Senai International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Johor Bahru, Johor (Malaysia)

IATA: JHB ICAO: WMKJ

Longest Active Runway

12,467 ft

3,800 meters

Field Elevation

135 ft

41 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

1.6413°, 103.6700°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #112 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#202 of 7558

Top 2.8% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Malaysia)

#3 of 7 in MY

#3 of 34 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+24.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 JHB in numbers: 12,467 ft longest runway · tied #112 of 650 published · #202 of 7,558 worldwide (top 2.8%) · #3 in Malaysia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

JHB lies at 41 m (135 ft), #411 of 650 published airports by elevation and 31.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 66 ft above the Malaysia median (69 ft, 7 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Singapore Changi Airport (SIN), 26.1 NM, 13,123 ft. Next: BTH 41.3 NM. BTH has the radius's longest runway, 751 ft more than JHB.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,467 ft (3,800 m)

JHB runway: 16/34 12,467 × 150 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #3 of 7 in Malaysia; KUL leads by 1,063 ft (13,530 ft). +24.7% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
16/34	12,467 ft (3800 m / 3.800 km)	150 ft (46m)	`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
Singapore Changi Airport (Singapore)	`SIN`	26.1 NM (48.3 km)	13,123 ft	✅ Lighted
Hang Nadim International Airport (Batam)	`BTH`	41.3 NM (76.5 km)	13,218 ft	✅ Lighted

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