RunwayLongest Commercial Runways in China
Compiled by Bill Gao
National Commercial Aviation Runway Registry & Rankings (ISO: CN)
55 Commercial Aerodromes
Longest National Runway
16,404 ft
5,000 meters
Indexed Commercial Hubs
55
Paved primary runways (≥3,000 ft)
China Runway Facts at a Glance
Top 5 longest runways: #1 Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ) 16,404 ft; #2 Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) 14,764 ft; #3 Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) 13,517 ft; tied #4 Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 13,123 ft; tied #4 Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) 13,123 ft. The gap from RKZ to TFU is 3,281 ft.
Elevation: Highest: Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ) at 12,408 ft (3,782 m); lowest: TSN at 10 ft, a spread of 12,398 ft.
Runway count: 55 published airports, 102 active runways in total; 27 with 1 active runway, 16 with 2 active runways, 12 with 3+ active runways.
National Runway Inventory & Ranking Table
Commercial aerodromes in China ordered by longest active runway dimension.
| National Rank | Aerodrome Name | IATA | Municipality | Longest Runway | Elevation | Published Global Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 in CN | Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base | RKZ | Xigazê (Samzhubzê) | 16,404 ft (5000m) | 12,408 ft | #1 of 650 |
| #2 in CN | Kunming Changshui International Airport | KMG | Kunming | 14,764 ft (4500m) | 6,903 ft | tied #11 of 650 |
| #3 in CN | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport | ZUH | Zhuhai (Jinwan) | 13,517 ft (4120m) | 23 ft | #36 of 650 |
| tied #4 in CN | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport | KWE | Guiyang (Nanming) | 13,123 ft (4000m) | 3,736 ft | tied #56 of 650 |
| tied #4 in CN | Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport | LHW | Lanzhou (Yongdeng) | 13,123 ft (4000m) | 6,388 ft | tied #56 of 650 |
| tied #4 in CN | Lhasa Gonggar International Airport | LXA | Shannan (Gonggar) | 13,123 ft (4000m) | 11,713 ft | tied #56 of 650 |
| tied #4 in CN | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | PVG | Shanghai (Pudong) | 13,123 ft (4000m) | 13 ft | tied #56 of 650 |
| tied #4 in CN | Chengdu Tianfu International Airport | TFU | Chengdu (Jianyang) | 13,123 ft (4000m) | 1,440 ft | tied #56 of 650 |
| tied #9 in CN | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | CAN | Guangzhou (Huadu) | 12,467 ft (3800m) | 50 ft | tied #112 of 650 |
| tied #9 in CN | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport | CKG | Chongqing | 12,467 ft (3800m) | 1,365 ft | tied #112 of 650 |
| tied #9 in CN | Changsha Huanghua International Airport | CSX | Changsha (Changsha) | 12,467 ft (3800m) | 217 ft | tied #112 of 650 |
| tied #9 in CN | Beijing Capital International Airport | PEK | Beijing | 12,467 ft (3800m) | 116 ft | tied #112 of 650 |
| tied #9 in CN | Beijing Daxing International Airport | PKX | Beijing | 12,467 ft (3800m) | 98 ft | tied #112 of 650 |
| tied #9 in CN | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport | SZX | Shenzhen | 12,467 ft (3800m) | 13 ft | tied #112 of 650 |
| tied #9 in CN | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport | XIY | Xi'an | 12,467 ft (3800m) | 1,572 ft | tied #112 of 650 |
| tied #9 in CN | Xining Caojiabao International Airport | XNN | Haidong (Huzhu Tu Autonomous County) | 12,467 ft (3800m) | 7,119 ft | tied #112 of 650 |
| #17 in CN | Fuzhou Changle International Airport | FOC | Fuzhou (Changle) | 11,841 ft (3609m) | 46 ft | #213 of 650 |
| #18 in CN | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport | TNA | Jinan (Licheng) | 11,812 ft (3600m) | 76 ft | #218 of 650 |
| tied #19 in CN | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport | CGO | Zhengzhou | 11,811 ft (3600m) | 495 ft | tied #219 of 650 |
| tied #19 in CN | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport | CTU | Chengdu (Shuangliu) | 11,811 ft (3600m) | 1,625 ft | tied #219 of 650 |
| tied #19 in CN | Ezhou Huahu International Airport | EHU | Ezhou | 11,811 ft (3600m) | 86 ft | tied #219 of 650 |
| tied #19 in CN | Haikou Meilan International Airport | HAK | Haikou (Meilan) | 11,811 ft (3600m) | 75 ft | tied #219 of 650 |
| tied #19 in CN | Hohhot Baita International Airport | HET | Hohhot | 11,811 ft (3600m) | 3,556 ft | tied #219 of 650 |
| tied #19 in CN | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport | HGH | Hangzhou | 11,811 ft (3600m) | 23 ft | tied #219 of 650 |
| tied #19 in CN | Harbin Taiping International Airport | HRB | Harbin | 11,811 ft (3600m) | 457 ft | tied #219 of 650 |
| tied #19 in CN | Yinchuan Hedong International Airport | INC | Yinchuan | 11,811 ft (3600m) | 3,743 ft | tied #219 of 650 |
| tied #19 in CN | Qiqihar Sanjiazi Airport | NDG | Qiqihar | 11,811 ft (3600m) | 477 ft | tied #219 of 650 |
| tied #19 in CN | Nanjing Lukou International Airport | NKG | Nanjing | 11,811 ft (3600m) | 49 ft | tied #219 of 650 |
| tied #19 in CN | Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport | TAO | Qingdao (Jiaozhou) | 11,811 ft (3600m) | 30 ft | tied #219 of 650 |
| tied #19 in CN | Tianjin Binhai International Airport | TSN | Tianjin | 11,811 ft (3600m) | 10 ft | tied #219 of 650 |
| tied #19 in CN | Taiyuan Wusu International Airport | TYN | Taiyuan | 11,811 ft (3600m) | 2,575 ft | tied #219 of 650 |
| tied #19 in CN | Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport | URC | Ürümqi | 11,811 ft (3600m) | 2,125 ft | tied #219 of 650 |
| tied #19 in CN | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport | WUH | Wuhan (Huangpi) | 11,811 ft (3600m) | 113 ft | tied #219 of 650 |
| tied #34 in CN | Hefei Xinqiao International Airport | HFE | Hefei | 11,155 ft (3400m) | 207 ft | tied #321 of 650 |
| tied #34 in CN | Nanchang Changbei International Airport | KHN | Nanchang | 11,155 ft (3400m) | 143 ft | tied #321 of 650 |
| tied #34 in CN | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport | SJW | Shijiazhuang | 11,155 ft (3400m) | 233 ft | tied #321 of 650 |
| tied #34 in CN | Sanya Phoenix International Airport | SYX | Sanya (Tianya) | 11,155 ft (3400m) | 92 ft | tied #321 of 650 |
| tied #34 in CN | Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport | XMN | Xiamen | 11,155 ft (3400m) | 59 ft | tied #321 of 650 |
| tied #34 in CN | Yantai Penglai International Airport | YNT | Yantai | 11,155 ft (3400m) | 154 ft | tied #321 of 650 |
| #40 in CN | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport | SHA | Shanghai (Minhang) | 11,154 ft (3400m) | 10 ft | tied #341 of 650 |
| #41 in CN | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport | DLC | Dalian (Ganjingzi) | 10,827 ft (3300m) | 107 ft | tied #401 of 650 |
| #42 in CN | Changchun Longjia International Airport | CGQ | Changchun | 10,500 ft (3200m) | 706 ft | tied #449 of 650 |
| tied #43 in CN | Ordos Ejin Horo International Airport | DSN | Ordos | 10,499 ft (3200m) | 4,557 ft | tied #456 of 650 |
| tied #43 in CN | Kashgar Laining International Airport | KHG | Kashgar | 10,499 ft (3200m) | 4,529 ft | tied #456 of 650 |
| tied #43 in CN | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport | KWL | Guilin (Lingui) | 10,499 ft (3200m) | 570 ft | tied #456 of 650 |
| tied #43 in CN | Ningbo Lishe International Airport | NGB | Ningbo | 10,499 ft (3200m) | 13 ft | tied #456 of 650 |
| tied #43 in CN | Nanning Wuxu International Airport | NNG | Nanning (Jiangnan) | 10,499 ft (3200m) | 421 ft | tied #456 of 650 |
| tied #43 in CN | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport | SHE | Shenyang | 10,499 ft (3200m) | 198 ft | tied #456 of 650 |
| tied #43 in CN | Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport | SWA | Jieyang (Rongcheng) | 10,499 ft (3200m) | N/A | tied #456 of 650 |
| tied #43 in CN | Wenzhou Longwan International Airport | WNZ | Wenzhou (Longwan) | 10,499 ft (3200m) | 13 ft | tied #456 of 650 |
| tied #43 in CN | Sunan Shuofang International Airport | WUX | Wuxi | 10,499 ft (3200m) | 24 ft | tied #456 of 650 |
| tied #43 in CN | Yuncheng Yanhu International Airport | YCU | Yuncheng (Yanhu) | 10,499 ft (3200m) | 1,242 ft | tied #456 of 650 |
| tied #53 in CN | Datong Yungang International Airport | DAT | Datong | 9,843 ft (3000m) | 3,442 ft | tied #603 of 650 |
| tied #53 in CN | Jiayuguan International Airport | JGN | Jiayuguan | 9,843 ft (3000m) | 5,112 ft | tied #603 of 650 |
| tied #53 in CN | Lijiang Sanyi International Airport | LJG | Lijiang | 9,843 ft (3000m) | 7,359 ft | tied #603 of 650 |