Fuerteventura Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

El Matorral, Canary Islands (Spain)

IATA: FUE ICAO: GCFV

Longest Active Runway

11,220 ft

3,420 meters

Field Elevation

85 ft

26 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

28.4527°, -13.8638°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#314 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#514 of 7558

Top 6.8% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Spain)

#3 of 11 in ES

#8 of 52 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+12.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 FUE in numbers: 11,220 ft longest runway · #314 of 650 published · #514 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.8%) · #3 in Spain.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

FUE lies at 26 m (85 ft), #457 of 650 published airports by elevation and 25.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 27 ft below the Spain median (112 ft, 11 airports); TFN is highest at 2,076 ft, 1,991 ft higher than FUE.

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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: Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), 86.4 NM, 10,171 ft. FUE has the longest runway in this radius, 1,049 ft over LPA.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,220 ft (3,420 m)

FUE runway: 01/19 11,220 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #3 of 11 in Spain; MAD leads by 3,051 ft (14,271 ft). +12.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
01/19	11,220 ft (3420 m / 3.420 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ 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
Gran Canaria Airport (Gran Canaria Island)	`LPA`	86.4 NM (160 km)	10,171 ft	✅ Lighted

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