Countries with the most airports


All data from the CIA World Factbook. Last updated Jan 25, 2010.



This entry gives the total number of airports or airfields recognizable from the air. The runway(s) may be paved (concrete or asphalt surfaces) or unpaved (grass, earth, sand, or gravel surfaces) and may include closed or abandoned installations. Airports or airfields that are no longer recognizable (overgrown, no facilities, etc.) are not included. Note that not all airports have accommodations for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
Rank country Airports Date of Information
1 United States 15,095 2009
2 Brazil 4,000 2009
3 Mexico 1,744 2009
4 Canada 1,388 2009
5 Russia 1,216 2009
6 Argentina 1,130 2009
7 Colombia 992 2009
8 Bolivia 952 2009
9 Paraguay 798 2009
10 Indonesia 683 2009
11 South Africa 607 2009
12 Papua New Guinea 560 2009
13 Germany 550 2009
14 United Kingdom 506 2009
15 China 482 2009
16 France 475 2009
17 Australia 464 2009
18 Ukraine 425 2009
19 Ecuador 420 2009
20 Venezuela 406 2009
21 Guatemala 371 2009
22 Chile 357 2009
23 India 349 2009
24 Iran 316 2009
25 Philippines 254 2009
26 Sweden 249 2009
27 Saudi Arabia 217 2009
28 Zimbabwe 215 2009
29 Bulgaria 212 2009
30 Peru 201 2009
31 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 194 2009
32 Angola 192 2009
33 Kenya 181 2009
34 Japan 176 2009
35 Spain 153 2009
36 Costa Rica 151 2009
37 Finland 148 2009
38 Pakistan 145 2009
39 Algeria 143 2009
40 Nicaragua 143 2009
41 Libya 137 2009
42 Cuba 136 2009
43 Italy 132 2009
44 Namibia 129 2009
45 Oman 128 2009
46 Poland 125 2009
47 Tanzania 125 2009
48 Czech Republic 122 2009
49 Sudan 121 2009
50 New Zealand 120 2009
51 Malaysia 118 2009
52 Panama 117 2009
53 Korea, South 116 2009
54 Honduras 106 2009
55 Mozambique 105 2009
56 Thailand 105 2009
57 Iraq 104 2009
58 Syria 104 2009
59 Turkey 102 2009
60 Guyana 99 2009
61 Kazakhstan 99 2009
62 Iceland 99 2009
63 Norway 98 2009
64 Zambia 97 2009
65 Denmark 92 2009
66 Madagascar 89 2009
67 Lithuania 87 2009
68 Egypt 85 2009
69 Greece 81 2009
70 Korea, North 79 2009
71 Botswana 77 2009
72 Burma 77 2009
73 Croatia 68 2009
74 Switzerland 66 2009
75 Belarus 65 2009
76 Portugal 65 2009
77 El Salvador 65 2009
78 Ethiopia 63 2009
79 Bahamas, The 62 2009
80 Somalia 59 2009
81 Morocco 58 2009
82 Uruguay 57 2009
83 Nigeria 56 2009
84 Austria 55 2009
85 Yemen 55 2009
86 Chad 54 2009
87 Uzbekistan 54 2009
88 French Polynesia 53 2009
89 Romania 53 2009
90 Afghanistan 51 2009
91 Suriname 50 2009
92 Israel 47 2009
93 Nepal 47 2009
94 Hungary 46 2009
95 Mongolia 45 2009
96 Belize 44 2009
97 Vietnam 44 2009
98 Gabon 44 2009
99 Belgium 43 2009
100 Latvia 43 2009
101 Taiwan 42 2009
102 United Arab Emirates 41 2009
103 Laos 41 2009
104 Central African Republic 40 2009
105 Ireland 39 2009
106 Solomon Islands 36 2009
107 Cameroon 36 2009
108 Dominican Republic 35 2009
109 Uganda 35 2009
110 Slovakia 35 2009
111 Azerbaijan 34 2009
112 Liberia 33 2009
113 Malawi 32 2009
114 Tunisia 32 2009
115 Vanuatu 31 2009
116 Kyrgyzstan 29 2009
117 Puerto Rico 29 2009
118 Fiji 28 2009
119 Niger 28 2009
120 Turkmenistan 28 2009
121 Serbia 28 2009
122 Cote d'Ivoire 28 2009
123 Jamaica 27 2009
124 Netherlands 27 2009
125 Mauritania 27 2009
126 Lesotho 26 2009
127 Burkina Faso 26 2009
128 Tajikistan 26 2009
129 Antarctica 25 2009
130 New Caledonia 25 2009
131 Congo, Republic of the 25 2009
132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25 2009
133 Georgia 22 2009
134 Mali 22 2009
135 Estonia 19 2009
136 Senegal 19 2009
137 Kiribati 19 2009
138 Sri Lanka 18 2009
139 Bangladesh 17 2009
140 Cambodia 17 2009
141 Guinea 17 2009
142 Jordan 17 2009
143 Slovenia 16 2009
144 Cyprus 15 2009
145 Marshall Islands 15 2009
146 Greenland 15 2009
147 Eritrea 14 2009
148 Swaziland 14 2009
149 Seychelles 14 2009
150 Macedonia 14 2009
151 Haiti 14 2009
152 Djibouti 13 2009
153 Armenia 11 2009
154 Moldova 11 2009
155 Ghana 11 2009
156 Cape Verde 10 2009
157 Cook Islands 9 2009
158 Sierra Leone 9 2009
159 Rwanda 9 2009
160 Guinea-Bissau 9 2009
161 Burundi 8 2009
162 Togo 8 2009
163 Turks and Caicos Islands 8 2009
164 Singapore 8 2009
165 Kosovo 8 2009
166 Equatorial Guinea 7 2009
167 Lebanon 7 2009
168 Kuwait 7 2009
169 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 6 2009
170 Micronesia, Federated States of 6 2009
171 Tonga 6 2009
172 Timor-Leste 6 2009
173 Western Sahara 6 2009
174 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 2009
175 Trinidad and Tobago 6 2009
176 Albania 5 2009
177 Benin 5 2009
178 Qatar 5 2009
179 Netherlands Antilles 5 2009
180 Maldives 5 2009
181 Mauritius 5 2009
182 Montenegro 5 2009
183 Northern Mariana Islands 5 2009
184 Comoros 4 2009
185 British Virgin Islands 4 2009
186 Samoa 4 2009
187 Svalbard 4 2009
188 Spratly Islands 4 2009
189 French Southern and Antarctic Lands 4 2006
190 Antigua and Barbuda 3 2009
191 Bahrain 3 2009
192 Anguilla 3 2009
193 Grenada 3 2009
194 American Samoa 3 2009
195 Palau 3 2009
196 Cayman Islands 3 2009
197 Bhutan 2 2009
198 Dominica 2 2009
199 Hong Kong 2 2009
200 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2 2009
201 Saint Lucia 2 2009
202 Virgin Islands 2 2009
203 Wallis and Futuna 2 2009
204 West Bank 2 2009
205 Sao Tome and Principe 2 2009
206 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 2009
207 Montserrat 2 2009
208 Luxembourg 2 2009
209 Guernsey 2 2009
210 Brunei 2 2009
211 Aruba 1 2009
212 Barbados 1 2009
213 Wake Island 1 2009
214 Tuvalu 1 2009
215 Saint Barthelemy 1 2009
216 Saint Helena 1 2009
217 Norfolk Island 1 2009
218 Niue 1 2009
219 Malta 1 2009
220 Mayotte 1 2009
221 Macau 1 2009
222 Christmas Island 1 2009
223 Jan Mayen 1 2009
224 Jersey 1 2009
225 British Indian Ocean Territory 1 2009
226 Saint Martin 1 2009
227 Paracel Islands 1 2009
228 Nauru 1 2009
229 Isle of Man 1 2009
230 Gaza Strip 1 2009
231 Gibraltar 1 2009
232 Gambia, The 1 2009
233 Faroe Islands 1 2009
234 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1 2009
235 Bermuda 1 2009



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