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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
4,105
2012
3 Mexico
1,724
2012
4 Canada
1,453
2012
5 Russia
1,218
2012
6 Argentina
1,149
2012
7 Bolivia
865
2012
8 Colombia
862
2012
9 Paraguay
800
2012
10 Indonesia
676
2012
11 South Africa
567
2012
12 Papua New Guinea
562
2012
13 Germany
541
2012
14 China
497
2012
15 Venezuela
492
2012
16 Chile
476
2012
17 France
473
2012
18 Australia
467
2012
19 United Kingdom
462
2012
20 Ecuador
431
2012
21 Ukraine
412
2012
22 India
352
2012
23 Iran
324
2012
24 Guatemala
291
2012
25 Philippines
247
2012
26 Sweden
230
2012
27 Saudi Arabia
216
2012
28 Bulgaria
202
2012
29 Zimbabwe
202
2012
30 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
201
2012
31 Kenya
194
2012
32 Peru
191
2012
33 Angola
176
2012
34 Japan
175
2012
35 Costa Rica
153
2012
36 Spain
152
2012
37 Pakistan
151
2012
38 Finland
148
2012
39 Libya
144
2012
40 Nicaragua
143
2012
41 Algeria
142
2012
42 Cuba
136
2012
43 Italy
130
2012
44 Oman
130
2012
45 Czech Republic
128
2012
46 Poland
125
2012
47 New Zealand
122
2012
48 Panama
118
2012
49 Malaysia
117
2012
50 Korea, South
114
2012
51 Namibia
112
2012
52 Tanzania
106
2012
53 Honduras
104
2012
54 Iraq
104
2012
55 Thailand
103
2012
56 Mozambique
100
2012
57 Iceland
99
2012
58 Syria
99
2012
59 Turkey
98
2012
60 Norway
98
2012
61 Guyana
98
2012
62 Kazakhstan
97
2012
63 Uruguay
94
2012
64 Denmark
89
2012
65 Zambia
88
2012
66 Egypt
84
2012
67 South Sudan
84
NA
68 Madagascar
82
2012
69 Greece
82
2012
70 Lithuania
81
2012
71 Korea, North
81
2012
72 Botswana
76
2012
73 Burma
74
2012
74 Sudan
72
2012
75 Croatia
69
2012
76 Portugal
65
2012
77 El Salvador
65
2012
78 Belarus
65
2012
79 Switzerland
64
2012
80 Somalia
62
2012
81 Bahamas, The
61
2012
82 Ethiopia
58
2012
83 Chad
58
2012
84 Yemen
57
2012
85 Morocco
56
2012
86 Romania
53
2012
87 French Polynesia
53
2012
88 Nigeria
53
2012
89 Uzbekistan
53
2012
90 Austria
52
2012
91 Afghanistan
52
2012
92 Israel
47
2012
93 Suriname
47
2012
94 Nepal
47
2012
95 Uganda
46
2012
96 Gabon
45
2012
97 Mongolia
44
2012
98 Vietnam
44
2012
99 Belize
43
2012
100 Belgium
43
2012
101 Laos
42
2012
102 United Arab Emirates
42
2012
103 Latvia
42
2012
104 Hungary
41
2012
105 Central African Republic
40
2012
106 Taiwan
40
2012
107 Ireland
39
2012
108 Azerbaijan
37
2012
109 Slovakia
37
2012
110 Dominican Republic
36
2012
111 Solomon Islands
36
2012
112 Cameroon
34
2012
113 Vanuatu
31
2012
114 Malawi
31
2012
115 Niger
30
2012
116 Serbia
30
2012
117 Puerto Rico
29
2012
118 Liberia
29
2012
119 Tunisia
29
2012
120 Kyrgyzstan
28
2012
121 Fiji
28
2012
122 Mauritania
28
2012
123 Cote d'Ivoire
27
2012
124 Netherlands
27
2012
125 Jamaica
27
2012
126 Turkmenistan
26
2012
127 New Caledonia
25
2012
128 Congo, Republic of the
25
2012
129 Bosnia and Herzegovina
25
2012
130 Tajikistan
24
2012
131 Lesotho
24
2012
132 Burkina Faso
24
2012
133 Antarctica
23
2012
134 Georgia
22
2012
135 Mali
21
2012
136 Senegal
20
2012
137 Kiribati
19
2012
138 Jordan
18
2012
139 Estonia
18
2012
140 Sri Lanka
18
2012
141 Bangladesh
18
2012
142 Slovenia
16
2012
143 Cambodia
16
2012
144 Guinea
16
2012
145 Marshall Islands
15
2012
146 Cyprus
15
2012
147 Greenland
15
2012
148 Swaziland
15
2012
149 Seychelles
14
2012
150 Macedonia
14
2012
151 Haiti
14
2012
152 Eritrea
13
2012
153 Djibouti
13
2012
154 Cook Islands
11
2012
155 Armenia
11
2012
156 Ghana
10
2012
157 Moldova
10
2012
158 Cape Verde
9
2012
159 Singapore
9
2012
160 Guinea-Bissau
8
2012
161 Sierra Leone
8
2012
162 Kosovo
8
2012
163 Togo
8
2012
164 Turks and Caicos Islands
8
2012
165 Rwanda
7
2012
166 Kuwait
7
2012
167 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
7
2012
168 Burundi
7
2012
169 Equatorial Guinea
7
2012
170 Lebanon
7
2012
171 Qatar
6
2012
172 Tonga
6
2012
173 Timor-Leste
6
2012
174 Micronesia, Federated States of
6
2012
175 Western Sahara
6
2012
176 Maldives
6
2012
177 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
6
2012
178 Trinidad and Tobago
5
2012
179 Guam
5
2012
180 Montenegro
5
2012
181 Northern Mariana Islands
5
2012
182 Albania
5
2012
183 Benin
5
2012
184 Mauritius
5
2012
185 Svalbard
4
2012
186 British Virgin Islands
4
2012
187 Samoa
4
2012
188 French Southern and Antarctic Lands
4
2010
189 Bahrain
4
2012
190 Comoros
4
2012
191 Spratly Islands
4
2012
192 Palau
3
2012
193 Antigua and Barbuda
3
2012
194 American Samoa
3
2012
195 Anguilla
3
2012
196 Cayman Islands
3
2012
197 Grenada
3
2012
198 Sao Tome and Principe
2
2012
199 Hong Kong
2
2012
200 Dominica
2
2012
201 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
2
2012
202 Guernsey
2
2012
203 Saint Kitts and Nevis
2
2012
204 Bhutan
2
2012
205 Luxembourg
2
2012
206 Wallis and Futuna
2
2012
207 West Bank
2
2012
208 Virgin Islands
2
2012
209 Saint Lucia
2
2012
210 Macau
1
2012
211 Montserrat
1
2012
212 Malta
1
2012
213 Niue
1
2012
214 Norfolk Island
1
2012
215 Nauru
1
2012
216 Paracel Islands
1
2012
217 Aruba
1
2012
218 Barbados
1
2012
219 Bermuda
1
2012
220 Brunei
1
2012
221 Curacao
1
NA
222 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
1
2012
223 Faroe Islands
1
2012
224 Gambia, The
1
2012
225 Christmas Island
1
2012
226 Gibraltar
1
2012
227 Jersey
1
2012
228 British Indian Ocean Territory
1
2012
229 Isle of Man
1
2012
230 Gaza Strip
1
2012
231 Wake Island
1
2012
232 Tuvalu
1
2012
233 Saint Barthelemy
1
2012
234 Sint Maarten
1
NA
235 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
1
2012
236 Saint Martin
1
2012
237 Jan Mayen
1
2012
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