What is the shortest runway?

Measuring just 1,312ft (400m) in length, Juancho E Yrausquin Airport (IATA: SAB / ICAO TNCS) officially has the shortest runway in the world available for commercial use. The runway has three cliff edges over the sea, with the fourth side enclosed by high hills.



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Irausquin Airport (IATA: SAB, ICAO: TNCS) is an airport on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba. Its runway is widely acknowledged as the shortest commercial runway in the world, with a length of 400 m (1,312 ft).

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Is There a Runway 0? You shouldn't find any runway numbered either “0” or “00”. Any runway which points to magnetic north will normally be given the designator “36” (as in 360 degrees). This will also correspond with the headings read out by both ATC and the pilot.

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Located at 378 m (1,240 ft) below mean sea level, Bar Yehuda Airfield is the lowest airport in the world.

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Reagan National (DCA), the smallest of three major airports serving Washington, D.C., averages 819 daily takeoffs and landings on its relatively short main runway – making it the most heavily utilized runway in the nation.

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Depending on the locale, commercial airport runways can be upwards of 16,000 feet, or just over three miles. The longest commercially used runway in North America is at Denver International Airport (DEN) and is itself exactly 16,000 feet.

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This guide will look at some of the most challenging airports in the world to land at.
  1. 1 Lukla Airport (Nepal) ...
  2. 2 Paro Airport (Bhutan) ...
  3. 3 Courchevel Airport (France) ...
  4. 4 Funchal Cristiano Ronaldo Airport (Portugal) ...
  5. 5 Saba Airport (Dutch Caribbean) ...
  6. 6 Narsarsuaq Airport (Greenland)


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Located on the Western half of where Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport exists today. The families wished for the graves to remain in place when westward extension of this East to West runway was required during World War II.

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Runway numbers are determined by rounding the compass bearing of one runway end to the nearest 10 degrees and truncating the last digit, meaning runways are numbered from 1 to 36—as per the diagram below. The opposite end of the runway always differs by 180 degrees, so it's numbered 18 higher or lower.

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Runway numbers are determined by rounding the compass bearing of one runway end to the nearest 10 degrees and truncating the last digit, meaning runways are numbered from 1 to 36—as per the diagram below. The opposite end of the runway always differs by 180 degrees, so it's numbered 18 higher or lower.

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The letters, differentiate between left (L), right (R), or center (C) parallel runways, as applicable: For two parallel runways “L” “R.” For three parallel runways “L” “C” “R.”

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Military Reconnaissance Aircraft: The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird had a service ceiling of FL850 and routinely operated above FL600. Many other aircraft in this category (e.g. MiG-25, Tsybin RSR, U-2, RB-57F, M-17 and M-55) can also fly above FL600.

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The Boeing 747 is considered to have the longest takeoff distance of the more common aircraft types and has set the standard for runway lengths of larger international airports. At sea level, 3,200 m (10,500 ft) can be considered an adequate length to land virtually any aircraft.

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A typical takeoff speed for a Boeing 747 is around 160 knots (184 mph), depending on the jet's wing flap configuration, the number of passengers aboard, and the weight of their luggage, fuel load, current weather conditions, and other factors.

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