Red Sea International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Hanak, Tabuk Region (Saudi Arabia)

IATA: RSI ICAO: OERS

Longest Active Runway

12,139 ft

3,700 meters

Field Elevation

140 ft

43 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

25.6280°, 37.0889°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #160 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#255 of 7558

Top 3.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Saudi Arabia)

#8 of 16 in SA

#10 of 34 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+21.4%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 RSI in numbers: 12,139 ft longest runway · tied #160 of 650 published · #255 of 7,558 worldwide (top 3.4%) · #8 in Saudi Arabia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

RSI lies at 43 m (140 ft), #407 of 650 published airports by elevation and 32.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,910 ft below the Saudi Arabia median (2,050 ft, 16 airports); AHB is highest at 6,858 ft, 6,718 ft higher than RSI.

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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: Al-Ula International Airport (ULH), 75.6 NM, 10,007 ft. RSI has the longest runway in this radius, 2,132 ft over ULH.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,139 ft (3,700 m)

RSI runway: 15L/33R 12,139 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #8 of 16 in Saudi Arabia; MED leads by 2,083 ft (14,222 ft). +21.4% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
15L/33R	12,139 ft (3700 m / 3.700 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
15R/33L	3,281 ft (1000 m / 1.000 km)	70 ft (21m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed

🧭 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
Al-Ula International Airport (Al-Ula)	`ULH`	75.6 NM (140 km)	10,007 ft	✅ Lighted

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