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Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport

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Bari, Apulia (Italy)
IATA: BRI ICAO: LIBD
Longest Active Runway
9,843 ft
3,000 meters
Field Elevation
193 ft
59 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
1 closed, Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
41.1389°, 16.7606°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →
RunwayFacts Published Dataset
tied #603 of 650
In curated primary commercial index
Global Commercial Universe
#1,164 of 7558
Top 15.9% percentile worldwide
For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.
National Standing (Italy)
#9 of 9 in IT
#10 of 50 in full national registry
vs Large Airport Median
-1.6%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline
💡 BRI in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,164 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · #9 in Italy.
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Editorial Aerodrome Deep Dive: Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport (BRI)

Curated Aerodrome Profile

Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) has a 9,843 ft (3,000 m) main runway, 07/25. The field is 193 ft (59 m) above sea level, on a 250 ha site 11 km from Bari according to ENAC.

Runway Layout & Magnetic Alignments
Runway 07/25: 9,843 ft (3,000 m) long and 148 ft wide, asphalt; the dataset also records a 512 ft strip, 12/30.
Expansion Milestones & Predecessor Facilities
ENAC's 2007 dossier says Bari Palese began as a military airport; the current runway was inaugurated in 1979 and lengthened for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The new passenger terminal opened on 31 March 2005, the year the airport was named after Karol Wojtyła.
Regional Differentiation & Cluster Role
Brindisi (BDS) is the nearest published airport, 61 NM to the east-southeast.

BRI vs national peers (RunwayFacts data)

  • BRI's 9,843 ft runway is 984 ft below the median longest runway of the 9 published airports in Italy (10,827 ft).
  • 5 of those 9 airports have two or more active runways; BRI has 1.
  • Nearest published airport in Italy: Brindisi Airport (BDS), 61 NM away, longest runway 10,000 ft, elevation 47 ft.
  • Within the 650 published airports, BRI ranks tied #603 by runway length and #377 by elevation.

Sourced history & facilities

📚 Official Aerodrome Sourcing: Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (ENAC) · ENAV Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP Italia)
Verification Methodology →

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft
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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BRI lies at 59 m (193 ft), #377 of 650 published airports by elevation and 36.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 128 ft above the Italy median (65 ft, 9 airports); TRN is highest at 989 ft, 796 ft higher than BRI.

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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: Brindisi Airport (BDS), 61.1 NM, 10,000 ft. BDS has the radius's longest runway, 157 ft more than BRI.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

BRI runway: 07/25 9,843 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #9 of 9 in Italy; MXP leads by 3,018 ft (12,861 ft). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
07/25 9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active
12/30 512 ft (156 m / 0.156 km) 164 ft (50m) Asphalt (ASP) ❌ Unlighted ⛔ Closed

🧭 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
Brindisi Airport (Brindisi) BDS 61.1 NM (113.2 km) 10,000 ft ✅ Lighted

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