Dushanbe International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Dushanbe, Dushanbe (Tajikistan)

IATA: DYU ICAO: UTDD

Longest Active Runway

10,170 ft

3,100 meters

Field Elevation

2,575 ft

785 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

38.5437°, 68.8230°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #525 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#851 of 7558

Top 11.3% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Tajikistan)

#2 of 2 in TJ

#2 of 4 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+1.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 DYU in numbers: 10,170 ft longest runway · tied #525 of 650 published · #851 of 7,558 worldwide (top 11.3%) · #2 in Tajikistan.

🔬 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)

DYU lies at 785 m (2,575 ft), #105 of 650 published airports by elevation and 84.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 562 ft above the Tajikistan median (2,013 ft, 2 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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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 DYU. Nearest published airport: Khujand International Airport (LBD), 108 NM, 10,433 ft (263 ft longer than DYU); 9 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,170 ft (3,100 m)

DYU runway: 09/27 10,170 × 147 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 2 in Tajikistan; LBD leads by 263 ft (10,433 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	10,170 ft (3100 m / 3.100 km)	147 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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