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Country Comparison :: Airports Download
Airports compares the total number of airports or airfields recognizable from the air. The runway(s) may be paved or unpaved and may include closed or abandoned installations.
Rank Order Listing for the Airports field
Rank Country Airports Date of Information
1 United States 13,513 2013
2 Brazil 4,093 2013
3 Mexico 1,714 2013
4 Canada 1,467 2013
5 Russia 1,218 2013
6 Argentina 1,138 2013
7 Bolivia 855 2013
8 Colombia 836 2013
9 Paraguay 799 2013
10 Indonesia 673 2013
11 South Africa 566 2013
12 Papua New Guinea 561 2013
13 Germany 539 2013
14 China 507 2013
15 Chile 481 2013
16 Australia 480 2013
17 France 464 2013
18 United Kingdom 460 2013
19 Venezuela 444 2013
20 Ecuador 432 2013
21 India 346 2013
22 Iran 319 2013
23 Guatemala 291 2013
24 Philippines 247 2013
25 Sweden 231 2013
26 Saudi Arabia 214 2013
27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 198 2013
28 Kenya 197 2013
29 Zimbabwe 196 2013
30 Peru 191 2013
31 Ukraine 187 2013
32 Angola 176 2013
33 Japan 175 2013
34 Tanzania 166 2013
35 Costa Rica 161 2013
36 Algeria 157 2016
37 Pakistan 151 2013
38 Spain 150 2013
39 Finland 148 2013
40 Nicaragua 147 2013
41 Libya 146 2013
42 Cuba 133 2017
43 Uruguay 133 2013
44 Oman 132 2013
45 Italy 129 2013
46 Czechia 128 2013
47 Poland 126 2013
48 New Zealand 123 2013
49 Guyana 117 2013
50 Panama 117 2013
51 Malaysia 114 2013
52 Namibia 112 2013
53 Korea, South 111 2013
54 Honduras 103 2013
55 Iraq 102 2013
56 Thailand 101 2013
57 Mozambique 98 2013
58 Turkey 98 2013
59 Iceland 96 2013
60 Kazakhstan 96 2013
61 Norway 95 2013
62 Syria 90 2013
63 Zambia 88 2013
64 South Sudan 85 2013
65 Egypt 83 2013
66 Madagascar 83 2013
67 Korea, North 82 2013
68 Denmark 80 2013
69 Greece 77 2013
70 Botswana 74 2013
71 Sudan 74 2013
72 Croatia 69 2013
73 Bulgaria 68 2013
74 El Salvador 68 2013
75 Belarus 65 2013
76 Burma 64 2013
77 Portugal 64 2013
78 Switzerland 63 2013
79 Bahamas, The 61 2013
80 Lithuania 61 2013
81 Somalia 61 2013
82 Chad 59 2013
83 Ethiopia 57 2013
84 Yemen 57 2013
85 Morocco 55 2013
86 Suriname 55 2013
87 French Polynesia 54 2013
88 Nigeria 54 2013
89 Uzbekistan 53 2013
90 Austria 52 2013
91 Belize 47 2013
92 Israel 47 2013
93 Nepal 47 2013
94 Uganda 47 2013
95 Romania 45 2013
96 Vietnam 45 2013
97 Gabon 44 2013
98 Mongolia 44 2013
99 Afghanistan 43 2016
100 United Arab Emirates 43 2013
101 Latvia 42 2013
102 Belgium 41 2013
103 Hungary 41 2013
104 Laos 41 2013
105 Ireland 40 2013
106 Central African Republic 39 2013
107 Azerbaijan 37 2013
108 Taiwan 37 2013
109 Dominican Republic 36 2013
110 Solomon Islands 36 2013
111 Slovakia 35 2013
112 Cameroon 33 2013
113 Malawi 32 2013
114 Vanuatu 31 2013
115 Mauritania 30 2013
116 Niger 30 2013
117 Liberia 29 2013
118 Netherlands 29 2013
119 Puerto Rico 29 2013
120 Tunisia 29 2013
121 Fiji 28 2013
122 Jamaica 28 2013
123 Kyrgyzstan 28 2013
124 Congo, Republic of the 27 2013
125 Cote d'Ivoire 27 2013
126 Serbia 26 2013
127 Turkmenistan 26 2013
128 Mali 25 2013
129 New Caledonia 25 2013
130 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24 2013
131 Lesotho 24 2013
132 Tajikistan 24 2013
133 Antarctica 23 2013
134 Burkina Faso 23 2013
135 Georgia 22 2013
136 Senegal 20 2013
137 Kiribati 19 2013
138 Sri Lanka 19 2013
139 Bangladesh 18 2013
140 Estonia 18 2013
141 Jordan 18 2013
142 Cambodia 16 2013
143 Guinea 16 2013
144 Slovenia 16 2013
145 Cyprus 15 2013
146 Greenland 15 2013
147 Marshall Islands 15 2013
148 Eswatini 14 2013
149 Haiti 14 2013
150 Seychelles 14 2013
151 Djibouti 13 2013
152 Eritrea 13 2013
153 Armenia 11 2013
154 Cook Islands 11 2013
155 Ghana 10 2013
156 Macedonia 10 2013
157 Cabo Verde 9 2013
158 Maldives 9 2013
159 Singapore 9 2013
160 Guinea-Bissau 8 2013
161 Lebanon 8 2013
162 Sierra Leone 8 2013
163 Togo 8 2013
164 Turks and Caicos Islands 8 2013
165 Burundi 7 2013
166 Equatorial Guinea 7 2013
167 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 7 2013
168 Kuwait 7 2013
169 Moldova 7 2013
170 Rwanda 7 2013
171 Benin 6 2013
172 Kosovo 6 2013
173 Micronesia, Federated States of 6 2013
174 Qatar 6 2013
175 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 2013
176 Timor-Leste 6 2013
177 Tonga 6 2013
178 Western Sahara 6 2013
179 Guam 5 2013
180 Mauritius 5 2013
181 Montenegro 5 2013
182 Northern Mariana Islands 5 2013
183 Albania 4 2016
184 Bahrain 4 2013
185 British Virgin Islands 4 2013
186 Comoros 4 2013
187 French Southern and Antarctic Lands 4 2013
188 Samoa 4 2013
189 Spratly Islands 4 2013
190 Svalbard 4 2013
191 Trinidad and Tobago 4 2013
192 American Samoa 3 2016
193 Antigua and Barbuda 3 2013
194 Cayman Islands 3 2013
195 Grenada 3 2013
196 Palau 3 2013
197 Anguilla 2 2013
198 Bhutan 2 2013
199 Dominica 2 2013
200 Guernsey 2 2013
201 Hong Kong 2 2013
202 Luxembourg 2 2013
203 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 2 2015
204 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 2013
205 Saint Lucia 2 2013
206 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2 2013
207 Sao Tome and Principe 2 2013
208 Virgin Islands 2 2013
209 Wallis and Futuna 2 2013
210 West Bank 2 2013
211 Akrotiri 1 2017
212 Aruba 1 2013
213 Barbados 1 2013
214 Bermuda 1 2013
215 British Indian Ocean Territory 1 2013
216 Brunei 1 2013
217 Christmas Island 1 2013
218 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1 2013
219 Curacao 1 2017
220 Faroe Islands 1 2013
221 Gambia, The 1 2013
222 Gaza Strip 1 2013
223 Gibraltar 1 2013
224 Isle of Man 1 2013
225 Jan Mayen 1 2013
226 Jersey 1 2013
227 Macau 1 2013
228 Malta 1 2013
229 Montserrat 1 2013
230 Nauru 1 2013
231 Niue 1 2013
232 Norfolk Island 1 2013
233 Paracel Islands 1 2013
234 Saint Barthelemy 1 2013
235 Saint Martin 1 2013
236 Sint Maarten 1 2013
237 Tuvalu 1 2013
238 Wake Island 1 2018