Nanjing Lukou International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Nanjing, Jiangsu Province (China)

IATA: NKG ICAO: ZSNJ

Longest Active Runway

11,811 ft

3,600 meters

Field Elevation

49 ft

15 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

31.7350°, 118.8659°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #219 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#388 of 7558

Top 5.2% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (China)

tied #19 of 55 in CN

same length as 14 others; nearest HGH, 121 NM · #45 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+18.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 NKG in numbers: 11,811 ft longest runway · tied #219 of 650 published · #388 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.2%) · tied #19 in China.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

NKG lies at 15 m (49 ft), #515 of 650 published airports by elevation and 18.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 176 ft below the China median (225 ft, 54 airports); RKZ is highest at 12,408 ft, 12,359 ft higher than NKG.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX), 81.3 NM, 10,499 ft. Next: HFE 97.5 NM. NKG has the longest runway in this radius, 656 ft over HFE.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,811 ft (3,600 m)

NKG runways: 06/24 11,811 × 148 ft concrete (con); 07/25 11,810 × 197 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #19 of 55 in China with INC/HET/TYN/URC/CTU/CGO/NDG/HRB/WUH/EHU/HAK/TAO/HGH/TSN at 11,811 ft; RKZ leads by 4,593 ft (16,404 ft). +18.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
06/24	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
07/25	11,810 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Sunan Shuofang International Airport (Wuxi)	`WUX`	81.3 NM (150.6 km)	10,499 ft	✅ Lighted
Hefei Xinqiao International Airport (Hefei)	`HFE`	97.5 NM (180.6 km)	11,155 ft	✅ Lighted

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