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Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa

Rinas, Durrës County (Albania)
IATA: TIA ICAO: LATI
Longest Active Runway
9,843 ft
3,000 meters
Field Elevation
126 ft
38 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
41.4147°, 19.7206°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Records & National Rankings

Derived Aerodrome Insights
National Runway Rank
#1 in Albania
Among 2 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#1168 Worldwide
Top 15.9% percentile worldwide
Elevation Ranking
#5027 MSL
Top 69.1% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
-1.6%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline
💡 Statistical Conclusion: Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa's longest active runway measures 9,843 ft (3,000 m). It ranks as the #1 longest runway in Albania and #1168 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
17/35 9,843 ft (3000m) 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
Priština Adem Jashari International Airport (Prishtina) PRN 91 NM (168.5 km) 9,974 ft ✅ Lighted
Brindisi Airport (Brindisi) BDS 92.3 NM (170.9 km) 10,000 ft ✅ Lighted
Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport (Dubrovnik) DBV 94.7 NM (175.4 km) 10,597 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)
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