Qeshm International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#27 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#46 of 7558

Top 0.6% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Iran)

#4 of 14 in IR

#6 of 75 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+38.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 GSM in numbers: 13,864 ft longest runway · #27 of 650 published · #46 of 7,558 worldwide (top 0.6%) · #4 in Iran.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

GSM lies at 14 m (45 ft), #525 of 650 published airports by elevation and 17.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 3,589 ft below the Iran median (3,634 ft, 14 airports); KER is highest at 5,741 ft, 5,696 ft higher than GSM.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

4 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 4 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Bandar Abbas International Airport (BND), 37.7 NM, 12,008 ft. Next: RKT 68.5 NM, SHJ 88.1 NM, DXB 94.8 NM. DXB has the radius's longest runway, 726 ft more than GSM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,864 ft (4,226 m)

GSM runway: 05/23 13,864 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #4 of 14 in Iran; IFN leads by 561 ft (14,425 ft). +38.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
05/23	13,864 ft (4226 m / 4.226 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
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

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