Yantai Penglai International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Yantai, Shandong Province (China)

IATA: YNT ICAO: ZSYT

Longest Active Runway

11,155 ft

3,400 meters

Field Elevation

154 ft

47 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

37.6597°, 120.9781°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #321 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#536 of 7558

Top 7.3% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (China)

tied #34 of 55 in CN

same length as 5 others; nearest SJW, 300 NM · #55 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+11.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 YNT in numbers: 11,155 ft longest runway · tied #321 of 650 published · #536 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.3%) · tied #34 in China.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

YNT lies at 47 m (154 ft), #398 of 650 published airports by elevation and 33.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 71 ft below the China median (225 ft, 54 airports); RKZ is highest at 12,408 ft, 12,254 ft higher than YNT.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC), 82.7 NM, 10,827 ft. Next: TAO 88.8 NM. TAO has the radius's longest runway, 656 ft more than YNT.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,155 ft (3,400 m)

YNT runway: 05/23 11,155 ft concrete. National standing: tied #34 of 55 in China with SJW/HFE/KHN/SYX/XMN at 11,155 ft; RKZ leads by 5,249 ft (16,404 ft). +11.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
05/23	11,155 ft (3400 m / 3.400 km)	— ft	`Concrete`	✅ 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
Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (Dalian (Ganjingzi))	`DLC`	82.7 NM (153.2 km)	10,827 ft	✅ Lighted
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport (Qingdao (Jiaozhou))	`TAO`	88.8 NM (164.5 km)	11,811 ft	✅ Lighted

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