Maya-Maya International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Brazzaville, Pool Department (Republic of the Congo)

IATA: BZV ICAO: FCBB

Longest Active Runway

10,827 ft

3,300 meters

Field Elevation

1,048 ft

319 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-4.2517°, 15.2530°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #401 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#645 of 7558

Top 8.7% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Republic of the Congo)

#1 of 1 in CG

#2 of 9 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+8.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BZV in numbers: 10,827 ft longest runway · tied #401 of 650 published · #645 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.7%) · #1 in Republic of the Congo.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BZV lies at 319 m (1,048 ft), #187 of 650 published airports by elevation and 67.8 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: Ndjili International Airport (FIH), 14 NM, 13,123 ft. FIH has the radius's longest runway, 2,296 ft more than BZV.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,827 ft (3,300 m)

BZV runway: 05/23 10,827 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). +8.3% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
05/23	10,827 ft (3300 m / 3.300 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ 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
Ndjili International Airport (Kinshasa)	`FIH`	14 NM (25.9 km)	13,123 ft	✅ Lighted

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