Quetta International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Quetta, Balochistan (Pakistan)

IATA: UET ICAO: OPQT

Longest Active Runway

12,001 ft

3,658 meters

Field Elevation

5,267 ft

1,605 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

30.2514°, 66.9378°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #188 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#296 of 7558

Top 4.0% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Pakistan)

tied #2 of 8 in PK

same length as ISB · #2 of 44 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+20%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 UET in numbers: 12,001 ft longest runway · tied #188 of 650 published · #296 of 7,558 worldwide (top 4.0%) · tied #2 in Pakistan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

High-Altitude Aerodrome (≥5,000 ft)

UET lies at 1,605 m (5,267 ft), #41 of 650 published airports by elevation and 93.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 4,492 ft above the Pakistan median (775 ft, 8 airports); KDU is highest at 7,316 ft, 2,049 ft higher than UET.

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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: Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport (KDH), 93.9 NM, 10,532 ft. UET has the longest runway in this radius, 1,469 ft over KDH.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,001 ft (3,658 m)

UET runways: 13R/31L 12,001 × 110 ft asphalt (asp); 13L/31R 11,962 × 150 ft concrete (con). +20% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
13R/31L	12,001 ft (3658 m / 3.658 km)	110 ft (34m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
13L/31R	11,962 ft (3646 m / 3.646 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ 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
Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport (Kandahar)	`KDH`	93.9 NM (173.9 km)	10,532 ft	✅ Lighted

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