Esenboğa International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #146 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#228 of 7558

Top 3.1% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Turkey)

#3 of 9 in TR

#5 of 66 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+23%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 ESB in numbers: 12,303 ft longest runway · tied #146 of 650 published · #228 of 7,558 worldwide (top 3.1%) · #3 in Turkey.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

ESB lies at 953 m (3,125 ft), #90 of 650 published airports by elevation and 86.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2,800 ft above the Turkey median (325 ft, 9 airports); KYA is highest at 3,392 ft, 267 ft higher than ESB.

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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 ESB. Nearest published airport: Konya Airport (KYA), 131 NM, 10,990 ft (1,313 ft shorter than ESB); 5 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,303 ft (3,750 m)

ESB runways: 03R/21L 12,303 × 197 ft asphalt (asp); 03L/21R 12,303 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #3 of 9 in Turkey; IST leads by 1,148 ft (13,451 ft). +23% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
03R/21L	12,303 ft (3750 m / 3.750 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
03L/21R	12,303 ft (3750 m / 3.750 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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