Khujand International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Khujand, Sughd Region (Tajikistan)

IATA: LBD ICAO: UTDL

Longest Active Runway

10,433 ft

3,180 meters

Field Elevation

1,450 ft

442 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

40.2154°, 69.6947°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #500 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#800 of 7558

Top 10.6% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Tajikistan)

#1 of 2 in TJ

#1 of 4 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+4.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 LBD in numbers: 10,433 ft longest runway · tied #500 of 650 published · #800 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.6%) · #1 in Tajikistan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

LBD lies at 442 m (1,450 ft), #155 of 650 published airports by elevation and 74.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 563 ft below the Tajikistan median (2,013 ft, 2 airports); DYU is highest at 2,575 ft, 1,125 ft higher than LBD.

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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: Tashkent International Airport (TAS), 65.4 NM, 13,123 ft. Next: NMA 96.7 NM. TAS has the radius's longest runway, 2,690 ft more than LBD.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,433 ft (3,180 m)

LBD runway: 08/26 10,433 × 164 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 2 in Tajikistan; 263 ft ahead of DYU (10,170 ft). +4.3% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
08/26	10,433 ft (3180 m / 3.180 km)	164 ft (50m)	`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
Tashkent International Airport (Tashkent)	`TAS`	65.4 NM (121.1 km)	13,123 ft	✅ Lighted
Namangan International Airport (Namangan)	`NMA`	96.7 NM (179.1 km)	10,698 ft	—

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