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Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport

Zgornji Brnik, Cerklje na Gorenjskem Municipality (Slovenia)
IATA: LJU ICAO: LJLJ
Longest Active Runway
10,827 ft
3,300 meters
Field Elevation
1,273 ft
388 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
46.2237°, 14.4576°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Records & National Rankings

Derived Aerodrome Insights
National Runway Rank
#1 in Slovenia
Among 3 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#641 Worldwide
Top 8.7% percentile worldwide
Elevation Ranking
#1918 MSL
Top 27.9% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+8.3%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline
💡 Statistical Conclusion: Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport's longest active runway measures 10,827 ft (3,300 m). It ranks as the #1 longest runway in Slovenia and #641 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
12/30 10,827 ft (3300m) 148 ft (45m) 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
Trieste Airport (Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste) TRS 47.7 NM (88.3 km) 9,843 ft ✅ Lighted
Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (Velika Gorica) ZAG 73.2 NM (135.6 km) 10,669 ft ✅ Lighted
Venice Marco Polo Airport (Venezia (VE)) VCE 98 NM (181.5 km) 10,827 ft ✅ Lighted

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Protocol: SHA-256 Checksum Verified
Spatial Model: Haversine Geodesic (R=3,440 NM)
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