Taiyuan Wusu International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Taiyuan, Shanxi Province (China)

IATA: TYN ICAO: ZBYN

Longest Active Runway

11,811 ft

3,600 meters

Field Elevation

2,575 ft

785 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

37.7469°, 112.6280°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #219 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#361 of 7558

Top 5.2% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (China)

tied #19 of 55 in CN

same length as 14 others; nearest HET, 190 NM · #35 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+18.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 TYN in numbers: 11,811 ft longest runway · tied #219 of 650 published · #361 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.2%) · tied #19 in China.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

TYN lies at 785 m (2,575 ft), #104 of 650 published airports by elevation and 84.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2,350 ft above the China median (225 ft, 54 airports); RKZ is highest at 12,408 ft, 9,833 ft higher than TYN.

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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 TYN. Nearest published airport: Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW), 103 NM, 11,155 ft (656 ft shorter than TYN); 10 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,811 ft (3,600 m)

TYN runways: 13L/31R 11,811 × 148 ft concrete (con); 13R/31L 11,811 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #19 of 55 in China with INC/HET/URC/CTU/CGO/NDG/HRB/WUH/EHU/HAK/NKG/TAO/HGH/TSN at 11,811 ft; RKZ leads by 4,593 ft (16,404 ft). +18.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
13L/31R	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
13R/31L	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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