Burgas Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Burgas, Burgas Province (Bulgaria)

IATA: BOJ ICAO: LBBG

Longest Active Runway

10,499 ft

3,200 meters

Field Elevation

135 ft

41 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

42.5699°, 27.5152°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #456 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#760 of 7558

Top 10.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Bulgaria)

#2 of 2 in BG

#2 of 7 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BOJ in numbers: 10,499 ft longest runway · tied #456 of 650 published · #760 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.4%) · #2 in Bulgaria.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BOJ lies at 41 m (135 ft), #412 of 650 published airports by elevation and 31.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 804 ft below the Bulgaria median (939 ft, 2 airports); SOF is highest at 1,742 ft, 1,607 ft higher than BOJ.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: İstanbul Airport (IST), 94.9 NM, 13,451 ft. IST has the radius's longest runway, 2,952 ft more than BOJ.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,499 ft (3,200 m)

BOJ runway: 04/22 10,499 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: #2 of 2 in Bulgaria; SOF leads by 1,312 ft (11,811 ft). +5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
04/22	10,499 ft (3200 m / 3.200 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
İstanbul Airport (Istanbul)	`IST`	94.9 NM (175.8 km)	13,451 ft	✅ Lighted

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