Doha International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Doha, Ad-Dawhah Municipality (Qatar)

IATA: DIA ICAO: OTBD

Longest Active Runway

15,000 ft

4,572 meters

Field Elevation

35 ft

11 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

25.2594°, 51.5655°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#9 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#18 of 7558

Top 0.2% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Qatar)

#2 of 2 in QA

#2 of 3 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+50%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 DIA in numbers: 15,000 ft longest runway · #9 of 650 published · #18 of 7,558 worldwide (top 0.2%) · #2 in Qatar.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

DIA lies at 11 m (35 ft), #539 of 650 published airports by elevation and 15.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 11 ft above the Qatar median (24 ft, 2 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Hamad International Airport (DOH), 2.4 NM, 15,912 ft. Next: BAH 78.6 NM. DOH has the radius's longest runway, 912 ft more than DIA.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 15,000 ft (4,572 m)

DIA runway: 15/33 15,000 × 151 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 2 in Qatar; DOH leads by 912 ft (15,912 ft). +50% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
15/33	15,000 ft (4572 m / 4.572 km)	151 ft (46m)	`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
Hamad International Airport (Doha)	`DOH`	2.4 NM (4.4 km)	15,912 ft	✅ Lighted
Bahrain International Airport (Manama)	`BAH`	78.6 NM (145.6 km)	12,979 ft	✅ Lighted

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