Runway access · 2,280 runways · 2026
Fifty runways are the nearest tarmac for half the world
Every point on Earth, coloured by which runway is nearest to it. Only runways
a widebody could physically use: paved, open, and at least 8,000 ft. The map is
equal-area, so a cell twice the size really is twice the ground.
Colour — how much ground a single runway is nearest to
1,000 km²16.4M km²
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