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Sunan Shuofang International Airport

Wuxi, Jiangsu Province (China)
IATA: WUX ICAO: ZSWX
Longest Active Runway
10,499 ft
3,200 meters
Field Elevation
24 ft
7 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
31.4970°, 120.4304°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Records & National Rankings

Derived Aerodrome Insights
National Runway Rank
#78 in China
Among 264 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#770 Worldwide
Top 10.4% percentile worldwide
Elevation Ranking
#6461 MSL
Top 88.4% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+5%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline
💡 Statistical Conclusion: Sunan Shuofang International Airport's longest active runway measures 10,499 ft (3,200 m). It ranks as the #78 longest runway in China and #770 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
03/21 10,499 ft (3200m) 164 ft (50m) Asphalt (ASPH) ✅ 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
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (Shanghai (Minhang)) SHA 49.7 NM (92 km) 11,154 ft ✅ Lighted
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Shanghai (Pudong)) PVG 73.6 NM (136.3 km) 13,123 ft ✅ Lighted
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (Hangzhou) HGH 75.7 NM (140.2 km) 11,811 ft ✅ Lighted
Nanjing Lukou International Airport (Nanjing) NKG 81.3 NM (150.6 km) 11,811 ft ✅ Lighted

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Protocol: SHA-256 Checksum Verified
Spatial Model: Haversine Geodesic (R=3,440 NM)
Read Complete Methodology & Verification Protocol → GET /api/airport/wux.json ↗