Türkmenabat International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Türkmenabat, Lebap Region (Turkmenistan)

IATA: CRZ ICAO: UTAV

Longest Active Runway

12,467 ft

3,800 meters

Field Elevation

649 ft

198 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

38.9307°, 63.5640°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #112 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#199 of 7558

Top 2.8% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Turkmenistan)

tied #1 of 3 in TM

same length as ASB, TAZ · #3 of 7 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+24.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 CRZ in numbers: 12,467 ft longest runway · tied #112 of 650 published · #199 of 7,558 worldwide (top 2.8%) · tied #1 in Turkmenistan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

CRZ lies at 198 m (649 ft), #250 of 650 published airports by elevation and 56.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is equal to the Turkmenistan median; ASB is highest at 692 ft, 43 ft higher than CRZ.

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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: Bukhara International Airport (BHK), 66.3 NM, 9,843 ft. CRZ has the longest runway in this radius, 2,624 ft over BHK.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,467 ft (3,800 m)

CRZ runway: 13/31 12,467 × 197 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #1 of 3 in Turkmenistan with ASB/TAZ at 12,467 ft. +24.7% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
13/31	12,467 ft (3800 m / 3.800 km)	197 ft (60m)	`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
Bukhara International Airport (Bukhara)	`BHK`	66.3 NM (122.8 km)	9,843 ft	✅ Lighted

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