Allama Iqbal International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Lahore, Punjab (Pakistan)

IATA: LHE ICAO: OPLA

Longest Active Runway

11,024 ft

3,360 meters

Field Elevation

712 ft

217 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

31.5216°, 74.4036°

LARGE AIRPORT

🏆

Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #354 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#571 of 7558

Top 7.6% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Pakistan)

#8 of 8 in PK

#8 of 44 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+10.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 LHE in numbers: 11,024 ft longest runway · tied #354 of 650 published · #571 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.6%) · #8 in Pakistan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

⛰️

Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

LHE lies at 217 m (712 ft), #235 of 650 published airports by elevation and 58.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 63 ft below the Pakistan median (775 ft, 8 airports); KDU is highest at 7,316 ft, 6,604 ft higher than LHE.

🧭

Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

3 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 3 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (ATQ), 23.1 NM, 12,000 ft. Next: SKT 60.9 NM, HWR 78.3 NM. ATQ has the radius's longest runway, 976 ft more than LHE.

✈️

Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,024 ft (3,360 m)

LHE runways: 18L/36R 11,024 × 151 ft concrete (con); 18R/36L 9,000 × 151 ft asphalt (asp). +10.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
18L/36R	11,024 ft (3360 m / 3.360 km)	151 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
18R/36L	9,000 ft (2743 m / 2.743 km)	151 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
Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (Amritsar)	`ATQ`	23.1 NM (42.8 km)	12,000 ft	✅ Lighted
Sialkot International Airport (Sialkot)	`SKT`	60.9 NM (112.8 km)	11,811 ft	✅ Lighted
Halwara International Airport (Halwara)	`HWR`	78.3 NM (145 km)	10,007 ft	✅ Lighted

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