Osvaldo Vieira International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Bissau, Bissau Autonomous Sector (Guinea-Bissau)

IATA: OXB ICAO: GGOV

Longest Active Runway

10,499 ft

3,200 meters

Field Elevation

129 ft

39 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

11.8943°, -15.6536°

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

#761 of 7558

Top 10.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Guinea-Bissau)

#1 of 1 in GW

#1 of 1 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 OXB in numbers: 10,499 ft longest runway · tied #456 of 650 published · #761 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.4%) · #1 in Guinea-Bissau.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

OXB lies at 39 m (129 ft), #416 of 650 published airports by elevation and 31.2 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 OXB. Nearest published airport: Banjul International Airport (BJL), 105 NM, 11,811 ft (1,312 ft longer than OXB); 4 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

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

OXB runway: 03/21 10,499 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). +5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
03/21	10,499 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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