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Bata International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Bata, Litoral Province (Equatorial Guinea)

IATA: BSG ICAO: FGBT

Longest Active Runway

10,860 ft

3,310 meters

Field Elevation

13 ft

4 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

1.9055°, 9.8057°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #394 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#629 of 7558

Top 8.3% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Equatorial Guinea)

#1 of 2 in GQ

#1 of 5 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+8.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BSG in numbers: 10,860 ft longest runway · tied #394 of 650 published · #629 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.3%) · #1 in Equatorial Guinea.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BSG lies at 4 m (13 ft), #615 of 650 published airports by elevation and 5.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 21 ft below the Equatorial Guinea median (34 ft, 2 airports); OCS is highest at 55 ft, 42 ft higher than BSG.

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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: Corisco International Airport (OCS), 66.2 NM, 10,220 ft. Next: LBV 90 NM. BSG has the longest runway in this radius, 640 ft over OCS.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,860 ft (3,310 m)

BSG runway: 03/21 10,860 × 200 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 2 in Equatorial Guinea; 640 ft ahead of OCS (10,220 ft). +8.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
03/21	10,860 ft (3310 m / 3.310 km)	200 ft (61m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
04/22	7,001 ft (2134 m / 2.134 km)	148 ft (45m)	`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
Corisco International Airport (Corisco Island)	`OCS`	66.2 NM (122.6 km)	10,220 ft	—
Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (Libreville)	`LBV`	90 NM (166.7 km)	9,844 ft	✅ Lighted

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