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Qeshm International Airport

Qeshm(Dayrestan), Hormozgan Province (Iran)
IATA: GSM ICAO: OIKQ
Longest Active Runway
13,864 ft
4,226 meters
Field Elevation
45 ft
14 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
26.7546°, 55.9024°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Records & National Rankings

Derived Aerodrome Insights
National Runway Rank
#6 in Iran
Among 75 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#46 Worldwide
Top 0.6% percentile worldwide
Elevation Ranking
#5997 MSL
Top 82.1% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+38.6%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline
💡 Statistical Conclusion: Qeshm International Airport's longest active runway measures 13,864 ft (4,226 m). It ranks as the #6 longest runway in Iran and #46 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
05/23 13,864 ft (4226m) 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
Bandar Abbas International Airport (Bandar Abbas) BND 37.7 NM (69.8 km) 12,008 ft ✅ Lighted
Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (Ras Al Khaimah) RKT 68.5 NM (126.9 km) 12,336 ft ✅ Lighted
Sharjah International Airport (Sharjah) SHJ 88.1 NM (163.2 km) 13,320 ft ✅ Lighted
Dubai International Airport (Dubai) DXB 94.8 NM (175.6 km) 14,590 ft ✅ Lighted

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Protocol: SHA-256 Checksum Verified
Spatial Model: Haversine Geodesic (R=3,440 NM)
Read Complete Methodology & Verification Protocol → GET /api/airport/gsm.json ↗