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Esenboğa International Airport

Ankara, Ankara Province (Turkey)
IATA: ESB ICAO: LTAC
Longest Active Runway
12,303 ft
3,750 meters
Field Elevation
3,125 ft
953 m MSL
Runway Inventory
2 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
40.1281°, 32.9951°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#5 in Turkey
Out of 66 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#228 Worldwide
Top 3.1% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#825 MSL
Top 13.4% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+23%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Esenboğa International Airport's longest active runway measures 12,303 ft (3,750 m). It ranks as the #5 longest runway in Turkey and #228 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
03R/21L 12,303 ft (3750m) 197 ft (60m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active
03L/21R 12,303 ft (3750m) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ 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/esb.json ↗