Hefei Xinqiao International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Hefei, Anhui Province (China)

IATA: HFE ICAO: ZSOF

Longest Active Runway

11,155 ft

3,400 meters

Field Elevation

207 ft

63 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

31.9878°, 116.9769°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #321 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#534 of 7558

Top 7.3% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (China)

tied #34 of 55 in CN

same length as 5 others; nearest KHN, 196 NM · #54 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+11.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 HFE in numbers: 11,155 ft longest runway · tied #321 of 650 published · #534 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.3%) · tied #34 in China.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

HFE lies at 63 m (207 ft), #371 of 650 published airports by elevation and 37.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 18 ft below the China median (225 ft, 54 airports); RKZ is highest at 12,408 ft, 12,201 ft higher than HFE.

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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: Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG), 97.5 NM, 11,811 ft. NKG has the radius's longest runway, 656 ft more than HFE.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,155 ft (3,400 m)

HFE runway: 15/33 11,155 × 164 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #34 of 55 in China with SJW/YNT/KHN/SYX/XMN at 11,155 ft; RKZ leads by 5,249 ft (16,404 ft). +11.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
15/33	11,155 ft (3400 m / 3.400 km)	164 ft (50m)	`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
Nanjing Lukou International Airport (Nanjing)	`NKG`	97.5 NM (180.6 km)	11,811 ft	✅ Lighted

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