Minsk National Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Minsk, Minsk Region (Belarus)

IATA: MSQ ICAO: UMMS

Longest Active Runway

12,139 ft

3,700 meters

Field Elevation

670 ft

204 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

53.8881°, 28.0400°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #160 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#250 of 7558

Top 3.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Belarus)

#1 of 1 in BY

#1 of 7 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+21.4%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 MSQ in numbers: 12,139 ft longest runway · tied #160 of 650 published · #250 of 7,558 worldwide (top 3.4%) · #1 in Belarus.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

MSQ lies at 204 m (670 ft), #244 of 650 published airports by elevation and 57.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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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 MSQ. Nearest published airport: Kaunas International Airport (KUN), 152 NM, 10,663 ft (1,476 ft shorter than MSQ); 2 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,139 ft (3,700 m)

MSQ runways: 13L/31R 12,139 × 197 ft concrete (conc); 13R/31L 11,946 × 197 ft concrete (con). +21.4% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
13L/31R	12,139 ft (3700 m / 3.700 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CONC)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
13R/31L	11,946 ft (3641 m / 3.641 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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