King Fahd International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Ad Dammam, Ash Sharqiyah Region (Saudi Arabia)

IATA: DMM ICAO: OEDF

Longest Active Runway

13,124 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

72 ft

22 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

26.4691°, 49.7982°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #51 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#96 of 7558

Top 1.3% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Saudi Arabia)

#3 of 16 in SA

#3 of 34 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 DMM in numbers: 13,124 ft longest runway · tied #51 of 650 published · #96 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.3%) · #3 in Saudi Arabia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

DMM lies at 22 m (72 ft), #477 of 650 published airports by elevation and 23.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,978 ft below the Saudi Arabia median (2,050 ft, 16 airports); AHB is highest at 6,858 ft, 6,786 ft higher than DMM.

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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: Bahrain International Airport (BAH), 46.8 NM, 12,979 ft. Next: HOF 73.1 NM. DMM has the longest runway in this radius, 145 ft over BAH.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,124 ft (4,000 m)

DMM runways: 16R/34L 13,124 × 197 ft asphalt (asp); 16L/34R 13,124 × 197 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #3 of 16 in Saudi Arabia; MED leads by 1,098 ft (14,222 ft). +31.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
16R/34L	13,124 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
16L/34R	13,124 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	197 ft (60m)	`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
Bahrain International Airport (Manama)	`BAH`	46.8 NM (86.7 km)	12,979 ft	✅ Lighted
Al-Ahsa International Airport (Hofuf)	`HOF`	73.1 NM (135.4 km)	10,039 ft	✅ Lighted

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