Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Constanța, Constanţa County (Romania)

IATA: CND ICAO: LRCK

Longest Active Runway

11,483 ft

3,500 meters

Field Elevation

353 ft

108 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

44.3622°, 28.4883°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #273 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#463 of 7558

Top 6.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Romania)

tied #2 of 4 in RO

same length as TSR · #2 of 18 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 CND in numbers: 11,483 ft longest runway · tied #273 of 650 published · #463 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.4%) · tied #2 in Romania.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

CND lies at 108 m (353 ft), #311 of 650 published airports by elevation and 45.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 22 ft above the Romania median (331 ft, 4 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of CND. Nearest published airport: Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU), 103 NM, 10,499 ft (984 ft shorter than CND); 7 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,483 ft (3,500 m)

CND runway: 18/36 11,483 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #2 of 4 in Romania with TSR at 11,483 ft; OTP leads by 1 ft (11,484 ft). +14.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
18/36	11,483 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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