Narita International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Narita, Chiba Prefecture (Japan)

IATA: NRT ICAO: RJAA

Longest Active Runway

13,123 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

141 ft

43 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

35.7686°, 140.3887°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #56 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#127 of 7558

Top 1.8% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Japan)

tied #1 of 7 in JP

same length as KIX · #1 of 96 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 NRT in numbers: 13,123 ft longest runway · tied #56 of 650 published · #127 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.8%) · tied #1 in Japan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

NRT lies at 43 m (141 ft), #406 of 650 published airports by elevation and 32.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 59 ft above the Japan median (82 ft, 7 airports); OKJ is highest at 806 ft, 665 ft higher than NRT.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 32.2 NM, 11,024 ft. NRT has the longest runway in this radius, 2,099 ft over HND.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,123 ft (4,000 m)

NRT runways: 16R/34L 13,123 × 196 ft asphalt (asp); 16L/34R 8,202 × 196 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #1 of 7 in Japan with KIX at 13,123 ft; 1,640 ft ahead of NGO (11,483 ft). +31.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
16R/34L	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	196 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
16L/34R	8,202 ft (2500 m / 2.500 km)	196 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ 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
Tokyo Haneda International Airport (Tokyo)	`HND`	32.2 NM (59.6 km)	11,024 ft	✅ Lighted

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