Magnitogorsk International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Magnitogorsk, Republic of Bashkortostan (Russia)

IATA: MQF ICAO: USCM

Longest Active Runway

10,663 ft

3,250 meters

Field Elevation

1,430 ft

436 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

53.3920°, 58.7552°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #428 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#683 of 7558

Top 9.1% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Russia)

tied #19 of 31 in RU

same length as ABA · #29 of 184 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+6.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 MQF in numbers: 10,663 ft longest runway · tied #428 of 650 published · #683 of 7,558 worldwide (top 9.1%) · tied #19 in Russia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

MQF lies at 436 m (1,430 ft), #157 of 650 published airports by elevation and 74.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,019 ft above the Russia median (411 ft, 31 airports); UUD is highest at 1,690 ft, 260 ft higher than MQF.

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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 MQF. Nearest published airport: Ufa International Airport (UFA), 123 NM, 12,339 ft (1,676 ft longer than MQF); 4 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,663 ft (3,250 m)

MQF runway: 36/18 10,663 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #19 of 31 in Russia with ABA at 10,663 ft; ZIA leads by 4,429 ft (15,092 ft). +6.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
36/18	10,663 ft (3250 m / 3.250 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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