Yinchuan Hedong International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Yinchuan, Ningxia Autonomous Region (China)

IATA: INC ICAO: ZLIC

Longest Active Runway

11,811 ft

3,600 meters

Field Elevation

3,743 ft

1,141 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

38.3228°, 106.3932°

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

#354 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 HET, 293 NM · #32 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+18.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 INC in numbers: 11,811 ft longest runway · tied #219 of 650 published · #354 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)

INC lies at 1,141 m (3,743 ft), #72 of 650 published airports by elevation and 89 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 3,518 ft above the China median (225 ft, 54 airports); RKZ is highest at 12,408 ft, 8,665 ft higher than INC.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of INC. Nearest published airport: Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport (LHW), 171 NM, 13,123 ft (1,312 ft longer than INC); 3 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

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

INC runway: 03/21 11,811 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #19 of 55 in China with HET/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
03/21	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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