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Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport

Medina, Al Madinah Region (Saudi Arabia)
IATA: MED ICAO: OEMA
Longest Active Runway
14,222 ft
4,335 meters
Field Elevation
2,151 ft
656 m MSL
Runway Inventory
2 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
24.5534°, 39.7051°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#1 in Saudi Arabia
Out of 34 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#38 Worldwide
Top 0.5% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#1215 MSL
Top 18.6% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+42.2%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport's longest active runway measures 14,222 ft (4,335 m). It ranks as the #1 longest runway in Saudi Arabia and #38 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
17/35 14,222 ft (4335m) 197 ft (60m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active
18/36 10,039 ft (3060m) 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
Prince Abdulmohsen Bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Yanbu) YNB 93.1 NM (172.4 km) 10,532 ft ✅ Lighted

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/med.json ↗