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Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Budapest, Budapest (capital city) (Hungary)

IATA: BUD ICAO: LHBP

Longest Active Runway

12,162 ft

3,707 meters

Field Elevation

495 ft

151 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

47.4302°, 19.2624°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

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RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#159 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#244 of 7558

Top 3.2% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Hungary)

#1 of 1 in HU

#1 of 4 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+21.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BUD in numbers: 12,162 ft longest runway · #159 of 650 published · #244 of 7,558 worldwide (top 3.2%) · #1 in Hungary.

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Editorial Aerodrome Deep Dive: Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD)

Curated Aerodrome Profile

Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport is Central Europe's low-cost and cargo dynamo. Runway 13L/31R measures an impressive 12,162 ft, allowing fully loaded widebody freighters from China and North America to touch down and depart without payload penalties. Situated on the fertile Danubian plains at 495 ft MSL, BUD provides dual-runway independent arrivals supported by full Category IIIb autoland infrastructure.

Runway Layout & Magnetic Alignments

Dual parallel runways: 13L/31R (12,162 ft / 3,707 m) and 13R/31L (9,862 ft / 3,006 m).

Expansion Milestones & Predecessor Facilities

Opened in 1950 at Ferihegy. Renamed in 2011 after composer Franz Liszt; pivoted into a major European low-cost hub following the 2012 collapse of national flag carrier Malév.

Regional Differentiation & Cluster Role

Sole international commercial hub for Hungary, situated 87 NM southeast of Bratislava (BTS) and 116 NM east of Vienna (VIE).

Data Nuances & Operational Quirks

Staggered parallel runways spaced 1,000 meters apart allow high-capacity operations; primary maintenance base for Wizz Air and an expanding Central European air cargo hub (BUD Cargo City).

📚 Official Aerodrome Sourcing: Hungary National Civil Aviation Authority · State Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) & ICAO Annex 14 Standards

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🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BUD lies at 151 m (495 ft), #276 of 650 published airports by elevation and 51.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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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: M. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS), 93.8 NM, 10,466 ft. BUD has the longest runway in this radius, 1,696 ft over BTS.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,162 ft (3,707 m)

BUD runways: 13L/31R 12,162 × 148 ft concrete (con); 13R/31L 9,875 × 148 ft concrete (con). +21.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
13L/31R	12,162 ft (3707 m / 3.707 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
13R/31L	9,875 ft (3010 m / 3.010 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
M. R. Štefánik Airport (Bratislava)	`BTS`	93.8 NM (173.7 km)	10,466 ft	✅ Lighted

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