Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Subang, Selangor (Malaysia)

IATA: SZB ICAO: WMSA

Longest Active Runway

12,401 ft

3,780 meters

Field Elevation

90 ft

27 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

3.1306°, 101.5490°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#138 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#216 of 7558

Top 2.9% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Malaysia)

#6 of 7 in MY

#6 of 34 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+24%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SZB in numbers: 12,401 ft longest runway · #138 of 650 published · #216 of 7,558 worldwide (top 2.9%) · #6 in Malaysia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

SZB lies at 27 m (90 ft), #450 of 650 published airports by elevation and 26.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 21 ft above the Malaysia median (69 ft, 7 airports); JHB is highest at 135 ft, 45 ft higher than SZB.

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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: Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL), 25.1 NM, 13,530 ft. KUL has the radius's longest runway, 1,129 ft more than SZB.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,401 ft (3,780 m)

SZB runway: 15/33 12,401 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #6 of 7 in Malaysia; KUL leads by 1,129 ft (13,530 ft). +24% 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	12,401 ft (3780 m / 3.780 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
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (Sepang)	`KUL`	25.1 NM (46.5 km)	13,530 ft	✅ Lighted

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