Jiayuguan International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Jiayuguan, Gansu Province (China)

IATA: JGN ICAO: ZLJQ

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

5,112 ft

1,558 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Unlighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

39.8591°, 98.3393°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,088 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (China)

tied #53 of 55 in CN

same length as LJG, DAT · #90 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 JGN in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,088 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · tied #53 in China.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

High-Altitude Aerodrome (≥5,000 ft)

JGN lies at 1,558 m (5,112 ft), #42 of 650 published airports by elevation and 93.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 4,887 ft above the China median (225 ft, 54 airports); RKZ is highest at 12,408 ft, 7,296 ft higher than JGN.

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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 JGN. Nearest published airport: Xining Caojiabao International Airport (XNN), 265 NM, 12,467 ft (2,624 ft longer than JGN); none other within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

JGN runway: 14/32 9,843 × 131 ft paved. National standing: tied #53 of 55 in China with LJG/DAT at 9,843 ft; RKZ leads by 6,561 ft (16,404 ft). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
14/32	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	131 ft (40m)	`paved`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

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