Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras"

Compiled by Bill Gao

Rhodes, South Aegean (Greece)

IATA: RHO ICAO: LGRP

Longest Active Runway

10,846 ft

3,306 meters

Field Elevation

17 ft

5 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

36.4054°, 28.0862°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#396 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#631 of 7558

Top 8.3% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Greece)

#4 of 5 in GR

#6 of 42 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+8.5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 RHO in numbers: 10,846 ft longest runway · #396 of 650 published · #631 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.3%) · #4 in Greece.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

RHO lies at 5 m (17 ft), #598 of 650 published airports by elevation and 8.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 5 ft below the Greece median (22 ft, 5 airports); CHQ is highest at 490 ft, 473 ft higher than RHO.

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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: Milas Bodrum International Airport (BJV), 54.6 NM, 9,843 ft. RHO has the longest runway in this radius, 1,003 ft over BJV.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,846 ft (3,306 m)

RHO runway: 06/24 10,846 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #4 of 5 in Greece; ATH leads by 2,277 ft (13,123 ft). +8.5% 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	10,846 ft (3306 m / 3.306 km)	148 ft (45m)	`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
Milas Bodrum International Airport (Bodrum)	`BJV`	54.6 NM (101.1 km)	9,843 ft	✅ Lighted

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