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Longest Commercial Runways in Spain

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National Commercial Aviation Runway Registry & Rankings (ISO: ES)
11 Commercial Aerodromes
Longest National Runway
14,271 ft
4,350 meters
Indexed Commercial Hubs
11
Paved primary runways (≥3,000 ft)

Spain Runway Facts at a Glance

Top 5 longest runways: #1 Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) 14,271 ft; #2 Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) 12,198 ft; #3 Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) 11,220 ft; #4 Seville Airport (SVQ) 11,030 ft; #5 Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) 11,000 ft. The gap from MAD to BCN is 3,271 ft.

Elevation: Highest: Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (TFN) at 2,076 ft (633 m); lowest: BCN at 12 ft, a spread of 2,064 ft.

Runway count: 11 published airports, 20 active runways in total; 5 with 1 active runway, 4 with 2 active runways, 2 with 3+ active runways.

National Runway Inventory & Ranking Table

Commercial aerodromes in Spain ordered by longest active runway dimension.

National Rank Aerodrome Name IATA Municipality Longest Runway Elevation Published Global Rank
#1 in ES Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport MAD Madrid 14,271 ft (4350m) 1,998 ft #21 of 650
#2 in ES Zaragoza Airport ZAZ Zaragoza 12,198 ft (3718m) 863 ft #155 of 650
#3 in ES Fuerteventura Airport FUE El Matorral 11,220 ft (3420m) 85 ft #314 of 650
#4 in ES Seville Airport SVQ Seville 11,030 ft (3362m) 112 ft tied #352 of 650
#5 in ES Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport BCN Barcelona 11,000 ft (3353m) 12 ft tied #366 of 650
#6 in ES Palma de Mallorca Airport PMI Palma de Mallorca 10,728 ft (3270m) 27 ft #424 of 650
#7 in ES Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport AGP Málaga 10,500 ft (3200m) 53 ft tied #449 of 650
tied #8 in ES Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport SCQ Santiago de Compostela 10,499 ft (3200m) 1,213 ft tied #456 of 650
tied #8 in ES Tenerife Sur Airport TFS Tenerife 10,499 ft (3200m) 209 ft tied #456 of 650
#10 in ES Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport TFN Tenerife 10,404 ft (3171m) 2,076 ft #503 of 650
#11 in ES Gran Canaria Airport LPA Gran Canaria Island 10,171 ft (3100m) 78 ft tied #512 of 650