SOURCE
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
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: |
1,479
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in United States
|
|
# 2
|
Brazil: |
176
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Brazil
|
|
= 3
|
Australia: |
148
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Australia
|
|
= 3
|
Canada: |
148
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Canada
|
|
# 5
|
China: |
132
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in China
|
|
# 6
|
Russia: |
126
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Russia
|
|
# 7
|
United Kingdom: |
124
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in United Kingdom
|
|
# 8
|
France: |
97
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in France
|
|
# 9
|
Mexico: |
85
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Mexico
|
|
# 10
|
Sweden: |
76
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Sweden
|
|
# 11
|
India: |
75
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in India
|
|
# 12
|
Argentina: |
65
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Argentina
|
|
# 13
|
Germany: |
59
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Germany
|
|
# 14
|
South Africa: |
53
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in South Africa
|
|
# 15
|
Indonesia: |
50
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Indonesia
|
|
# 16
|
Colombia: |
41
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Colombia
|
|
= 17
|
Pakistan: |
39
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Pakistan
|
|
= 17
|
Poland: |
39
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Poland
|
|
# 19
|
Japan: |
38
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Japan
|
|
# 20
|
Venezuela: |
34
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Venezuela
|
|
# 21
|
Philippines: |
29
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Philippines
|
|
# 22
|
Saudi Arabia: |
27
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Saudi Arabia
|
|
= 23
|
Iran: |
24
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Iran
|
|
= 23
|
Ukraine: |
24
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Ukraine
|
|
= 23
|
Thailand: |
24
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Thailand
|
|
= 26
|
Libya: |
23
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Libya
|
|
= 26
|
Chile: |
23
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Chile
|
|
# 28
|
Greece: |
20
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Greece
|
|
# 29
|
Turkey: |
19
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Turkey
|
|
= 30
|
Spain: |
18
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Spain
|
|
= 30
|
Italy: |
18
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Italy
|
|
= 32
|
Ecuador: |
17
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Ecuador
|
|
= 32
|
Cuba: |
17
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Cuba
|
|
= 32
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
17
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
|
# 35
|
Kazakhstan: |
16
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Kazakhstan
|
|
= 36
|
Egypt: |
15
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Egypt
|
|
= 36
|
Peru: |
15
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Peru
|
|
= 36
|
Bulgaria: |
15
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Bulgaria
|
|
= 36
|
Burma: |
15
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Burma
|
|
= 40
|
Papua New Guinea: |
14
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Papua New Guinea
|
|
= 40
|
Vietnam: |
14
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Vietnam
|
|
= 40
|
Switzerland: |
14
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Switzerland
|
|
= 43
|
Angola: |
13
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Angola
|
|
= 43
|
Namibia: |
13
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Namibia
|
|
= 43
|
Korea, South: |
13
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Korea, South
|
|
= 43
|
Bahamas, The: |
13
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Bahamas, The
|
|
= 43
|
Azerbaijan: |
13
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Azerbaijan
|
|
= 48
|
New Zealand: |
12
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in New Zealand
|
|
= 48
|
Czech Republic: |
12
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Czech Republic
|
|
= 50
|
Romania: |
11
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Romania
|
|
= 50
|
Norway: |
11
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Norway
|
|
= 50
|
Algeria: |
11
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Algeria
|
|
= 50
|
Taiwan: |
11
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Taiwan
|
|
= 50
|
Kyrgyzstan: |
11
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Kyrgyzstan
|
|
= 55
|
Finland: |
10
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Finland
|
|
= 55
|
Mozambique: |
10
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Mozambique
|
|
= 55
|
Nigeria: |
10
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Nigeria
|
|
= 55
|
Morocco: |
10
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Morocco
|
|
= 59
|
Gabon: |
9
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Gabon
|
|
= 59
|
Turkmenistan: |
9
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Turkmenistan
|
|
# 61
|
Afghanistan: |
8
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Afghanistan
|
|
= 62
|
Portugal: |
7
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Portugal
|
|
= 62
|
Lithuania: |
7
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Lithuania
|
|
= 62
|
Paraguay: |
7
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Paraguay
|
|
= 62
|
Senegal: |
7
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Senegal
|
|
= 62
|
Korea, North: |
7
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Korea, North
|
|
= 67
|
Botswana: |
6
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Botswana
|
|
= 67
|
Sri Lanka: |
6
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Sri Lanka
|
|
= 67
|
Niger: |
6
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Niger
|
|
= 67
|
Malaysia: |
6
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Malaysia
|
|
= 67
|
Bangladesh: |
6
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Bangladesh
|
|
= 67
|
Madagascar: |
6
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Madagascar
|
|
= 67
|
Israel: |
6
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Israel
|
|
= 67
|
Uzbekistan: |
6
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Uzbekistan
|
|
= 75
|
Hungary: |
5
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Hungary
|
|
= 75
|
Panama: |
5
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Panama
|
|
= 75
|
Tajikistan: |
5
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Tajikistan
|
|
= 75
|
Sudan: |
5
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Sudan
|
|
= 75
|
Iraq: |
5
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Iraq
|
|
= 75
|
Zimbabwe: |
5
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Zimbabwe
|
|
= 75
|
Latvia: |
5
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Latvia
|
|
= 82
|
Georgia: |
4
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Georgia
|
|
= 82
|
Denmark: |
4
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Denmark
|
|
= 82
|
Armenia: |
4
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Armenia
|
|
= 82
|
Ireland: |
4
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Ireland
|
|
= 82
|
Turks and Caicos Islands: |
4
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Turks and Caicos Islands
|
|
= 82
|
Uruguay: |
4
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Uruguay
|
|
= 82
|
United Arab Emirates: |
4
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in United Arab Emirates
|
|
= 82
|
Bolivia: |
4
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Bolivia
|
|
= 82
|
Kenya: |
4
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Kenya
|
|
= 82
|
Dominican Republic: |
4
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Dominican Republic
|
|
= 82
|
Kiribati: |
4
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Kiribati
|
|
= 82
|
Ethiopia: |
4
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Ethiopia
|
|
= 82
|
Laos: |
4
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Laos
|
|
= 82
|
French Polynesia: |
4
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in French Polynesia
|
|
= 82
|
Mauritania: |
4
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Mauritania
|
|
= 82
|
Côte d'Ivoire: |
4
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Côte d'Ivoire
|
|
= 82
|
Singapore: |
4
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Singapore
|
|
= 82
|
Tanzania: |
4
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Tanzania
|
|
= 82
|
Micronesia, Federated States of: |
4
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Micronesia, Federated States of
|
|
= 101
|
Serbia and Montenegro: |
3
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Serbia and Montenegro
|
|
= 101
|
Mongolia: |
3
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Mongolia
|
|
= 101
|
Guatemala: |
3
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Guatemala
|
|
= 101
|
Mali: |
3
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Mali
|
|
= 101
|
Cyprus: |
3
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Cyprus
|
|
= 101
|
Netherlands: |
3
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Netherlands
|
|
= 101
|
Croatia: |
3
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Croatia
|
|
= 101
|
Marshall Islands: |
3
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Marshall Islands
|
|
= 101
|
Zambia: |
3
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Zambia
|
|
= 101
|
Belarus: |
3
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Belarus
|
|
= 101
|
Ghana: |
3
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Ghana
|
|
= 101
|
Congo, Republic of the: |
3
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Congo, Republic of the
|
|
= 101
|
Guinea: |
3
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Guinea
|
|
= 101
|
Cameroon: |
3
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Cameroon
|
|
= 101
|
Slovakia: |
3
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Slovakia
|
|
= 101
|
Cape Verde: |
3
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Cape Verde
|
|
= 101
|
Yemen: |
3
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Yemen
|
|
= 101
|
Iceland: |
3
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Iceland
|
|
= 119
|
Chad: |
2
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Chad
|
|
= 119
|
Guyana: |
2
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Guyana
|
|
= 119
|
Midway Islands: |
2
|
2005  |
|
|
Transportation in Midway Islands
|
|
= 119
|
Costa Rica: |
2
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Costa Rica
|
|
= 119
|
Nicaragua: |
2
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Nicaragua
|
|
= 119
|
Moldova: |
2
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Moldova
|
|
= 119
|
Puerto Rico: |
2
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Puerto Rico
|
|
= 119
|
Cayman Islands: |
2
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Cayman Islands
|
|
= 119
|
Belgium: |
2
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Belgium
|
|
= 119
|
Estonia: |
2
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Estonia
|
|
= 119
|
Cambodia: |
2
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Cambodia
|
|
= 119
|
Honduras: |
2
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Honduras
|
|
= 119
|
Tunisia: |
2
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Tunisia
|
|
= 132
|
Solomon Islands: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Solomon Islands
|
|
= 132
|
Somalia: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Somalia
|
|
= 132
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
|
= 132
|
Qatar: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Qatar
|
|
= 132
|
Central African Republic: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Central African Republic
|
|
= 132
|
Austria: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Austria
|
|
= 132
|
Djibouti: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Djibouti
|
|
= 132
|
Palau: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Palau
|
|
= 132
|
Equatorial Guinea: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Equatorial Guinea
|
|
= 132
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
|
= 132
|
Fiji: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Fiji
|
|
= 132
|
Svalbard: |
1
|
2007  |
|
|
Transportation in Svalbard
|
|
= 132
|
Grenada: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Grenada
|
|
= 132
|
Bahrain: |
1
|
2007  |
|
|
Transportation in Bahrain
|
|
= 132
|
Hong Kong: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Hong Kong
|
|
= 132
|
Paracel Islands: |
1
|
2007  |
|
|
Transportation in Paracel Islands
|
|
= 132
|
Jersey: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Jersey
|
|
= 132
|
Guinea-Bissau: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Guinea-Bissau
|
|
= 132
|
Jordan: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Jordan
|
|
= 132
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
|
= 132
|
East Timor: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in East Timor
|
|
= 132
|
Slovenia: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Slovenia
|
|
= 132
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
|
= 132
|
Saint Lucia: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Saint Lucia
|
|
= 132
|
West Bank: |
1
|
2007  |
|
|
Transportation in West Bank
|
|
= 132
|
Albania: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Albania
|
|
= 132
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
|
= 132
|
Anguilla: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Anguilla
|
|
= 132
|
Netherlands Antilles: |
1
|
2007  |
|
|
Transportation in Netherlands Antilles
|
|
= 132
|
Belize: |
1
|
2007  |
|
|
Transportation in Belize
|
|
= 132
|
Trinidad and Tobago: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Trinidad and Tobago
|
|
= 132
|
Benin: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Benin
|
|
= 132
|
Syria: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Syria
|
|
= 132
|
Bhutan: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Bhutan
|
|
= 132
|
Christmas Island: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Christmas Island
|
|
= 132
|
Northern Mariana Islands: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Northern Mariana Islands
|
|
= 132
|
Kuwait: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Kuwait
|
|
= 132
|
Cook Islands: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Cook Islands
|
|
= 132
|
Lebanon: |
1
|
2004  |
|
|
Transportation in Lebanon
|
|
= 132
|
Dominica: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Dominica
|
|
= 132
|
Liberia: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Liberia
|
|
= 132
|
El Salvador: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in El Salvador
|
|
= 132
|
Mayotte: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Mayotte
|
|
= 132
|
Gibraltar: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Gibraltar
|
|
= 132
|
Malawi: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Malawi
|
|
= 132
|
Greenland: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Greenland
|
|
= 132
|
Oman: |
1
|
2007  |
|
|
Transportation in Oman
|
|
= 132
|
Man, Isle of: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Man, Isle of
|
|
= 132
|
Niue: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Niue
|
|
= 132
|
Jamaica: |
1
|
2002  |
|
|
Transportation in Jamaica
|
|
= 132
|
Norfolk Island: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Norfolk Island
|
|
= 132
|
São Tomé and Príncipe: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in São Tomé and Príncipe
|
|
= 132
|
Vanuatu: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Vanuatu
|
|
= 132
|
Uganda: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Uganda
|
|
= 132
|
Nepal: |
1
|
2004  |
|
|
Transportation in Nepal
|
|
= 132
|
Virgin Islands: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Virgin Islands
|
|
= 132
|
Nauru: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Nauru
|
|
= 132
|
Wallis and Futuna: |
1
|
2010  |
|
|
Transportation in Wallis and Futuna
|
| |
Total: |
4,044
|
|
|
| |
Weighted average: |
21.3 |
|
|
Historical countries, unions or other regions: |
| European Union |
546
|
|
|
DEFINITION: Number of
airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
SOURCE: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011