Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province (China)

IATA: SJW ICAO: ZBSJ

Longest Active Runway

11,155 ft

3,400 meters

Field Elevation

233 ft

71 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

38.2807°, 114.6970°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #321 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#533 of 7558

Top 7.3% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (China)

tied #34 of 55 in CN

same length as 5 others; nearest YNT, 300 NM · #53 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+11.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SJW in numbers: 11,155 ft longest runway · tied #321 of 650 published · #533 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.3%) · tied #34 in China.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

SJW lies at 71 m (233 ft), #363 of 650 published airports by elevation and 39 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 8 ft above the China median (225 ft, 54 airports); RKZ is highest at 12,408 ft, 12,175 ft higher than SJW.

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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 SJW. Nearest published airport: Taiyuan Wusu International Airport (TYN), 103 NM, 11,811 ft (656 ft longer than SJW); 9 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,155 ft (3,400 m)

SJW runway: 15/33 11,155 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #34 of 55 in China with HFE/YNT/KHN/SYX/XMN at 11,155 ft; RKZ leads by 5,249 ft (16,404 ft). +11.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
15/33	11,155 ft (3400 m / 3.400 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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