Beijing Daxing International Airport

Beijing, Beijing Municipality (China)

IATA: PKX ICAO: ZBAD

Longest Active Runway

12,467 ft

3,800 meters

Field Elevation

98 ft

30 m MSL

Runway Inventory

4 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

39.5013°, 116.4140°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Records & National Rankings

Derived Aerodrome Insights

National Runway Rank

#25 in China

Among 264 commercial aerodromes

Global Runway Rank

#204 Worldwide

Top 2.8% percentile worldwide

Elevation Ranking

#5259 MSL

Top 72.3% percentile

vs Large Airport Median

+24.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Statistical Conclusion: Beijing Daxing International Airport's longest active runway measures 12,467 ft (3,800 m). It ranks as the #25 longest runway in China and #204 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
17L/35R	12,467 ft (3800m)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
17R/35L	12,467 ft (3800m)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
11L/29R	12,467 ft (3800m)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
01L/19R	11,155 ft (3400m)	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
Beijing Capital International Airport (Beijing)	`PEK`	35.6 NM (65.9 km)	12,467 ft	✅ Lighted
Tianjin Binhai International Airport (Tianjin)	`TSN`	48.9 NM (90.6 km)	11,811 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database

Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01

Verification Protocol: SHA-256 Checksum Verified

Spatial Model: Haversine Geodesic (R=3,440 NM)

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