David Anderson wrote:

Does anyone know which military airport has the most runways and which
one has the longest runway? The Rogers Lakebed portion of Edwards Air
Force Base in Southern California has at least 15 (paved and unpaved)
runways, one of which has a paved length of more than 15,000 feet
(~4,500 metres) with an unpaved overrun of almost 10,000 feet (i.e.,
an additional 3,000 metres). Another (unpaved) "runway", number
17-35, is more than 7 miles long (~39,000 feet or ~11,700 metres in
length). Does anyone know of a military (or civilian) airport with
more runways or a longer runway? I believe the longest paved runway
in North America is Runway 16R-34L at Denver International Airport at
16,000 feet long (~4,800 metres); the airport with the longest paved
runway in the world is Banda Airport in eastern Tibet at 18,045 feet
in length (~4,400 metres); this one is also said to be the highest
airport in the world at a field elevation of 15,548 feet (~4,650
metres) above sea level.

The main runway (VPP-4) at Ramenskoye - now called Zhukovski - near
Moscow, is 5403 m (17,726 ft) in length.

Width is 84m (276 ft). Depth is 85cm (33.5 in) - another runway - VPP-1 -
is 180cm (5ft 11in) thick!!!

According to Volume 7 of International Air Power Review - page 87 - VPP-4
is the world's longest concrete runway.

The whole complex at Zhukovsky covers 2.5 million sq m - (618 acres).

What does 'paved' mean in your reference to Banda airport ?? - also if
5403 metres translates to 17,726ft - how come your 4650 metres converts to
18,045 ft ?? Typo ??

I'm just asking - I haven't done the math................

I suppose we also ought to define 'paved' - as opposed to 'concrete' ??

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