Paris-Orly Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Paris (Orly, Val-de-Marne), Île-de-France (France)

IATA: ORY ICAO: LFPO

Longest Active Runway

11,975 ft

3,650 meters

Field Elevation

291 ft

89 m MSL

Runway Inventory

3 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

48.7295°, 2.3590°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #204 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#326 of 7558

Top 4.3% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (France)

#4 of 9 in FR

#5 of 119 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+19.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 ORY in numbers: 11,975 ft longest runway · tied #204 of 650 published · #326 of 7,558 worldwide (top 4.3%) · #4 in France.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

ORY lies at 89 m (291 ft), #344 of 650 published airports by elevation and 42.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 101 ft below the France median (392 ft, 9 airports); CFE is highest at 1,090 ft, 799 ft higher than ORY.

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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: Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), 18.5 NM, 13,829 ft. CDG has the radius's longest runway, 1,854 ft more than ORY.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,975 ft (3,650 m)

ORY runways: 06/24 11,975 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 07/25 10,892 × 148 ft concrete (con); 02/20 7,874 × 197 ft concrete (con). National standing: #4 of 9 in France; CDG leads by 1,854 ft (13,829 ft). +19.8% 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	11,975 ft (3650 m / 3.650 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
07/25	10,892 ft (3320 m / 3.320 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
02/20	7,874 ft (2400 m / 2.400 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
Charles de Gaulle International Airport (Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise))	`CDG`	18.5 NM (34.3 km)	13,829 ft	✅ Lighted

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