Djerba Zarzis International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Mellita, Medenine Governorate (Tunisia)

IATA: DJE ICAO: DTTJ

Longest Active Runway

10,171 ft

3,100 meters

Field Elevation

19 ft

6 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

33.8737°, 10.7773°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #512 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#847 of 7558

Top 11.2% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Tunisia)

#2 of 2 in TN

#4 of 10 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+1.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 DJE in numbers: 10,171 ft longest runway · tied #512 of 650 published · #847 of 7,558 worldwide (top 11.2%) · #2 in Tunisia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

DJE lies at 6 m (19 ft), #592 of 650 published airports by elevation and 9.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2 ft below the Tunisia median (21 ft, 2 airports); TUN is highest at 22 ft, 3 ft higher than DJE.

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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 DJE. Nearest published airport: Mitiga International Airport (MJI), 139 NM, 11,155 ft (984 ft longer than DJE); 5 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,171 ft (3,100 m)

DJE runway: 09/27 10,171 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 2 in Tunisia; TUN leads by 328 ft (10,499 ft). +1.7% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
09/27	10,171 ft (3100 m / 3.100 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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