Sunan Shuofang International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #456 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#770 of 7558

Top 10.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (China)

tied #43 of 55 in CN

same length as 9 others; nearest NGB, 114 NM · #78 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 WUX in numbers: 10,499 ft longest runway · tied #456 of 650 published · #770 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.4%) · tied #43 in China.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

WUX lies at 7 m (24 ft), #572 of 650 published airports by elevation and 11.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 201 ft below the China median (225 ft, 54 airports); RKZ is highest at 12,408 ft, 12,384 ft higher than WUX.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

4 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 4 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), 49.7 NM, 11,154 ft. Next: PVG 73.6 NM, HGH 75.7 NM, NKG 81.3 NM. PVG has the radius's longest runway, 2,624 ft more than WUX.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

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

WUX runway: 03/21 10,499 × 164 ft asphalt (asph). National standing: tied #43 of 55 in China with DSN/KHG/YCU/KWL/NNG/SHE/NGB/WNZ/SWA at 10,499 ft; RKZ leads by 5,905 ft (16,404 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
03/21	10,499 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	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

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