · tied #557 of 650 published · #947 of 7,558 worldwide (top 13.4%) · tied #53 in United States.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

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

BOI lies at 875 m (2,871 ft), #95 of 650 published airports by elevation and 85.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2,264 ft above the United States median (607 ft, 63 airports); COS is highest at 6,187 ft, 3,316 ft higher than BOI.

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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 BOI. Nearest published airport: Spokane International Airport (GEG), 250 NM, 11,002 ft (1,002 ft longer than BOI); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

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

BOI runways: 10L/28R 10,000 × 150 ft asphalt (asp); 10R/28L 9,763 × 150 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #53 of 63 in United States with SBD/TYS/CLT/TUL/PSP/RDU/LGB/JAX at 10,000 ft; DEN leads by 6,000 ft (16,000 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
10L/28R	10,000 ft (3048 m / 3.048 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
10R/28L	9,763 ft (2976 m / 2.976 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
09/27	5,000 ft (1524 m / 1.524 km)	75 ft (23m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed

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