Longest Airport Runways in China
Airports in China ranked by the length of their longest open runway.
1Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air BaseXigazê (Samzhubzê) · 16,404 ft · CON
5,000 m
2Golmud AirportGolmud · 15,748 ft · CON
4,800 m
3Ali Pulan AirportBurang Town · 15,000 ft · concrete
4,572 m
4Kunming Changshui International AirportKunming · 14,764 ft · ASP
4,500 m
5Ngari Gunsa AirportShiquanhe · 14,764 ft · ASP
4,500 m
6Qamdo Bangda AirportBangda · 14,764 ft · Asphalt
4,500 m
7Shigatse Tingri AirportXigazê (Dingri) · 14,764 ft · CON
4,500 m
8Daocheng Yading AirportGarzê (Daocheng) · 13,780 ft · CON
4,200 m
9Zhuhai Jinwan AirportZhuhai (Jinwan) · 13,517 ft · PEM
4,120 m
10Chengdu Tianfu International AirportChengdu (Jianyang) · 13,123 ft · CON
4,000 m
11Garze Gesar AirportGarzê (Garzê) · 13,123 ft
4,000 m
12Guiyang Longdongbao International AirportGuiyang (Nanming) · 13,123 ft · CON
4,000 m
13Kangding AirportGarzê (Kangding) · 13,123 ft · Concrete
4,000 m
14Lanzhou Zhongchuan International AirportLanzhou (Yongdeng) · 13,123 ft · ASPH
4,000 m
15Lhasa Gonggar International AirportShannan (Gonggar) · 13,123 ft · Concrete
4,000 m
16Shanghai Pudong International AirportShanghai (Pudong) · 13,123 ft · CON
4,000 m
17Beijing Capital International AirportBeijing · 12,467 ft · CON
3,800 m
18Beijing Daxing International AirportBeijing · 12,467 ft · CON
3,800 m
19Beijing Nanjiao AirportBeijing · 12,467 ft · Asphalt
3,800 m
20Changsha Huanghua International AirportChangsha (Changsha) · 12,467 ft · CON
3,800 m
21Chongqing Jiangbei International AirportChongqing · 12,467 ft · CON
3,800 m
22Golog Maqên AirportGolog (Maqên) · 12,467 ft · ASP
3,800 m
23Guangzhou Baiyun International AirportGuangzhou (Huadu) · 12,467 ft · ASP
3,800 m
24Hohhot Shengle International Airport (under construction)Hohhot · 12,467 ft · ASP
3,800 m
25Shenzhen Bao'an International AirportShenzhen · 12,467 ft · CON
3,800 m
26Tashikuergan Hongqilafu AirportTashikuergan · 12,467 ft
3,800 m
27Xi'an Xianyang International AirportXi'an · 12,467 ft · ASP
3,800 m
28Xining Caojiabao International AirportHaidong (Huzhu Tu Autonomous County) · 12,467 ft · ASP
3,800 m
29Yushu Batang AirportYushu (Batang) · 12,467 ft · CON
3,800 m
30Jinan Yaoqiang International AirportJinan (Licheng) · 11,812 ft · CON
3,600 m
31Chengdu Shuangliu International AirportChengdu (Shuangliu) · 11,811 ft · ASP
3,600 m
32Ezhou Huahu International AirportEzhou · 11,811 ft · CONC
3,600 m
33Fuzhou Changle International AirportFuzhou (Changle) · 11,811 ft · CONC
3,600 m
34Haikou Meilan International AirportHaikou (Meilan) · 11,811 ft · CON
3,600 m
35Hangzhou Xiaoshan International AirportHangzhou · 11,811 ft · CON
3,600 m
36Harbin Taiping International AirportHarbin · 11,811 ft · CONC
3,600 m
37Hohhot Baita International AirportHohhot · 11,811 ft · CON
3,600 m
38Hongyuan AirportNgawa (Hongyuan) · 11,811 ft · CON
3,600 m
39Huatugou AirportMengnai · 11,811 ft
3,600 m
40Langzhong Gucheng AirportNanchong (Langzhong) · 11,811 ft · ASP
3,600 m
41Nanjing Lukou International AirportNanjing · 11,811 ft · CON
3,600 m
42Qingdao Jiaodong International AirportQingdao (Jiaozhou) · 11,811 ft · CON
3,600 m
43Qiqihar Sanjiazi AirportQiqihar · 11,811 ft · CON
3,600 m
44Taiyuan Wusu International AirportTaiyuan · 11,811 ft · CON
3,600 m
45Tianjin Binhai International AirportTianjin · 11,811 ft · CON
3,600 m
46Ürümqi Tianshan International AirportÜrümqi · 11,811 ft · ASP
3,600 m
47Wuhan Tianhe International AirportWuhan (Huangpi) · 11,811 ft · CON
3,600 m
48Xichang Qingshan AirportLiangshan (Xichang) · 11,811 ft · CON
3,600 m
49Yinchuan Hedong International AirportYinchuan · 11,811 ft · CON
3,600 m
50Zhengzhou Xinzheng International AirportZhengzhou · 11,811 ft
3,600 m
Highlights
Within China, Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base ranks first in 2026 with 5,000 m, followed by Golmud Airport (4,800 m) and Ali Pulan Airport (4,572 m).
Across 50 entries, values run from 5,000 m (Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base) to 3,600 m (Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport), with a median of 3,800 m.
Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.
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