Shirak International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Gyumri, Shirak Province (Armenia)

IATA: LWN ICAO: UDSG

Longest Active Runway

10,564 ft

3,220 meters

Field Elevation

5,000 ft

1,524 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

40.7504°, 43.8593°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#439 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#706 of 7558

Top 9.3% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Armenia)

#2 of 2 in AM

#2 of 2 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 LWN in numbers: 10,564 ft longest runway · #439 of 650 published · #706 of 7,558 worldwide (top 9.3%) · #2 in Armenia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

High-Altitude Aerodrome (≥5,000 ft)

LWN lies at 1,524 m (5,000 ft), #45 of 650 published airports by elevation and 92.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,081 ft above the Armenia median (3,919 ft, 2 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Zvartnots International Airport (EVN), 43.7 NM, 12,631 ft. EVN has the radius's longest runway, 2,067 ft more than LWN.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,564 ft (3,220 m)

LWN runway: 02/20 10,564 × 147 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 2 in Armenia; EVN leads by 2,067 ft (12,631 ft). +5.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
02/20	10,564 ft (3220 m / 3.220 km)	147 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
Zvartnots International Airport (Yerevan)	`EVN`	43.7 NM (80.9 km)	12,631 ft	✅ Lighted

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