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Al Maktoum International Airport

Dubai(Jebel Ali), Dubai Emirate (United Arab Emirates)
IATA: DWC ICAO: OMDW
Longest Active Runway
14,764 ft
4,500 meters
Field Elevation
114 ft
35 m MSL
Runway Inventory
2 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
24.8962°, 55.1624°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#1 in United Arab Emirates
Out of 12 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#27 Worldwide
Top 0.3% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#5124 MSL
Top 70.4% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+47.6%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Al Maktoum International Airport's longest active runway measures 14,764 ft (4,500 m). It ranks as the #1 longest runway in United Arab Emirates and #27 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
12/30 14,764 ft (4500m) 197 ft (60m) Asphalt (ASPH) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active
13/31 6,030 ft (1838m) 98 ft (30m) asphalt ❌ Unlighted ✅ 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
Dubai International Airport (Dubai) DXB 24.1 NM (44.6 km) 14,590 ft ✅ Lighted
Sharjah International Airport (Sharjah) SHJ 32.3 NM (59.8 km) 13,320 ft ✅ Lighted
Zayed International Airport (Abu Dhabi) AUH 39.1 NM (72.4 km) 13,471 ft ✅ Lighted
Al Ain International Airport (Al Ain) AAN 45.2 NM (83.7 km) 13,123 ft ✅ Lighted
Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (Ras Al Khaimah) RKT 60.3 NM (111.7 km) 12,336 ft ✅ Lighted
Fujairah International Airport (Fujairah) FJR 64.7 NM (119.8 km) 10,007 ft ✅ Lighted
Suhar International Airport (Suhar) OHS 85.5 NM (158.3 km) 13,173 ft ✅ Lighted

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/dwc.json ↗