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Longest Commercial Runways in Turkey

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National Commercial Aviation Runway Registry & Rankings (ISO: TR)
9 Commercial Aerodromes
Longest National Runway
13,451 ft
4,100 meters
Indexed Commercial Hubs
9
Paved primary runways (≥3,000 ft)

Turkey Runway Facts at a Glance

Top 5 longest runways: #1 İstanbul Airport (IST) 13,451 ft; #2 Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (GNY) 13,123 ft; #3 Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) 12,303 ft; #4 Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) 11,614 ft; #5 Çukurova International Airport (COV) 11,482 ft. The gap from IST to COV is 1,969 ft.

Elevation: Highest: Konya Airport (KYA) at 3,392 ft (1,034 m); lowest: BJV at 21 ft, a spread of 3,371 ft.

Runway count: 9 published airports, 22 active runways in total; 1 with 1 active runway, 6 with 2 active runways, 2 with 3+ active runways.

National Runway Inventory & Ranking Table

Commercial aerodromes in Turkey ordered by longest active runway dimension.

National Rank Aerodrome Name IATA Municipality Longest Runway Elevation Published Global Rank
#1 in TR İstanbul Airport IST Istanbul 13,451 ft (4100m) 325 ft #40 of 650
#2 in TR Şanlıurfa GAP Airport GNY Şanlıurfa 13,123 ft (4000m) 2,708 ft tied #56 of 650
#3 in TR Esenboğa International Airport ESB Ankara 12,303 ft (3750m) 3,125 ft tied #146 of 650
#4 in TR Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport SAW Pendik, Istanbul 11,614 ft (3540m) 312 ft tied #256 of 650
#5 in TR Çukurova International Airport COV Tarsus 11,482 ft (3500m) 35 ft #300 of 650
#6 in TR Antalya International Airport AYT Antalya 11,155 ft (3400m) 177 ft tied #321 of 650
#7 in TR Konya Airport KYA Konya 10,990 ft (3350m) 3,392 ft tied #388 of 650
#8 in TR Adnan Menderes International Airport ADB Gaziemir 10,630 ft (3240m) 412 ft tied #433 of 650
#9 in TR Milas Bodrum International Airport BJV Bodrum 9,843 ft (3000m) 21 ft tied #603 of 650