Ndjili International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Kinshasa, Kinshasa Province (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

IATA: FIH ICAO: FZAA

Longest Active Runway

13,123 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

1,027 ft

313 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-4.3857°, 15.4446°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #56 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#118 of 7558

Top 1.8% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

#1 of 3 in CD

#1 of 38 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 FIH in numbers: 13,123 ft longest runway · tied #56 of 650 published · #118 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.8%) · #1 in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

FIH lies at 313 m (1,027 ft), #191 of 650 published airports by elevation and 67.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 390 ft below the Democratic Republic of the Congo median (1,417 ft, 3 airports); FBM is highest at 4,295 ft, 3,268 ft higher than FIH.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Maya-Maya International Airport (BZV), 14 NM, 10,827 ft. FIH has the longest runway in this radius, 2,296 ft over BZV.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,123 ft (4,000 m)

FIH runway: 06/24 13,123 × 197 ft concrete (con). National standing: #1 of 3 in Democratic Republic of the Congo; 1,640 ft ahead of FKI (11,483 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
06/24	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ 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
Maya-Maya International Airport (Brazzaville)	`BZV`	14 NM (25.9 km)	10,827 ft	✅ Lighted

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