Dashoguz International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Daşoguz, Daşoguz Region (Turkmenistan)

IATA: TAZ ICAO: UTAT

Longest Active Runway

12,467 ft

3,800 meters

Field Elevation

272 ft

83 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

41.7599°, 59.8361°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #112 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#200 of 7558

Top 2.8% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Turkmenistan)

tied #1 of 3 in TM

same length as ASB, CRZ · #4 of 7 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+24.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 TAZ in numbers: 12,467 ft longest runway · tied #112 of 650 published · #200 of 7,558 worldwide (top 2.8%) · tied #1 in Turkmenistan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

TAZ lies at 83 m (272 ft), #350 of 650 published airports by elevation and 41.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 377 ft below the Turkmenistan median (649 ft, 3 airports); ASB is highest at 692 ft, 420 ft higher than TAZ.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Urgench International Airport (UGC), 37.7 NM, 11,065 ft. Next: NCU 44.8 NM. TAZ has the longest runway in this radius, 1,402 ft over UGC.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,467 ft (3,800 m)

TAZ runway: 08/26 12,467 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #1 of 3 in Turkmenistan with ASB/CRZ at 12,467 ft. +24.7% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
08/26	12,467 ft (3800 m / 3.800 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
09R/27L	4,921 ft (1500 m / 1.500 km)	98 ft (30m)	`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
Urgench International Airport (Urgench)	`UGC`	37.7 NM (69.8 km)	11,065 ft	✅ Lighted
Nukus International Airport (Nukus)	`NCU`	44.8 NM (83 km)	9,865 ft	—

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