Diori Hamani International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Niamey, Niamey Capital District (Niger)

IATA: NIM ICAO: DRRN

Longest Active Runway

10,499 ft

3,200 meters

Field Elevation

732 ft

223 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

13.4815°, 2.1836°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #456 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#748 of 7558

Top 10.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Niger)

#1 of 1 in NE

#1 of 5 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 NIM in numbers: 10,499 ft longest runway · tied #456 of 650 published · #748 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.4%) · #1 in Niger.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

NIM lies at 223 m (732 ft), #233 of 650 published airports by elevation and 59.6 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 NIM. Nearest published airport: Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO), 180 NM, 9,844 ft (655 ft shorter than NIM); 2 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,499 ft (3,200 m)

NIM runways: 09L/27R 10,499 × 98 ft laterite (lat); 09R/27L 9,843 × 148 ft bitum. +5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
09L/27R	10,499 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	98 ft (30m)	`Laterite (LAT)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active
09R/27L	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`BITUM`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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