SOURCE
All
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
DEFINITION
Number of
airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
|
Date
|
|
# 1
|
United States: |
1,452 |
2007  |
|
|
# 2
|
Brazil: |
167 |
2007  |
|
|
# 3
|
Canada: |
149 |
2007  |
|
|
# 4
|
Australia: |
138 |
2007  |
|
|
# 5
|
United Kingdom: |
131 |
2007  |
|
|
# 6
|
China: |
130 |
2007  |
|
|
# 7
|
Russia: |
129 |
2007  |
|
|
# 8
|
France: |
97 |
2007  |
|
|
# 9
|
Mexico: |
84 |
2007  |
|
|
= 10
|
India: |
75 |
2007  |
|
|
= 10
|
Sweden: |
75 |
2007  |
|
|
# 12
|
Argentina: |
65 |
2007  |
|
|
# 13
|
Germany: |
58 |
2007  |
|
|
= 14
|
Indonesia: |
51 |
2007  |
|
|
= 14
|
South Africa: |
51 |
2007  |
|
|
# 16
|
Japan: |
40 |
2007  |
|
|
= 17
|
Colombia: |
39 |
2007  |
|
|
= 17
|
Poland: |
39 |
2007  |
|
|
# 19
|
Venezuela: |
34 |
2007  |
|
|
# 20
|
Pakistan: |
29 |
2007  |
|
|
# 21
|
Ukraine: |
27 |
2007  |
|
|
= 22
|
Saudi Arabia: |
26 |
2007  |
|
|
= 22
|
Philippines: |
26 |
2007  |
|
|
# 24
|
Iran: |
24 |
2007  |
|
|
= 25
|
Libya: |
23 |
2007  |
|
|
= 25
|
Thailand: |
23 |
2007  |
|
|
# 27
|
Chile: |
22 |
2007  |
|
|
# 28
|
Greece: |
20 |
2007  |
|
|
# 29
|
Turkey: |
19 |
2007  |
|
|
= 30
|
Spain: |
18 |
2007  |
|
|
= 30
|
Cuba: |
18 |
2007  |
|
|
= 32
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
17 |
2007  |
|
|
= 32
|
Kazakhstan: |
17 |
2007  |
|
|
= 32
|
Ecuador: |
17 |
2007  |
|
|
# 35
|
Egypt: |
16 |
2007  |
|
|
= 36
|
Bulgaria: |
15 |
2007  |
|
|
= 36
|
Italy: |
15 |
2007  |
|
|
= 38
|
Korea, South: |
14 |
2007  |
|
|
= 38
|
Papua New Guinea: |
14 |
2007  |
|
|
= 38
|
Peru: |
14 |
2007  |
|
|
= 41
|
Vietnam: |
13 |
2007  |
|
|
= 41
|
Czech Republic: |
13 |
2007  |
|
|
= 41
|
Namibia: |
13 |
2007  |
|
|
= 41
|
Azerbaijan: |
13 |
2007  |
|
|
= 45
|
Norway: |
12 |
2007  |
|
|
= 45
|
Angola: |
12 |
2007  |
|
|
= 45
|
Switzerland: |
12 |
2007  |
|
|
= 45
|
Romania: |
12 |
2007  |
|
|
= 45
|
Bahamas, The: |
12 |
2007  |
|
|
= 50
|
Kyrgyzstan: |
11 |
2007  |
|
|
= 50
|
Taiwan: |
11 |
2007  |
|
|
= 50
|
New Zealand: |
11 |
2007  |
|
|
= 53
|
Nigeria: |
10 |
2007  |
|
|
= 53
|
Finland: |
10 |
2007  |
|
|
= 53
|
Algeria: |
10 |
2007  |
|
|
= 53
|
Mozambique: |
10 |
2007  |
|
|
= 57
|
Korea, North: |
8 |
2007  |
|
|
= 57
|
Malaysia: |
8 |
2007  |
|
|
= 57
|
Turkmenistan: |
8 |
2007  |
|
|
= 60
|
Israel: |
7 |
2007  |
|
|
= 60
|
Morocco: |
7 |
2007  |
|
|
= 60
|
Gabon: |
7 |
2007  |
|
|
= 60
|
Lithuania: |
7 |
2007  |
|
|
= 60
|
Botswana: |
7 |
2007  |
|
|
= 60
|
Senegal: |
7 |
2007  |
|
|
= 66
|
Tajikistan: |
6 |
2007  |
|
|
= 66
|
Madagascar: |
6 |
2007  |
|
|
= 66
|
Sri Lanka: |
6 |
2007  |
|
|
= 69
|
Mauritania: |
5 |
2007  |
|
|
= 69
|
Portugal: |
5 |
2007  |
|
|
= 69
|
Burma: |
5 |
2007  |
|
|
= 69
|
Uzbekistan: |
5 |
2007  |
|
|
= 69
|
Ethiopia: |
5 |
2007  |
|
|
= 69
|
Bolivia: |
5 |
2007  |
|
|
= 69
|
French Polynesia: |
5 |
2007  |
|
|
= 69
|
Niger: |
5 |
2007  |
|
|
= 69
|
Georgia: |
5 |
2007  |
|
|
= 69
|
Panama: |
5 |
2007  |
|
|
= 69
|
Iraq: |
5 |
2007  |
|
|
= 69
|
Tanzania: |
5 |
2007  |
|
|
= 69
|
Paraguay: |
5 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Mali: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Armenia: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Zimbabwe: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Belgium: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Serbia and Montenegro: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Bangladesh: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Kiribati: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Belarus: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Sudan: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Denmark: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Afghanistan: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Dominican Republic: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Kenya: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Ireland: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Laos: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Micronesia, Federated States of: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Singapore: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Ghana: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Uruguay: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Hungary: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Zambia: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 82
|
Côte d'Ivoire: |
4 |
2007  |
|
|
= 104
|
Netherlands: |
3 |
2007  |
|
|
= 104
|
Latvia: |
3 |
2007  |
|
|
= 104
|
Guinea: |
3 |
2007  |
|
|
= 104
|
Turks and Caicos Islands: |
3 |
2007  |
|
|
= 104
|
Guyana: |
3 |
2007  |
|
|
= 104
|
Slovakia: |
3 |
2007  |
|
|
= 104
|
Iceland: |
3 |
2007  |
|
|
= 104
|
Marshall Islands: |
3 |
2007  |
|
|
= 104
|
Yemen: |
3 |
2007  |
|
|
= 104
|
Cameroon: |
3 |
2007  |
|
|
= 114
|
Cyprus: |
2 |
2007  |
|
|
= 114
|
Midway Islands: |
2 |
2005  |
|
|
= 114
|
Cape Verde: |
2 |
2007  |
|
|
= 114
|
Puerto Rico: |
2 |
2007  |
|
|
= 114
|
Moldova: |
2 |
2007  |
|
|
= 114
|
Honduras: |
2 |
2007  |
|
|
= 114
|
Cook Islands: |
2 |
2007  |
|
|
= 114
|
Central African Republic: |
2 |
2007  |
|
|
= 114
|
Guatemala: |
2 |
2007  |
|
|
= 114
|
Cambodia: |
2 |
2007  |
|
|
= 114
|
Croatia: |
2 |
2007  |
|
|
= 114
|
Congo, Republic of the: |
2 |
2007  |
|
|
= 114
|
Mongolia: |
2 |
2007  |
|
|
= 114
|
Cayman Islands: |
2 |
2007  |
|
|
= 114
|
Nicaragua: |
2 |
2007  |
|
|
= 114
|
Costa Rica: |
2 |
2007  |
|
|
= 114
|
United Arab Emirates: |
2 |
2007  |
|
|
= 114
|
Tunisia: |
2 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
El Salvador: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Oman: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Jamaica: |
1 |
2002  |
|
|
= 132
|
Norfolk Island: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Greenland: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Nepal: |
1 |
2004  |
|
|
= 132
|
Malawi: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Netherlands Antilles: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Gibraltar: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Palau: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Man, Isle of: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Qatar: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Kuwait: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Estonia: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Somalia: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Fiji: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Svalbard: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Grenada: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
São Tomé and Príncipe: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Hong Kong: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Uganda: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Jersey: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
West Bank: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Christmas Island: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Liberia: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Lebanon: |
1 |
2004  |
|
|
= 132
|
Albania: |
1 |
2002  |
|
|
= 132
|
Mayotte: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Austria: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Montenegro: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Anguilla: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Niue: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Bahrain: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Vanuatu: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Belize: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Nauru: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Paracel Islands: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Benin: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Guinea-Bissau: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Solomon Islands: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Bhutan: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Slovenia: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Chad: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Saint Lucia: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Trinidad and Tobago: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Northern Mariana Islands: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
East Timor: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Djibouti: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Virgin Islands: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Equatorial Guinea: |
1 |
2007  |
|
|
= 132
|
Wallis and Futuna: |
1 |
2007  |
|
| |
Total: |
3,961 |
|
|
| |
Weighted average: |
21.3 |
|
|
DEFINITION: Number of
airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
SOURCE: All
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008