Tirupati International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh (India)

IATA: TIR ICAO: VOTP

Longest Active Runway

12,500 ft

3,810 meters

Field Elevation

350 ft

107 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

13.6320°, 79.5399°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #108 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#181 of 7558

Top 2.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (India)

#5 of 26 in IN

#5 of 153 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+25%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 TIR in numbers: 12,500 ft longest runway · tied #108 of 650 published · #181 of 7,558 worldwide (top 2.4%) · #5 in India.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

TIR lies at 107 m (350 ft), #313 of 650 published airports by elevation and 45.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 248 ft below the India median (598 ft, 26 airports); SXR is highest at 5,429 ft, 5,079 ft higher than TIR.

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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: Chennai International Airport (MAA), 53.3 NM, 12,001 ft. TIR has the longest runway in this radius, 499 ft over MAA.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,500 ft (3,810 m)

TIR runway: 08/26 12,500 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #5 of 26 in India; DEL leads by 2,034 ft (14,534 ft). +25% 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	12,500 ft (3810 m / 3.810 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
Chennai International Airport (Chennai)	`MAA`	53.3 NM (98.7 km)	12,001 ft	✅ Lighted

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