The airports that have the longest runways in the world, because they are at altitude or the planes need more speed to be able to fly. And long runways to accommodate the largest planes or non-standard aircraft like the American space shuttle in Togo.
Altitude : 22 m = 72ft
Lomé-Tokoin airport is located close to Lomé, Station Météo at 0.6 km↑, Lome at 5.6 km↑, Kloutsé Kopé at 18 km↑, Tsevie at 29 km↑, Vogan at 36 km↑, Keta at 40 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 3001 m = 9846ft
- runway 04/22 : 3001m = 9846ft
Altitude : 462 m = 1516ft
Niamtougou International airport is located close to Niamtougou, Kouka at 1 km↑, Niamtougou at 1.5 km↑, Kara at 22 km↑, Kande at 22 km↑, Pagouda at 26 km↑, Kara at 26 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 2500 m = 8202ft
- runway 03/21 : 2500m = 8202ft
Data sources
- AVWX (avwx.rest)
- Aerial maps : Google Maps (www.google.com), Microsoft Bing (www.microsoft.com) ou OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org)