Tunis Carthage International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Tunis, Tunis Governorate (Tunisia)

IATA: TUN ICAO: DTTA

Longest Active Runway

10,499 ft

3,200 meters

Field Elevation

22 ft

7 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

36.8510°, 10.2272°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #456 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#771 of 7558

Top 10.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Tunisia)

#1 of 2 in TN

#3 of 10 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 TUN in numbers: 10,499 ft longest runway · tied #456 of 650 published · #771 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.4%) · #1 in Tunisia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

TUN lies at 7 m (22 ft), #583 of 650 published airports by elevation and 10.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1 ft above the Tunisia median (21 ft, 2 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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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 TUN. Nearest published airport: Annaba Rabah Bitat Airport (AAE), 116 NM, 9,843 ft (656 ft shorter than TUN); 6 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,499 ft (3,200 m)

TUN runways: 01/19 10,499 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 11/29 9,318 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 2 in Tunisia; 328 ft ahead of DJE (10,171 ft). +5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
01/19	10,499 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
11/29	9,318 ft (2840 m / 2.840 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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