Rank
(total)
CountryAirports
(airports)
per Capita
(airports per mio. pers)
per Square km
(airports per mio. sq.km)
Date
1United States of America15,09549.11,6482009
2Brazil4,00020.14732009
3Mexico1,74415.78972009
4Canada1,38841.41532009
5Russia1,2168.7742009
6Argentina1,13027.64132009
7Colombia99221.78942009
8Bolivia95297.48792009
9Paraguay798114.12,0092009
10Indonesia6832.83772009
11South Africa60712.45002009
12Papua New Guinea56092.51,2372009
13Germany5506.71,5772009
14Great Britain & Northern Ireland5068.32,0922009
15China4820.4502009
16France4757.68642009
17Australia46421.8602009
18Ukraine4259.37342009
19Ecuador42028.81,5172009
20Venezuela40615.14602009
21Guatemala37127.93,4622009
22Chile35721.54802009
23India3490.31172009
24Iran3164.82062009
25Philippines2542.68522009
26Sweden24927.56072009
27Saudi Arabia2177.61012009
28Zimbabwe21518.95562009
29Bulgaria21229.41,9542009
30Peru2016.81572009
31Congo (Dem. Rep.)1942.8862009
32Angola19215.01542009
33Kenya1814.63182009
34Japan1761.44832009
35Spain1533.83072009
36Costa Rica15135.52,9572009
37Finland14828.24872009
38Pakistan1450.81882009
39Algeria1434.2602009
39Nicaragua14324.31,1922009
41Libya13721.7782009
42Cuba13611.91,2382009
43Italy1322.34492009
44Namibia12961.21572009
45Oman12837.44142009
46Poland1253.24112009
46Tanzania1253.01412009
48Czech Republic12211.91,5792009
49Sudan1212.9512009
50New Zealand12028.54482009
51Malaysia1184.63592009
52Panama11734.81,5742009
53Korea (South)1162.41,1972009
54Honduras10613.69472009
55Mozambique1054.81342009
55Thailand1051.62062009
57Iraq1043.62382009
57Syria1045.25662009
59Turkey1021.31332009
60Guyana99128.25032009
60Iceland99322.89882009
60Kazakhstan996.4372009
63Norway9821.03222009
64Zambia978.21302009
65Denmark9216.72,1682009
66Madagascar894.31532009
67Lithuania8724.51,3882009
68Egypt851.0852009
69Greece817.56202009
70Korea (North)793.56562009
71Botswana7738.71362009
71Myanmar771.61182009
73Croatia6815.11,2152009
74Switzerland668.71,6502009
75Belarus656.73202009
75El Salvador659.03,1372009
75Portugal656.17112009
78Ethiopia630.7632009
79Bahamas62200.56,1572009
80Somalia596.0942009
81Morocco581.71302009
82Uruguay5716.33262009
83Nigeria560.4612009
84Austria556.76672009
84Yemen552.31042009
86Chad545.2432009
86Uzbekistan542.01272009
88French Polynesia53184.613,8492009
88Romania532.42312009
90Afghanistan511.8782009
91Suriname50103.93212009
92Israel476.52,1722009
92Nepal471.63282009
94Hungary464.65132009
95Mongolia4514.8292009
96Belize44142.91,9292009
96Gabon4429.01712009
96Vietnam440.51422009
99Belgium434.11,4202009
99Latvia4319.36912009
101Taiwan (Rep. of China)421.81,3022009
102Laos416.01782009
102United Arab Emirates418.54902009
104Central African Republic408.9642009
105Ireland399.35662009
106Cameroon361.9762009
106Solomon Islands3660.41,2862009
108Dominican Republic353.67242009
108Slovakia356.47282009
108Uganda351.11782009
111Azerbaijan344.14112009
112Liberia339.63432009
113Malawi322.23402009
113Tunisia323.12062009
115Vanuatu31141.92,5432009
116Kyrgyzstan295.31512009
116Puerto Rico297.33,2692009
118Cote d'Ivoire281.4882009
118Fiji Islands2829.61,5322009
118Niger281.8222009
118Serbia283.83612009
118Turkmenistan285.7602009
123Jamaica279.62,4932009
123Mauritania278.6262009
123Netherlands271.67972009
126Burkina Faso261.7952009
126Lesotho2612.28572009
126Tajikistan263.51842009
129Antarctica25...22009
129Bosnia & Herzegovina255.44882009
129Congo (Republic)256.2732009
129New Caledonia25109.91,3682009
133Georgia224.83162009
133Mali221.7182009
135Estonia1914.64482009
135Kiribati19168.423,4282009
135Senegal191.4992009
138Sri Lanka180.82792009
139Bangladesh170.11312009
139Cambodia171.2962009
139Guinea171.7692009
139Jordan172.71912009
143Slovenia168.07942009
144Cyprus1518.81,6232009
144Greenland15260.472009
144Marshall Islands15232.582,8732009
147Eritrea142.51392009
147Haiti141.55082009
147Macedonia146.85502009
147Seychelles14160.030,7692009
147Swaziland1412.58142009
152Djibouti1325.25612009
153Armenia113.73902009
153Ghana110.5482009
153Moldova112.53342009
156Cape Verde1023.32,4802009
157Cook Islands9758.238,1362009
157Guinea-Bissau95.93202009
157Rwanda90.93652009
157Sierra Leone91.41262009
161Burundi80.93122009
161Kosovo84.47352009
161Singapore81.711,6452009
161Togo81.31472009
161Turks & Caicos Islands8348.718,6052009
166Equatorial Guinea711.12502009
166Kuwait72.63932009
166Lebanon71.76842009
169East Timor65.34032009
169Falkland Islands61,910.84932009
169Micronesia, Federated States of655.88,5472009
169Saint Vincent & the Grenadines657.415,4242009
169Tonga649.68,3682009
169Trinidad & Tobago64.91,1702009
169Western Sahara614.8232009
176Albania51.41822009
176Benin50.6452009
176Maldives512.616,7792009
176Mauritius53.92,4632009
176Montenegro57.43722009
176Netherlands Antilles522.06,2502009
176Northern Mariana Is.556.410,7762009
176Qatar56.04322009
184British Virgin Islands4163.326,4902009
184Comoros45.31,7902009
184French Southern & Antarctic Lands4...5162006
184Samoa418.21,4182009
184Spratly Islands4...800,0002009
184Svalbard41,890.4642009
190American Samoa345.715,0752009
190Anguilla3207.832,9672009
190Antigua & Barbuda335.06,7722009
190Bahrain34.14,0492009
190Cayman Islands361.211,3642009
190Grenada333.18,7212009
190Palau3144.36,5362009
190Palestinian Territories30.75002009
198Bhutan22.9522009
198Brunei25.23802009
198Dominica227.52,6632009
198Guernsey230.425,6412009
198Hong Kong20.31,8982009
198Luxembourg24.17732009
198Montserrat2392.419,6082009
198Saint Kitts & Nevis249.87,6632009
198Saint Lucia212.53,3002009
198Saint Pierre & Miquelon2283.68,2642009
198Sao Tome and Principe29.42,0752009
198Virgin Islands of the US218.25,7802009
198Wallis and Futuna2130.87,2992009
211Aruba19.75,5562009
211Barbados13.52,3262009
211Bermuda114.718,5192009
211British Indian Ocean Territory1...16,6672009
211Christmas Island1713.37,4072009
211Cocos Islands11,677.971,4292009
211Faroe Islands120.57182009
211Gambia10.61002009
211Gibraltar135.7153,8462009
211Jan Mayen1...2,6532009
211Jersey110.98,6212009
211Macau11.835,4612009
211Malta12.53,1652009
211Man, Isle of113.11,7482009
211Mayotte14.52,6742009
211Nauru171.347,6192009
211Niue1715.33,8462009
211Norfolk Island1467.127,7782009
211Paracel Islands1......2009
211Saint Barthelemy1134.347,6192009
211Saint Helena1130.93,2472009
211Saint Martin133.518,3822009
211Tuvalu180.838,4622009
211Wake Island1...153,8462009
 World43,8676.52952009

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 (2009-10-02)