Rank
(total)
CountryAirports
(airports)
per Capita
(airports per mio. pers)
per Square km
(airports per mio. sq.km)
Date
1United States of America15,07948.61,6462010
2Brazil4,07220.24812010
3Mexico1,81916.29362010
4Canada1,40441.61542010
5Russia1,2138.7742010
6Argentina1,14127.64172010
7Colombia99022.48932010
8Bolivia88188.68132010
9Paraguay800125.52,0142010
10Indonesia6842.83782010
11South Africa57811.84762010
12Papua New Guinea56292.71,2412010
13Germany5496.71,5752010
14Great Britain & Northern Ireland5058.22,0872010
15China5020.4522010
16France4747.38622010
17Australia46521.6612010
18Ecuador42828.91,5462010
19Ukraine4259.47342010
20Venezuela40915.04642010
21Guatemala37227.53,4712010
22Chile36621.94922010
23India3520.31182010
24Iran3194.82082010
25Philippines2542.58522010
26Sweden24927.46072010
27Saudi Arabia2177.41012010
28Zimbabwe21618.55582010
29Peru2117.11652010
30Bulgaria21029.41,9362010
31Congo (Dem. Rep.)1982.8872010
32Angola19314.81552010
33Kenya1914.83362010
34Japan1761.44832010
35Spain1543.83092010
36Costa Rica15133.42,9572010
37Finland14828.24872010
37Pakistan1480.81922010
39Algeria1434.1602010
39Nicaragua14323.81,1922010
41Sudan1403.3592010
42Libya13721.2782010
43Cuba13611.81,2382010
44Italy1322.34492010
45Oman13043.84202010
46Namibia12960.61572010
46Poland1293.44242010
48Tanzania1243.01402010
49Czech Republic12212.01,5792010
49New Zealand12228.74562010
51Malaysia1184.53592010
51Panama11834.61,5872010
53Korea (South)1162.41,1972010
54Mozambique1064.81352010
55Thailand1051.62062010
56Honduras10413.09292010
56Iraq1043.52382010
56Syria1044.75662010
59Iceland99320.59882010
59Turkey991.31292010
61Norway9821.03222010
62Kazakhstan976.3362010
63Guyana96128.34882010
64Zambia947.81262010
65Denmark9216.72,1682010
66Egypt861.1862010
67Madagascar843.91442010
68Greece817.56202010
68Lithuania8122.81,2922010
70Korea (North)793.56562010
71Botswana7838.41382010
72Myanmar761.41162010
73Croatia6915.41,2332010
74Belarus677.03302010
75El Salvador6510.73,1372010
75Portugal656.17112010
75Switzerland658.51,6252010
78Bahamas62199.76,1942010
79Ethiopia610.7612010
80Somalia595.8942010
81Morocco581.81302010
81Uruguay5816.53312010
83Chad565.3442010
84Austria556.76672010
84Yemen552.31042010
86Nigeria540.4592010
86Romania542.42352010
86Uzbekistan541.91272010
89Afghanistan531.8812010
89French Polynesia53182.113,8492010
91Suriname51104.83272010
92Israel486.52,2182010
93Nepal471.63282010
94Mongolia4614.9302010
94Uganda461.42332010
96Belize45143.11,9732010
97Gabon4428.51712010
97Vietnam440.51422010
99Belgium434.11,4202010
99Hungary434.44802010
101Latvia4218.96752010
102Laos415.91782010
102Taiwan (Rep. of China)411.81,2712010
102United Arab Emirates418.24902010
105Ireland399.25662010
106Central African Republic377.6592010
107Slovakia366.67482010
107Solomon Islands3659.01,2862010
109Azerbaijan354.24242010
109Dominican Republic353.67242010
111Cameroon341.8722010
112Malawi322.13402010
112Tunisia323.02062010
114Vanuatu31139.92,5432010
115Liberia297.93012010
115Puerto Rico297.33,2692010
115Serbia293.93742010
118Fiji Islands2829.21,5322010
118Kyrgyzstan285.11462010
118Mauritania288.7272010
121Cote d'Ivoire271.3852010
121Jamaica279.52,4932010
121Netherlands271.67972010
121Niger271.7212010
121Turkmenistan275.5572010
126Antarctica26...22010
126Lesotho2613.58572010
126Tajikistan263.51842010
129Bosnia & Herzegovina255.44882010
129Congo (Republic)256.1732010
129New Caledonia25108.71,3682010
132Burkina Faso241.5882010
133Georgia224.83162010
134Mali201.4162010
134Senegal201.41042010
136Estonia1914.74482010
136Kiribati19191.023,4282010
138Jordan182.82032010
138Sri Lanka180.82792010
140Bangladesh170.11312010
140Cambodia171.2962010
142Guinea161.5652010
142Slovenia168.07942010
144Cyprus1513.61,6232010
144Greenland15260.272010
144Marshall Islands15227.882,8732010
144Swaziland1511.18722010
148Haiti141.55082010
148Macedonia146.85502010
148Seychelles14158.530,7692010
151Djibouti1317.65612010
151Eritrea132.21292010
153Armenia113.73902010
153Ghana110.5482010
153Moldova112.53342010
156Cape Verde1019.72,4802010
156Cook Islands10870.542,3732010
158Guinea-Bissau95.83202010
158Rwanda90.83652010
158Sierra Leone91.71262010
161Burundi80.83122010
161Kosovo84.47352010
161Singapore81.711,6452010
161Togo81.31472010
161Turks & Caicos Islands8340.08,4392010
166Equatorial Guinea710.82502010
166Falkland Islands72,229.35752010
166Kuwait72.53932010
166Lebanon71.76842010
170East Timor65.24032010
170Micronesia, Federated States of656.08,5472010
170Qatar67.15182010
170Saint Vincent & the Grenadines657.615,4242010
170Tonga648.98,3682010
170Trinidad & Tobago64.91,1702010
170Western Sahara612.2232010
177Albania51.41822010
177Benin50.6452010
177Maldives512.616,7792010
177Mauritius53.92,4632010
177Montenegro57.53722010
177Netherlands Antilles521.96,2502010
177Northern Mariana Is.5103.510,7762010
184Bahrain45.45,3982010
184British Virgin Islands4160.426,4902010
184Comoros45.21,7902010
184French Southern & Antarctic Lands4...5222010
184Samoa420.81,4182010
184Spratly Islands4...800,0002010
184Svalbard41,935.2642010
191American Samoa345.215,0752010
191Anguilla3203.232,9672010
191Antigua & Barbuda334.66,7782010
191Cayman Islands359.811,3642010
191Grenada327.88,7212010
191Palau3143.76,5362010
191Palestinian Territories30.75002010
198Bhutan22.9522010
198Brunei25.13802010
198Dominica227.52,6632010
198Guernsey230.525,6412010
198Hong Kong20.31,8982010
198Luxembourg24.07732010
198Montserrat2390.819,6082010
198Saint Kitts & Nevis240.17,6632010
198Saint Lucia212.43,3002010
198Saint Pierre & Miquelon2332.88,2642010
198Sao Tome and Principe211.42,0752010
198Virgin Islands of the US218.25,7802010
198Wallis and Futuna2130.414,0852010
211Aruba19.65,5562010
211Barbados13.52,3262010
211Bermuda114.618,5192010
211British Indian Ocean Territory1...16,6672010
211Christmas Island1713.37,4072010
211Cocos Islands11,677.971,4292010
211Faroe Islands120.47182010
211Gambia10.51002010
211Gibraltar134.6153,8462010
211Jan Mayen1...2,6532010
211Jersey110.98,6212010
211Macau11.835,4612010
211Malta12.53,1652010
211Man, Isle of113.01,7482010
211Mayotte14.32,6742010
211Nauru170.147,6192010
211Niue1738.63,8462010
211Norfolk Island1464.027,7782010
211Paracel Islands1......2010
211Saint Barthelemy1135.047,6192010
211Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha1130.43,2472010
211Saint Martin133.118,3822010
211Tuvalu195.538,4622010
211Wake Island1...153,8462010
 World......... 

For non-listed countries is no information available.

Airports or airfields are counted that are recognizable from the air. The runway(s) may be paved (concrete or asphalt surfaces) or unpaved (grass, earth, sand, or gravel surfaces) but may include closed or abandoned installations. Airports or airfields that are no longer recognizable (overgrown, no facilities, etc.) are not included.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2010-08-04)

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