Airports vary widely in both their runway infrastructure and the types of routes they support. Some large airports operate multiple runways and serve high volumes of short-haul flights, while others manage extensive long-haul networks with fewer runways.
This ranking highlights airports with the highest miles per runway. The metric measures the total route distance generated by departing flights relative to the number of operational runways at an airport.
Airports with higher miles-per-runway values often combine long-distance route networks with relatively limited runway infrastructure. Comparing airports using this metric provides insight into which airports generate the greatest network reach relative to their physical runway capacity.
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The table below lists the 100 airports ranked by miles per runway. Airports with higher values typically support long-distance route networks while operating with relatively limited runway infrastructure.
Top 100 Airports by Total Distance Flown per Runway
100 airports · Miles per runway · Worldwide
| # | Airport | Miles per runway |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
637,621 km
396,200 miles
|
| 2 |
|
476,862 km
296,309 miles
|
| 3 |
|
454,922 km
282,675 miles
|
| 4 |
|
369,582 km
229,648 miles
|
| 5 |
|
329,457 km
204,715 miles
|
| 6 |
|
326,725 km
203,018 miles
|
| 7 |
|
325,928 km
202,522 miles
|
| 8 |
|
307,908 km
191,325 miles
|
| 9 |
|
301,672 km
187,450 miles
|
| 10 |
|
298,760 km
185,641 miles
|
| 11 |
|
293,440 km
182,335 miles
|
| 12 |
|
287,192 km
178,453 miles
|
| 13 |
|
264,664 km
164,455 miles
|
| 14 |
|
252,614 km
156,967 miles
|
| 15 |
|
248,940 km
154,684 miles
|
| 16 |
|
246,862 km
153,393 miles
|
| 17 |
|
245,775 km
152,717 miles
|
| 18 |
|
243,214 km
151,126 miles
|
| 19 |
|
231,405 km
143,789 miles
|
| 20 |
|
229,915 km
142,862 miles
|
| 21 |
|
228,231 km
141,816 miles
|
| 22 |
|
226,152 km
140,524 miles
|
| 23 |
|
224,415 km
139,445 miles
|
| 24 |
|
223,525 km
138,892 miles
|
| 25 |
|
221,002 km
137,324 miles
|
| 26 |
|
220,256 km
136,861 miles
|
| 27 |
|
214,406 km
133,226 miles
|
| 28 |
|
211,530 km
131,438 miles
|
| 29 |
|
210,409 km
130,742 miles
|
| 30 |
|
210,313 km
130,682 miles
|
| 31 |
|
207,126 km
128,702 miles
|
| 32 |
|
201,765 km
125,371 miles
|
| 33 |
|
196,545 km
122,127 miles
|
| 34 |
|
196,275 km
121,960 miles
|
| 35 |
|
187,276 km
116,368 miles
|
| 36 |
|
187,000 km
116,196 miles
|
| 37 |
|
186,866 km
116,113 miles
|
| 38 |
|
181,833 km
112,986 miles
|
| 39 |
|
178,340 km
110,815 miles
|
| 40 |
|
175,861 km
109,275 miles
|
| 41 |
|
173,952 km
108,089 miles
|
| 42 |
|
171,170 km
106,360 miles
|
| 43 |
|
171,131 km
106,336 miles
|
| 44 |
|
167,475 km
104,064 miles
|
| 45 |
|
165,136 km
102,611 miles
|
| 46 |
|
163,519 km
101,606 miles
|
| 47 |
|
161,925 km
100,616 miles
|
| 48 |
|
159,641 km
99,196 miles
|
| 49 |
|
159,173 km
98,906 miles
|
| 50 |
|
157,960 km
98,152 miles
|
| 51 |
|
157,827 km
98,069 miles
|
| 52 |
|
157,044 km
97,583 miles
|
| 53 |
|
156,103 km
96,998 miles
|
| 54 |
|
153,085 km
95,123 miles
|
| 55 |
|
152,403 km
94,699 miles
|
| 56 |
|
151,975 km
94,433 miles
|
| 57 |
|
150,265 km
93,371 miles
|
| 58 |
|
150,071 km
93,250 miles
|
| 59 |
|
149,604 km
92,960 miles
|
| 60 |
|
147,807 km
91,843 miles
|
| 61 |
|
147,338 km
91,552 miles
|
| 62 |
|
145,994 km
90,717 miles
|
| 63 |
|
145,841 km
90,621 miles
|
| 64 |
|
145,228 km
90,241 miles
|
| 65 |
|
143,328 km
89,060 miles
|
| 66 |
|
141,867 km
88,152 miles
|
| 67 |
|
139,542 km
86,707 miles
|
| 68 |
|
138,498 km
86,059 miles
|
| 69 |
|
138,175 km
85,858 miles
|
| 70 |
|
137,422 km
85,390 miles
|
| 71 |
|
137,363 km
85,354 miles
|
| 72 |
|
134,484 km
83,565 miles
|
| 73 |
|
133,956 km
83,236 miles
|
| 74 |
|
131,831 km
81,916 miles
|
| 75 |
|
131,749 km
81,865 miles
|
| 76 |
|
130,720 km
81,225 miles
|
| 77 |
|
130,595 km
81,148 miles
|
| 78 |
|
130,360 km
81,002 miles
|
| 79 |
|
130,334 km
80,986 miles
|
| 80 |
|
129,805 km
80,657 miles
|
| 81 |
|
129,788 km
80,647 miles
|
| 82 |
|
129,762 km
80,630 miles
|
| 83 |
|
129,127 km
80,236 miles
|
| 84 |
|
128,963 km
80,134 miles
|
| 85 |
|
128,353 km
79,755 miles
|
| 86 |
|
127,252 km
79,071 miles
|
| 87 |
|
127,097 km
78,974 miles
|
| 88 |
|
126,909 km
78,858 miles
|
| 89 |
|
126,908 km
78,857 miles
|
| 90 |
|
126,178 km
78,404 miles
|
| 91 |
|
126,103 km
78,357 miles
|
| 92 |
|
125,963 km
78,270 miles
|
| 93 |
|
125,609 km
78,050 miles
|
| 94 |
|
125,089 km
77,727 miles
|
| 95 |
|
125,025 km
77,687 miles
|
| 96 |
|
124,093 km
77,108 miles
|
| 97 |
|
123,060 km
76,466 miles
|
| 98 |
|
122,924 km
76,381 miles
|
| 99 |
|
122,920 km
76,379 miles
|
| 100 |
|
122,359 km
76,030 miles
|
| # | Airport | Miles per runway |
|---|---|---|
| 34 |
|
196,275 km
121,960 miles
|
| 44 |
|
167,475 km
104,064 miles
|
| 87 |
|
127,097 km
78,974 miles
|
| 54 |
|
153,085 km
95,123 miles
|
| 51 |
|
157,827 km
98,069 miles
|
| 40 |
|
175,861 km
109,275 miles
|
| 21 |
|
228,231 km
141,816 miles
|
| 75 |
|
131,749 km
81,865 miles
|
| 16 |
|
246,862 km
153,393 miles
|
| 17 |
|
245,775 km
152,717 miles
|
| 6 |
|
326,725 km
203,018 miles
|
| 47 |
|
161,925 km
100,616 miles
|
| 28 |
|
211,530 km
131,438 miles
|
| 97 |
|
123,060 km
76,466 miles
|
| 56 |
|
151,975 km
94,433 miles
|
| 60 |
|
147,807 km
91,843 miles
|
| 100 |
|
122,359 km
76,030 miles
|
| 99 |
|
122,920 km
76,379 miles
|
| 58 |
|
150,071 km
93,250 miles
|
| 78 |
|
130,360 km
81,002 miles
|
| 62 |
|
145,994 km
90,717 miles
|
| 92 |
|
125,963 km
78,270 miles
|
| 76 |
|
130,720 km
81,225 miles
|
| 83 |
|
129,127 km
80,236 miles
|
| 2 |
|
476,862 km
296,309 miles
|
| 38 |
|
181,833 km
112,986 miles
|
| 95 |
|
125,025 km
77,687 miles
|
| 30 |
|
210,313 km
130,682 miles
|
| 85 |
|
128,353 km
79,755 miles
|
| 25 |
|
221,002 km
137,324 miles
|
| 72 |
|
134,484 km
83,565 miles
|
| 84 |
|
128,963 km
80,134 miles
|
| 61 |
|
147,338 km
91,552 miles
|
| 91 |
|
126,103 km
78,357 miles
|
| 52 |
|
157,044 km
97,583 miles
|
| 93 |
|
125,609 km
78,050 miles
|
| 4 |
|
369,582 km
229,648 miles
|
| 15 |
|
248,940 km
154,684 miles
|
| 36 |
|
187,000 km
116,196 miles
|
| 42 |
|
171,170 km
106,360 miles
|
| 89 |
|
126,908 km
78,857 miles
|
| 86 |
|
127,252 km
79,071 miles
|
| 32 |
|
201,765 km
125,371 miles
|
| 70 |
|
137,422 km
85,390 miles
|
| 65 |
|
143,328 km
89,060 miles
|
| 33 |
|
196,545 km
122,127 miles
|
| 1 |
|
637,621 km
396,200 miles
|
| 24 |
|
223,525 km
138,892 miles
|
| 26 |
|
220,256 km
136,861 miles
|
| 50 |
|
157,960 km
98,152 miles
|
| 7 |
|
325,928 km
202,522 miles
|
| 29 |
|
210,409 km
130,742 miles
|
| 66 |
|
141,867 km
88,152 miles
|
| 48 |
|
159,641 km
99,196 miles
|
| 49 |
|
159,173 km
98,906 miles
|
| 23 |
|
224,415 km
139,445 miles
|
| 82 |
|
129,762 km
80,630 miles
|
| 63 |
|
145,841 km
90,621 miles
|
| 46 |
|
163,519 km
101,606 miles
|
| 57 |
|
150,265 km
93,371 miles
|
| 41 |
|
173,952 km
108,089 miles
|
| 22 |
|
226,152 km
140,524 miles
|
| 80 |
|
129,805 km
80,657 miles
|
| 79 |
|
130,334 km
80,986 miles
|
| 20 |
|
229,915 km
142,862 miles
|
| 43 |
|
171,131 km
106,336 miles
|
| 10 |
|
298,760 km
185,641 miles
|
| 53 |
|
156,103 km
96,998 miles
|
| 94 |
|
125,089 km
77,727 miles
|
| 19 |
|
231,405 km
143,789 miles
|
| 45 |
|
165,136 km
102,611 miles
|
| 77 |
|
130,595 km
81,148 miles
|
| 71 |
|
137,363 km
85,354 miles
|
| 67 |
|
139,542 km
86,707 miles
|
| 5 |
|
329,457 km
204,715 miles
|
| 18 |
|
243,214 km
151,126 miles
|
| 69 |
|
138,175 km
85,858 miles
|
| 14 |
|
252,614 km
156,967 miles
|
| 8 |
|
307,908 km
191,325 miles
|
| 31 |
|
207,126 km
128,702 miles
|
| 90 |
|
126,178 km
78,404 miles
|
| 37 |
|
186,866 km
116,113 miles
|
| 55 |
|
152,403 km
94,699 miles
|
| 27 |
|
214,406 km
133,226 miles
|
| 3 |
|
454,922 km
282,675 miles
|
| 39 |
|
178,340 km
110,815 miles
|
| 11 |
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293,440 km
182,335 miles
|
| 13 |
|
264,664 km
164,455 miles
|
| 68 |
|
138,498 km
86,059 miles
|
| 96 |
|
124,093 km
77,108 miles
|
| 12 |
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287,192 km
178,453 miles
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| 59 |
|
149,604 km
92,960 miles
|
| 64 |
|
145,228 km
90,241 miles
|
| 88 |
|
126,909 km
78,858 miles
|
| 73 |
|
133,956 km
83,236 miles
|
| 98 |
|
122,924 km
76,381 miles
|
| 35 |
|
187,276 km
116,368 miles
|
| 74 |
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131,831 km
81,916 miles
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| 81 |
|
129,788 km
80,647 miles
|
| 9 |
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301,672 km
187,450 miles
|
Methodology
- Ranked by Miles per runway
- Scope: Worldwide
- Updated automatically when airport destination data refreshes
Airports are ranked based on total route miles generated by departing flights divided by the number of operational runways. Route distances are calculated using great-circle distance between airports. Only departures are included when calculating total route mileage for each airport.
Frequently Asked Questions
Miles per runway measures the total route distance generated by departing flights relative to the number of runways at an airport. It highlights airports whose route networks produce large travel distances compared with their available runway infrastructure.
Airports with fewer runways can rank highly if they support long-distance routes that generate large amounts of total route mileage. Long-haul flights contribute significantly more distance than short regional routes.
Miles per runway reflects how much route distance is generated relative to runway infrastructure. While it can indicate intensive use of runway capacity, it does not directly measure operational efficiency or airport congestion.
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