Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #401 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#641 of 7558

Top 8.7% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Slovenia)

#1 of 1 in SI

#1 of 3 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+8.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 LJU in numbers: 10,827 ft longest runway · tied #401 of 650 published · #641 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.7%) · #1 in Slovenia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

LJU lies at 388 m (1,273 ft), #168 of 650 published airports by elevation and 72.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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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: Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG), 73.2 NM, 10,669 ft. Next: VCE 98 NM. LJU ties with VCE for the longest runway in this radius (10,827 ft).

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,827 ft (3,300 m)

LJU runway: 12/30 10,827 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). +8.3% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
12/30	10,827 ft (3300 m / 3.300 km)	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
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

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