Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport

Shenzhen, Guangdong Province (China)

IATA: SZX ICAO: ZGSZ

Longest Active Runway

12,467 ft

3,800 meters

Field Elevation

13 ft

4 m MSL

Runway Inventory

3 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

22.6395°, 113.8033°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Records & National Rankings

Derived Aerodrome Insights

National Runway Rank

#27 in China

Among 264 commercial aerodromes

Global Runway Rank

#208 Worldwide

Top 2.8% percentile worldwide

Elevation Ranking

#6885 MSL

Top 94.2% percentile

vs Large Airport Median

+24.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Statistical Conclusion: Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport's longest active runway measures 12,467 ft (3,800 m). It ranks as the #27 longest runway in China and #208 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
16L/34R	12,467 ft (3800m)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
16R/34L	11,811 ft (3600m)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active
15/33	11,155 ft (3400m)	148 ft (45m)	`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
Hong Kong International Airport (Hong Kong)	`HKG`	20.6 NM (38.2 km)	12,467 ft	✅ Lighted
Macau International Airport (Nossa Senhora do Carmo)	`MFM`	31.7 NM (58.7 km)	10,544 ft	✅ Lighted
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (Guangzhou (Huadu))	`CAN`	53.1 NM (98.3 km)	12,467 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)

Read Complete Methodology & Verification Protocol → GET /api/airport/szx.json ↗