Mitiga International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Tripoli, Tripoli District (Libya)

IATA: MJI ICAO: HLLM

Longest Active Runway

11,155 ft

3,400 meters

Field Elevation

36 ft

11 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

32.8918°, 13.2879°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #321 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#544 of 7558

Top 7.3% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Libya)

#3 of 3 in LY

#9 of 14 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+11.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 MJI in numbers: 11,155 ft longest runway · tied #321 of 650 published · #544 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.3%) · #3 in Libya.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

MJI lies at 11 m (36 ft), #537 of 650 published airports by elevation and 15.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 397 ft below the Libya median (433 ft, 3 airports); LAQ is highest at 2,157 ft, 2,121 ft higher than MJI.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of MJI. Nearest published airport: Djerba Zarzis International Airport (DJE), 139 NM, 10,171 ft (984 ft shorter than MJI); 2 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,155 ft (3,400 m)

MJI runway: 10/28 11,155 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #3 of 3 in Libya; LAQ leads by 669 ft (11,824 ft). +11.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
10/28	11,155 ft (3400 m / 3.400 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
03/21	6,000 ft (1829 m / 1.829 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed

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