Namangan International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Namangan, Namangan Region (Uzbekistan)

IATA: NMA ICAO: UZFN

Longest Active Runway

10,698 ft

3,261 meters

Field Elevation

1,555 ft

474 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Unlighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

40.9846°, 71.5578°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#425 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#679 of 7558

Top 9.0% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Uzbekistan)

#3 of 6 in UZ

#4 of 15 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 NMA in numbers: 10,698 ft longest runway · #425 of 650 published · #679 of 7,558 worldwide (top 9.0%) · #3 in Uzbekistan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

NMA lies at 474 m (1,555 ft), #148 of 650 published airports by elevation and 76.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 471 ft above the Uzbekistan median (1,084 ft, 6 airports); SKD is highest at 2,224 ft, 669 ft higher than NMA.

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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: Osh International Airport (OSS), 60.5 NM, 10,538 ft. Next: LBD 96.7 NM. NMA has the longest runway in this radius, 160 ft over OSS.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,698 ft (3,261 m)

NMA runway: 10/28 10,698 × 160 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #3 of 6 in Uzbekistan; TAS leads by 2,425 ft (13,123 ft). +7% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
10/28	10,698 ft (3261 m / 3.261 km)	160 ft (49m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ 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
Osh International Airport (Osh)	`OSS`	60.5 NM (112 km)	10,538 ft	✅ Lighted
Khujand International Airport (Khujand)	`LBD`	96.7 NM (179.1 km)	10,433 ft	✅ Lighted

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