Longest Commercial Runways in France

Compiled by Bill Gao

National Commercial Aviation Runway Registry & Rankings (ISO: FR)

9 Commercial Aerodromes

Longest National Runway

13,829 ft

4,215 meters

Indexed Commercial Hubs

Paved primary runways (≥3,000 ft)

France Runway Facts at a Glance

Top 5 longest runways: #1 Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG) 13,829 ft; #2 Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) 13,124 ft; #3 EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) 12,795 ft; #4 Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) 11,975 ft; tied #5 Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) 11,483 ft. The gap from CDG to MRS is 2,346 ft.

Elevation: Highest: Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) at 1,090 ft (332 m); lowest: MRS at 74 ft, a spread of 1,016 ft.

Runway count: 9 published airports, 23 active runways in total; 6 with 2 active runways, 3 with 3+ active runways.

National Runway Inventory & Ranking Table

Commercial aerodromes in France ordered by longest active runway dimension.

National Rank	Aerodrome Name	IATA	Municipality	Longest Runway	Elevation	Published Global Rank
#1 in FR	Charles de Gaulle International Airport	`CDG`	Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)	13,829 ft (4215m)	392 ft	#28 of 650
#2 in FR	Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport	`LYS`	Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône	13,124 ft (4000m)	821 ft	tied #51 of 650
#3 in FR	EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg	`BSL`	Bâle / Mulhouse	12,795 ft (3900m)	885 ft	tied #101 of 650
#4 in FR	Paris-Orly Airport	`ORY`	Paris (Orly, Val-de-Marne)	11,975 ft (3650m)	291 ft	tied #204 of 650
tied #5 in FR	Marseille Provence Airport	`MRS`	Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône	11,483 ft (3500m)	74 ft	tied #273 of 650
tied #5 in FR	Toulouse-Blagnac Airport	`TLS`	Toulouse/Blagnac	11,483 ft (3500m)	499 ft	tied #273 of 650
tied #7 in FR	Brest Bretagne airport	`BES`	Brest	10,171 ft (3100m)	325 ft	tied #512 of 650
tied #7 in FR	Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport	`BOD`	Bordeaux	10,171 ft (3100m)	162 ft	tied #512 of 650
#9 in FR	Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport	`CFE`	Clermont-Ferrand	9,885 ft (3013m)	1,090 ft	#587 of 650