Nanchang Changbei International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Nanchang, Jiangxi Province (China)

IATA: KHN ICAO: ZSCN

Longest Active Runway

11,155 ft

3,400 meters

Field Elevation

143 ft

44 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

28.8648°, 115.9027°

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

#537 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 HFE, 196 NM · #56 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+11.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 KHN in numbers: 11,155 ft longest runway · tied #321 of 650 published · #537 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)

KHN lies at 44 m (143 ft), #405 of 650 published airports by elevation and 32.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 82 ft below the China median (225 ft, 54 airports); RKZ is highest at 12,408 ft, 12,265 ft higher than KHN.

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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: Ezhou Huahu International Airport (EHU), 99.4 NM, 11,811 ft. EHU has the radius's longest runway, 656 ft more than KHN.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

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

KHN runway: 03/21 11,155 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #34 of 55 in China with SJW/HFE/YNT/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
03/21	11,155 ft (3400 m / 3.400 km)	148 ft (45m)	`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
Ezhou Huahu International Airport (Ezhou)	`EHU`	99.4 NM (184.1 km)	11,811 ft	—

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