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Country Comparison :: Airports
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.
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country Airports Date of Information
1 United States
15,079
2010
2 Brazil
4,072
2010
3 Mexico
1,819
2010
4 Canada
1,404
2010
5 Russia
1,213
2010
6 Argentina
1,141
2010
7 Colombia
990
2010
8 Bolivia
881
2010
9 Paraguay
800
2010
10 Indonesia
684
2010
11 South Africa
578
2010
12 Papua New Guinea
562
2010
13 Germany
549
2010
14 United Kingdom
505
2010
15 China
502
2010
16 France
475
2010
17 Australia
465
2010
18 Ecuador
428
2010
19 Ukraine
425
2010
20 Venezuela
409
2010
21 Guatemala
372
2010
22 Chile
366
2010
23 India
352
2010
24 Iran
319
2010
25 Philippines
254
2010
26 Sweden
249
2010
27 Saudi Arabia
217
2010
28 Zimbabwe
216
2010
29 Peru
211
2010
30 Bulgaria
210
2010
31 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
198
2010
32 Angola
193
2010
33 Kenya
191
2010
34 Japan
176
2010
35 Spain
154
2010
36 Costa Rica
151
2010
37 Pakistan
148
2010
38 Finland
148
2010
39 Nicaragua
143
2010
40 Algeria
143
2010
41 Libya
137
2010
42 Cuba
136
2010
43 Italy
132
2010
44 Oman
130
2010
45 Poland
129
2010
46 Namibia
129
2010
47 Tanzania
124
2010
48 New Zealand
122
2010
49 Czech Republic
122
2010
50 Malaysia
118
2010
51 Panama
118
2010
52 Sudan
116
2011
53 Korea, South
116
2010
54 Mozambique
106
2010
55 Thailand
105
2010
56 Syria
104
2010
57 Honduras
104
2010
58 Iraq
104
2010
59 Turkey
99
2010
60 Iceland
99
2010
61 Norway
98
2010
62 Kazakhstan
97
2010
63 Guyana
96
2010
64 Zambia
94
2010
65 Denmark
92
2010
66 Egypt
86
2010
67 Madagascar
84
2010
68 Lithuania
81
2010
69 Greece
81
2010
70 Korea, North
79
2010
71 Botswana
78
2010
72 Burma
76
2010
73 Croatia
69
2010
74 Belarus
67
2010
75 El Salvador
65
2010
76 Switzerland
65
2010
77 Portugal
65
2010
78 Bahamas, The
62
2010
79 Ethiopia
61
2010
80 Somalia
59
2010
81 Uruguay
58
2010
82 Morocco
58
2010
83 Chad
56
2010
84 Yemen
55
2010
85 Austria
55
2010
86 Nigeria
54
2010
87 Uzbekistan
54
2010
88 Romania
54
2010
89 French Polynesia
53
2010
90 Afghanistan
53
2010
91 Suriname
51
2010
92 Israel
48
2010
93 Nepal
47
2010
94 Uganda
46
2010
95 Mongolia
46
2010
96 Belize
45
2010
97 Vietnam
44
2010
98 Gabon
44
2010
99 Hungary
43
2010
100 Belgium
43
2010
101 Latvia
42
2010
102 United Arab Emirates
41
2010
103 Taiwan
41
2010
104 Laos
41
2010
105 Ireland
39
2010
106 Central African Republic
37
2010
107 Slovakia
36
2010
108 Solomon Islands
36
2010
109 Dominican Republic
35
2010
110 Azerbaijan
35
2010
111 Cameroon
34
2010
112 Tunisia
32
2010
113 Malawi
32
2010
114 Vanuatu
31
2010
115 Liberia
29
2010
116 Puerto Rico
29
2010
117 Serbia
29
2010
118 Fiji
28
2010
119 Mauritania
28
2010
120 Kyrgyzstan
28
2010
121 Cote d'Ivoire
27
2010
122 Jamaica
27
2010
123 Turkmenistan
27
2010
124 Netherlands
27
2010
125 Niger
27
2010
126 Antarctica
26
2010
127 Tajikistan
26
2010
128 Lesotho
26
2010
129 Bosnia and Herzegovina
25
2010
130 New Caledonia
25
2010
131 Congo, Republic of the
25
2010
132 Burkina Faso
24
2010
133 South Sudan
24
NA
134 Georgia
22
2010
135 Senegal
20
2010
136 Mali
20
2010
137 Kiribati
19
2010
138 Estonia
19
2010
139 Jordan
18
2010
140 Sri Lanka
18
2010
141 Cambodia
17
2010
142 Bangladesh
17
2010
143 Slovenia
16
2010
144 Guinea
16
2010
145 Cyprus
15
2010
146 Swaziland
15
2010
147 Marshall Islands
15
2010
148 Greenland
15
2010
149 Haiti
14
2010
150 Seychelles
14
2010
151 Macedonia
14
2010
152 Eritrea
13
2010
153 Djibouti
13
2010
154 Armenia
11
2010
155 Moldova
11
2010
156 Ghana
11
2010
157 Cook Islands
10
2010
158 Cape Verde
10
2010
159 Guinea-Bissau
9
2010
160 Sierra Leone
9
2010
161 Rwanda
9
2010
162 Burundi
8
2010
163 Kosovo
8
2010
164 Togo
8
2010
165 Turks and Caicos Islands
8
2010
166 Singapore
8
2010
167 Equatorial Guinea
7
2010
168 Lebanon
7
2010
169 Kuwait
7
2010
170 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
7
2010
171 Micronesia, Federated States of
6
2010
172 Qatar
6
2010
173 Trinidad and Tobago
6
2010
174 Western Sahara
6
2010
175 Timor-Leste
6
2010
176 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
6
2010
177 Tonga
6
2010
178 Albania
5
2010
179 Benin
5
2010
180 Maldives
5
2010
181 Montenegro
5
2010
182 Mauritius
5
2010
183 Northern Mariana Islands
5
2010
184 Bahrain
4
2010
185 Comoros
4
2010
186 French Southern and Antarctic Lands
4
2010
187 Samoa
4
2010
188 Svalbard
4
2010
189 British Virgin Islands
4
2010
190 Spratly Islands
4
2010
191 Antigua and Barbuda
3
2010
192 American Samoa
3
2010
193 Palau
3
2010
194 Cayman Islands
3
2010
195 Grenada
3
2010
196 Anguilla
3
2010
197 Bhutan
2
2010
198 Brunei
2
2010
199 Dominica
2
2010
200 Guernsey
2
2010
201 Hong Kong
2
2010
202 Luxembourg
2
2010
203 Wallis and Futuna
2
2010
204 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
2
2010
205 Saint Kitts and Nevis
2
2010
206 Saint Lucia
2
2010
207 Sao Tome and Principe
2
2010
208 Virgin Islands
2
2010
209 West Bank
2
2010
210 Montserrat
2
2010
211 Aruba
1
2010
212 Wake Island
1
2010
213 Bermuda
1
2010
214 Curacao
1
NA
215 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
1
2010
216 Faroe Islands
1
2010
217 Gambia, The
1
2010
218 Gibraltar
1
2010
219 Gaza Strip
1
2010
220 Isle of Man
1
2010
221 British Indian Ocean Territory
1
2010
222 Jersey
1
2010
223 Jan Mayen
1
2010
224 Christmas Island
1
2010
225 Macau
1
2010
226 Malta
1
2010
227 Niue
1
2010
228 Norfolk Island
1
2010
229 Nauru
1
2010
230 Paracel Islands
1
2010
231 Saint Martin
1
2010
232 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
1
2010
233 Sint Maarten
1
NA
234 Saint Barthelemy
1
2010
235 Tuvalu
1
2010
236 Barbados
1
2010
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