Datong Yungang International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Datong, Shanxi Province (China)

IATA: DAT ICAO: ZBDT

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

3,442 ft

1,049 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

40.0614°, 113.4805°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,093 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (China)

tied #53 of 55 in CN

same length as LJG, JGN · #92 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 DAT in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,093 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · tied #53 in China.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

DAT lies at 1,049 m (3,442 ft), #79 of 650 published airports by elevation and 87.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 3,217 ft above the China median (225 ft, 54 airports); RKZ is highest at 12,408 ft, 8,966 ft higher than DAT.

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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: Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET), 89.2 NM, 11,811 ft. HET has the radius's longest runway, 1,968 ft more than DAT.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

DAT runway: 14/32 9,843 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #53 of 55 in China with LJG/JGN at 9,843 ft; RKZ leads by 6,561 ft (16,404 ft). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
14/32	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 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
Hohhot Baita International Airport (Hohhot)	`HET`	89.2 NM (165.2 km)	11,811 ft	✅ Lighted

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