Toulouse-Blagnac Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Toulouse/Blagnac, Occitanie (France)

IATA: TLS ICAO: LFBO

Longest Active Runway

11,483 ft

3,500 meters

Field Elevation

499 ft

152 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

43.6291°, 1.3638°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #273 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#461 of 7558

Top 6.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (France)

tied #5 of 9 in FR

same length as MRS · #7 of 119 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 TLS in numbers: 11,483 ft longest runway · tied #273 of 650 published · #461 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.4%) · tied #5 in France.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

TLS lies at 152 m (499 ft), #275 of 650 published airports by elevation and 51.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 107 ft above the France median (392 ft, 9 airports); CFE is highest at 1,090 ft, 591 ft higher than TLS.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of TLS. Nearest published airport: Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD), 115 NM, 10,171 ft (1,312 ft shorter than TLS); 6 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,483 ft (3,500 m)

TLS runways: 14R/32L 11,483 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 14L/32R 9,843 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #5 of 9 in France with MRS at 11,483 ft; CDG leads by 2,346 ft (13,829 ft). +14.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
14R/32L	11,483 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
14L/32R	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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