Airports Ranked by Miles per Runway

Measures: Long-haul leverage

This ranking measures the world’s top 100 airports by average distance flown per active runway, calculated by dividing total daily distance flown by the number of operational runways. It highlights how intensively an airport’s runway infrastructure supports long-range flight activity, offering a perspective on infrastructure use that differs from volume-based operational rankings.

Updated: February 16, 2026

Distance Units
Rank Airport Distance per Runway
1 Dubai (DXB)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

419,697 miles 675,436 km 419,697 miles 675,436 km
2 London Heathrow (LHR)

London, United Kingdom

365,513 miles 588,236 km 365,513 miles 588,236 km
3 Singapore Changi (SIN)

Singapore, Singapore

259,137 miles 417,040 km 259,137 miles 417,040 km
4 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK)

Bangkok, Thailand

247,014 miles 397,530 km 247,014 miles 397,530 km
5 Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok (HKG)

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

239,399 miles 385,274 km 239,399 miles 385,274 km
6 San Diego (SAN)

San Diego, United States

222,325 miles 357,797 km 222,325 miles 357,797 km
7 Bangalore Bengaluru (BLR)

Bangalore, India

200,481 miles 322,642 km 200,481 miles 322,642 km
8 Seoul Incheon (ICN)

Seoul, South Korea

192,049 miles 309,072 km 192,049 miles 309,072 km
9 Los Angeles (LAX)

Los Angeles, United States

187,748 miles 302,151 km 187,748 miles 302,151 km
10 Tokyo Narita (NRT)

Tokyo, Japan

182,298 miles 293,380 km 182,298 miles 293,380 km
11 Auckland (AKL)

Auckland, New Zealand

178,240 miles 286,849 km 178,240 miles 286,849 km
12 Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen (SAW)

Istanbul, Turkey

176,804 miles 284,538 km 176,804 miles 284,538 km
13 Ürümqi Diwopu (URC)

Ürümqi, China

173,684 miles 279,517 km 173,684 miles 279,517 km
14 Taipei Taiwan Taoyuan (TPE)

Taipei, Taiwan

167,378 miles 269,368 km 167,378 miles 269,368 km
15 New York John F Kennedy (JFK)

New York, United States

163,084 miles 262,458 km 163,084 miles 262,458 km
16 Phuket (HKT)

Phuket, Thailand

159,431 miles 256,579 km 159,431 miles 256,579 km
17 Haikou Meilan (HAK)

Haikou, China

157,908 miles 254,128 km 157,908 miles 254,128 km
18 Shenzhen Bao'an (SZX)

Shenzhen, China

152,495 miles 245,416 km 152,495 miles 245,416 km
19 Harbin Taiping (HRB)

Harbin, China

152,471 miles 245,379 km 152,471 miles 245,379 km
20 Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

150,788 miles 242,669 km 150,788 miles 242,669 km
21 São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU)

São Paulo, Brazil

149,243 miles 240,182 km 149,243 miles 240,182 km
22 Beijing Capital (PEK)

Beijing, China

146,309 miles 235,462 km 146,309 miles 235,462 km
23 Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN)

Guangzhou, China

146,017 miles 234,992 km 146,017 miles 234,992 km
24 Zhengzhou Xinzheng (CGO)

Zhengzhou, China

145,489 miles 234,142 km 145,489 miles 234,142 km
25 Melbourne (MEL)

Melbourne, Australia

143,004 miles 230,143 km 143,004 miles 230,143 km
26 Abu Dhabi Zayed (AUH)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

140,297 miles 225,787 km 140,297 miles 225,787 km
27 Shanghai Pudong (PVG)

Shanghai, China

138,337 miles 222,631 km 138,337 miles 222,631 km
28 Newark Liberty (EWR)

Newark, United States

137,610 miles 221,462 km 137,610 miles 221,462 km
29 Sanya Phoenix (SYX)

Sanya, China

136,456 miles 219,604 km 136,456 miles 219,604 km
30 Denpasar-Bali Island Ngurah Rai (Bali) (DPS)

Bali, Indonesia

133,192 miles 214,352 km 133,192 miles 214,352 km
31 Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta (CGK)

Jakarta, Indonesia

132,619 miles 213,429 km 132,619 miles 213,429 km
32 Xiamen Gaoqi (XMN)

Xiamen, China

130,662 miles 210,279 km 130,662 miles 210,279 km
33 Tenerife Island (South) (TFS)

Tenerife (South), Spain

130,490 miles 210,003 km 130,490 miles 210,003 km
34 San Francisco (SFO)

San Francisco, United States

130,307 miles 209,709 km 130,307 miles 209,709 km
35 Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)

Paris, France

127,320 miles 204,902 km 127,320 miles 204,902 km
36 Miami (MIA)

Miami, United States

127,230 miles 204,756 km 127,230 miles 204,756 km
37 Kunming Changshui (KMG)

Kunming, China

124,200 miles 199,881 km 124,200 miles 199,881 km
38 Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji (BOM)

Mumbai, India

122,737 miles 197,526 km 122,737 miles 197,526 km
39 London Stansted (STN)

London, United Kingdom

121,713 miles 195,877 km 121,713 miles 195,877 km
40 Seattle Tacoma (SEA)

Seattle, United States

121,344 miles 195,284 km 121,344 miles 195,284 km
41 Istanbul (IST)

Istanbul, Turkey

120,614 miles 194,110 km 120,614 miles 194,110 km
42 Shenyang Taoxian (SHE)

Shenyang, China

119,876 miles 192,922 km 119,876 miles 192,922 km
43 Changsha Huanghua (CSX)

Changsha, China

119,286 miles 191,972 km 119,286 miles 191,972 km
44 Chengdu Tianfu (TFU)

Chengdu, China

118,558 miles 190,801 km 118,558 miles 190,801 km
45 New Delhi Indira Gandhi (DEL)

New Delhi, India

118,059 miles 189,998 km 118,059 miles 189,998 km
46 Sharjah (SHJ)

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

116,472 miles 187,444 km 116,472 miles 187,444 km
47 Changchun Longjia (CGQ)

Changchun, China

115,948 miles 186,600 km 115,948 miles 186,600 km
48 Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sydney, Australia

115,228 miles 185,442 km 115,228 miles 185,442 km
49 London Gatwick (LGW)

London, United Kingdom

115,221 miles 185,430 km 115,221 miles 185,430 km
50 Lisbon Portela (LIS)

Lisbon, Portugal

115,142 miles 185,303 km 115,142 miles 185,303 km
51 Madrid Adolfo Suárez – Barajas (MAD)

Madrid, Spain

114,607 miles 184,442 km 114,607 miles 184,442 km
52 Fort Myers Southwest Florida (RSW)

Fort Myers, United States

112,013 miles 180,268 km 112,013 miles 180,268 km
53 Tokyo (HND)

Tokyo, Japan

111,862 miles 180,024 km 111,862 miles 180,024 km
54 Fort Lauderdale Hollywood (FLL)

Fort Lauderdale, United States

110,840 miles 178,379 km 110,840 miles 178,379 km
55 Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX)

Phoenix, United States

109,830 miles 176,755 km 109,830 miles 176,755 km
56 Hangzhou Xiaoshan (HGH)

Hangzhou, China

108,784 miles 175,071 km 108,784 miles 175,071 km
57 Xianyang Xi'an (XIY)

Xianyang, China

108,703 miles 174,940 km 108,703 miles 174,940 km
58 Guiyang Longdongbao (KWE)

Guiyang, China

107,362 miles 172,782 km 107,362 miles 172,782 km
59 Bogotá El Dorado (BOG)

Bogotá, Colombia

105,674 miles 170,065 km 105,674 miles 170,065 km
60 New York La Guardia (LGA)

New York, United States

104,568 miles 168,285 km 104,568 miles 168,285 km
61 Munich (MUC)

Munich, Germany

103,369 miles 166,356 km 103,369 miles 166,356 km
62 Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson (ATL)

Atlanta, United States

100,174 miles 161,214 km 100,174 miles 161,214 km
63 Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA)

Frankfurt, Germany

100,042 miles 161,002 km 100,042 miles 161,002 km
64 Milan Malpensa (MXP)

Milan, Italy

99,145 miles 159,558 km 99,145 miles 159,558 km
65 Jeddah King Abdulaziz (JED)

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

98,966 miles 159,270 km 98,966 miles 159,270 km
66 Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat (SGN)

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

98,263 miles 158,139 km 98,263 miles 158,139 km
67 Brisbane (BNE)

Brisbane, Australia

97,959 miles 157,649 km 97,959 miles 157,649 km
68 Cancún (CUN)

Cancún, Mexico

97,507 miles 156,922 km 97,507 miles 156,922 km
69 Geneva Cointrin (GVA)

Geneva, Switzerland

97,153 miles 156,353 km 97,153 miles 156,353 km
70 Jinan Yaoqiang (TNA)

Jinan, China

95,384 miles 153,505 km 95,384 miles 153,505 km
71 Santiago Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL)

Santiago, Chile

92,518 miles 148,894 km 92,518 miles 148,894 km
72 London Luton (LTN)

London, United Kingdom

91,104 miles 146,617 km 91,104 miles 146,617 km
73 Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini (EZE)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

89,317 miles 143,741 km 89,317 miles 143,741 km
74 Tocumen (PTY)

Tocumen, Panama

89,182 miles 143,524 km 89,182 miles 143,524 km
75 Orlando (MCO)

Orlando, United States

84,903 miles 136,639 km 84,903 miles 136,639 km
76 Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)

Shanghai, China

83,930 miles 135,073 km 83,930 miles 135,073 km
77 Barcelona (BCN)

Barcelona, Spain

83,723 miles 134,739 km 83,723 miles 134,739 km
78 Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

83,491 miles 134,366 km 83,491 miles 134,366 km
79 Mexico City Licenciado Benito Juarez (MEX)

Mexico City, Mexico

82,983 miles 133,548 km 82,983 miles 133,548 km
80 Washington Dulles (IAD)

Washington, United States

82,923 miles 133,452 km 82,923 miles 133,452 km
81 Vancouver (YVR)

Vancouver, Canada

82,326 miles 132,490 km 82,326 miles 132,490 km
82 Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO)

Moscow, Russia

82,258 miles 132,381 km 82,258 miles 132,381 km
83 Colombo Bandaranaike (CMB)

Colombo, Sri Lanka

81,967 miles 131,913 km 81,967 miles 131,913 km
84 Las Vegas McCarran (LAS)

Las Vegas, United States

81,562 miles 131,261 km 81,562 miles 131,261 km
85 Riyadh King Khaled (RUH)

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

81,178 miles 130,644 km 81,178 miles 130,644 km
86 Toronto Pearson (YYZ)

Toronto, Canada

80,931 miles 130,246 km 80,931 miles 130,246 km
87 Vienna Schwechat (VIE)

Vienna, Austria

79,798 miles 128,422 km 79,798 miles 128,422 km
88 Manila Ninoy Aquino (MNL)

Manila, Philippines

77,795 miles 125,200 km 77,795 miles 125,200 km
89 Ningbo Lishe (NGB)

Ningbo, China

77,320 miles 124,434 km 77,320 miles 124,434 km
90 Fuzhou Changle (FOC)

Fuzhou, China

76,665 miles 123,380 km 76,665 miles 123,380 km
91 Charlotte Douglas (CLT)

Charlotte, United States

74,942 miles 120,607 km 74,942 miles 120,607 km
92 Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal (DAC)

Dhaka, Bangladesh

74,757 miles 120,309 km 74,757 miles 120,309 km
93 Addis Ababa Bole (ADD)

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

74,685 miles 120,195 km 74,685 miles 120,195 km
94 Nanjing Lukou (NKG)

Nanjing, China

74,653 miles 120,142 km 74,653 miles 120,142 km
95 Hanoi Noi Bai (HAN)

Hanoi, Vietnam

74,288 miles 119,555 km 74,288 miles 119,555 km
96 Manchester (MAN)

Manchester, United Kingdom

73,707 miles 118,620 km 73,707 miles 118,620 km
97 Lanzhou Zhongchuan (LHW)

Lanzhou, China

73,650 miles 118,528 km 73,650 miles 118,528 km
98 Chengdu Shuangliu (CTU)

Chengdu, China

73,108 miles 117,656 km 73,108 miles 117,656 km
99 Chicago O'Hare (ORD)

Chicago, United States

72,533 miles 116,731 km 72,533 miles 116,731 km
100 Montreal Trudeau (YUL)

Montreal, Canada

71,960 miles 115,809 km 71,960 miles 115,809 km