Yuncheng Yanhu International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Yuncheng (Yanhu), Shaanxi Province (China)

IATA: YCU ICAO: ZBYC

Longest Active Runway

10,499 ft

3,200 meters

Field Elevation

1,242 ft

379 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

35.1178°, 111.0340°

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

#743 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 DSN, 269 NM · #71 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 YCU in numbers: 10,499 ft longest runway · tied #456 of 650 published · #743 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)

YCU lies at 379 m (1,242 ft), #171 of 650 published airports by elevation and 71.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,017 ft above the China median (225 ft, 54 airports); RKZ is highest at 12,408 ft, 11,166 ft higher than YCU.

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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 YCU. Nearest published airport: Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY), 119 NM, 12,467 ft (1,968 ft longer than YCU); 3 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

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

YCU runway: 08/26 10,499 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #43 of 55 in China with DSN/KHG/KWL/NNG/SHE/WUX/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
08/26	10,499 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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