Kualanamu International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Beringin, Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra) (Indonesia)

IATA: KNO ICAO: WIMM

Longest Active Runway

12,303 ft

3,750 meters

Field Elevation

23 ft

7 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

3.6378°, 98.8706°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #146 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#232 of 7558

Top 3.1% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Indonesia)

#2 of 9 in ID

#2 of 192 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+23%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 KNO in numbers: 12,303 ft longest runway · tied #146 of 650 published · #232 of 7,558 worldwide (top 3.1%) · #2 in Indonesia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

KNO lies at 7 m (23 ft), #575 of 650 published airports by elevation and 11 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 24 ft below the Indonesia median (47 ft, 9 airports); LOP is highest at 319 ft, 296 ft higher than KNO.

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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 KNO. Nearest published airport: Penang International Airport (PEN), 130 NM, 10,997 ft (1,306 ft shorter than KNO); 6 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,303 ft (3,750 m)

KNO runway: 05/23 12,303 × 197 ft asphalt, concrete. National standing: #2 of 9 in Indonesia; BTH leads by 915 ft (13,218 ft). +23% 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	12,303 ft (3750 m / 3.750 km)	197 ft (60m)	`asphalt, concrete`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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