Hohhot Baita International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (China)

IATA: HET ICAO: ZBHH

Longest Active Runway

11,811 ft

3,600 meters

Field Elevation

3,556 ft

1,084 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

40.8497°, 111.8246°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #219 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#355 of 7558

Top 5.2% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (China)

tied #19 of 55 in CN

same length as 14 others; nearest TYN, 190 NM · #33 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+18.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 HET in numbers: 11,811 ft longest runway · tied #219 of 650 published · #355 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.2%) · tied #19 in China.

🔬 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)

HET lies at 1,084 m (3,556 ft), #76 of 650 published airports by elevation and 88.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 3,331 ft above the China median (225 ft, 54 airports); RKZ is highest at 12,408 ft, 8,852 ft higher than HET.

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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: Datong Yungang International Airport (DAT), 89.2 NM, 9,843 ft. HET has the longest runway in this radius, 1,968 ft over DAT.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,811 ft (3,600 m)

HET runway: 08/26 11,811 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #19 of 55 in China with INC/TYN/URC/CTU/CGO/NDG/HRB/WUH/EHU/HAK/NKG/TAO/HGH/TSN at 11,811 ft; RKZ leads by 4,593 ft (16,404 ft). +18.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
08/26	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
08R/26L	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	⛔ Closed

🧭 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
Datong Yungang International Airport (Datong)	`DAT`	89.2 NM (165.2 km)	9,843 ft	✅ Lighted

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