Multan International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Multan, Punjab (Pakistan)

IATA: MUX ICAO: OPMT

Longest Active Runway

12,353 ft

3,765 meters

Field Elevation

403 ft

123 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

30.2032°, 71.4191°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#142 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#223 of 7558

Top 2.9% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Pakistan)

#1 of 8 in PK

#1 of 44 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+23.5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 MUX in numbers: 12,353 ft longest runway · #142 of 650 published · #223 of 7,558 worldwide (top 2.9%) · #1 in Pakistan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

MUX lies at 123 m (403 ft), #297 of 650 published airports by elevation and 47.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 372 ft below the Pakistan median (775 ft, 8 airports); KDU is highest at 7,316 ft, 6,913 ft higher than MUX.

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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 MUX. Nearest published airport: Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE), 173 NM, 11,024 ft (1,329 ft shorter than MUX); 7 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,353 ft (3,765 m)

MUX runway: 18/36 12,353 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). +23.5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
18/36	12,353 ft (3765 m / 3.765 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

Source Notes & Corrections

Source disputed: Runway 18/36 is listed with different lengths. This page shows the OurAirports value, 3,765 m (12,353 ft), and the rankings and comparisons on this page are computed from it. Wikipedia gives 3,205 m (10,516 ft) in its infobox and 3,204 m (10,512 ft) in the article text; SkyVector gives 3,204 m (10,512 ft). Pakistan's AIP has not been checked. Sources: Wikipedia: Multan International Airport ↗; SkyVector: OPMT ↗; OurAirports runways.csv ↗.

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