Rajkot International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Rajkot, Gujarat (India)

IATA: HSR ICAO: VAHS

Longest Active Runway

9,974 ft

3,040 meters

Field Elevation

647 ft

197 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

22.3788°, 71.0394°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #575 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,026 of 7558

Top 13.6% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (India)

#25 of 26 in IN

#29 of 153 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-0.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 HSR in numbers: 9,974 ft longest runway · tied #575 of 650 published · #1,026 of 7,558 worldwide (top 13.6%) · #25 in India.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

HSR lies at 197 m (647 ft), #251 of 650 published airports by elevation and 56.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 49 ft above the India median (598 ft, 26 airports); SXR is highest at 5,429 ft, 4,782 ft higher than HSR.

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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: Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport (AMD), 97.8 NM, 11,499 ft. AMD has the radius's longest runway, 1,525 ft more than HSR.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,974 ft (3,040 m)

HSR runway: 05/23 9,974 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #25 of 26 in India; DEL leads by 4,560 ft (14,534 ft). −0.3% 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	9,974 ft (3040 m / 3.040 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
Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport (Ahmedabad)	`AMD`	97.8 NM (181.1 km)	11,499 ft	✅ Lighted

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