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: |
2,337
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in United States
|
|
# 2
|
Brazil: |
464
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Brazil
|
|
# 3
|
Canada: |
248
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Canada
|
|
# 4
|
Australia: |
143
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Australia
|
|
# 5
|
Russia: |
100
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Russia
|
|
# 6
|
United Kingdom: |
86
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in United Kingdom
|
|
# 7
|
India: |
81
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in India
|
|
# 8
|
France: |
81
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in France
|
|
# 9
|
Mexico: |
77
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Mexico
|
|
# 10
|
Germany: |
72
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Germany
|
|
# 11
|
South Africa: |
67
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in South Africa
|
|
# 12
|
Venezuela: |
60
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Venezuela
|
|
# 13
|
Argentina: |
50
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Argentina
|
|
# 14
|
Indonesia: |
49
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Indonesia
|
|
# 15
|
Colombia: |
40
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Colombia
|
|
# 16
|
Philippines: |
36
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Philippines
|
|
# 17
|
Italy: |
31
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Italy
|
|
# 18
|
Iran: |
31
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Iran
|
|
# 19
|
Ecuador: |
29
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Ecuador
|
|
# 20
|
Japan: |
28
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Japan
|
|
# 21
|
New Zealand: |
27
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in New Zealand
|
|
# 22
|
French Polynesia: |
25
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in French Polynesia
|
|
# 23
|
Spain: |
24
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Spain
|
|
# 24
|
Finland: |
23
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Finland
|
|
# 25
|
Sweden: |
23
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Sweden
|
|
# 26
|
Chile: |
22
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Chile
|
|
# 27
|
China: |
22
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in China
|
|
# 28
|
Thailand: |
20
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Thailand
|
|
# 29
|
Madagascar: |
20
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Madagascar
|
|
# 30
|
Costa Rica: |
19
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Costa Rica
|
|
# 31
|
Panama: |
18
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Panama
|
|
# 32
|
Turkey: |
18
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Turkey
|
|
# 33
|
Greece: |
17
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Greece
|
|
# 34
|
Pakistan: |
15
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Pakistan
|
|
# 35
|
Norway: |
13
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Norway
|
|
# 36
|
Portugal: |
13
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Portugal
|
|
# 37
|
Denmark: |
12
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Denmark
|
|
# 38
|
Korea, South: |
11
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Korea, South
|
|
# 39
|
Peru: |
11
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Peru
|
|
# 40
|
Israel: |
10
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Israel
|
|
# 41
|
Bahamas, The: |
9
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Bahamas, The
|
|
# 42
|
Taiwan: |
8
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Taiwan
|
|
# 43
|
Switzerland: |
8
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Switzerland
|
|
# 44
|
New Caledonia: |
8
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in New Caledonia
|
|
# 45
|
Poland: |
8
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Poland
|
|
# 46
|
Zimbabwe: |
8
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Zimbabwe
|
|
# 47
|
Malaysia: |
8
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Malaysia
|
|
# 48
|
Nepal: |
7
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Nepal
|
|
# 49
|
Puerto Rico: |
7
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Puerto Rico
|
|
# 50
|
Cuba: |
7
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Cuba
|
|
# 51
|
Sri Lanka: |
7
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Sri Lanka
|
|
# 52
|
Nigeria: |
6
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Nigeria
|
|
# 53
|
Libya: |
6
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Libya
|
|
# 54
|
Iraq: |
6
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Iraq
|
|
# 55
|
Kenya: |
5
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Kenya
|
|
# 56
|
Seychelles: |
5
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Seychelles
|
|
# 57
|
Angola: |
5
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Angola
|
|
# 58
|
Ukraine: |
5
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Ukraine
|
|
# 59
|
Uzbekistan: |
5
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Uzbekistan
|
|
# 60
|
Jamaica: |
4
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Jamaica
|
|
# 61
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
4
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
|
# 62
|
Cape Verde: |
4
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Cape Verde
|
|
# 63
|
Algeria: |
4
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Algeria
|
|
# 64
|
Hungary: |
4
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Hungary
|
|
# 65
|
Netherlands: |
4
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Netherlands
|
|
# 66
|
Kazakhstan: |
4
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Kazakhstan
|
|
# 67
|
United Arab Emirates: |
4
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in United Arab Emirates
|
|
# 68
|
Azerbaijan: |
4
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Azerbaijan
|
|
# 69
|
Malawi: |
4
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Malawi
|
|
# 70
|
Papua New Guinea: |
4
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Papua New Guinea
|
|
# 71
|
Croatia: |
4
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Croatia
|
|
# 72
|
Paraguay: |
4
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Paraguay
|
|
# 73
|
Georgia: |
4
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Georgia
|
|
# 74
|
Guatemala: |
4
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Guatemala
|
|
# 75
|
Tunisia: |
3
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Tunisia
|
|
# 76
|
Comoros: |
3
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Comoros
|
|
# 77
|
Dominican Republic: |
3
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Dominican Republic
|
|
# 78
|
Laos: |
3
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Laos
|
|
# 79
|
Mozambique: |
3
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Mozambique
|
|
# 80
|
Haiti: |
3
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Haiti
|
|
# 81
|
Namibia: |
3
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Namibia
|
|
# 82
|
Syria: |
3
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Syria
|
|
# 83
|
Bolivia: |
3
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Bolivia
|
|
# 84
|
Cyprus: |
3
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Cyprus
|
|
# 85
|
Austria: |
3
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Austria
|
|
# 86
|
Armenia: |
3
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Armenia
|
|
# 87
|
Tajikistan: |
3
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Tajikistan
|
|
# 88
|
Estonia: |
3
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Estonia
|
|
# 89
|
Ireland: |
3
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Ireland
|
|
# 90
|
Honduras: |
3
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Honduras
|
|
# 91
|
Slovakia: |
3
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Slovakia
|
|
# 92
|
Nicaragua: |
3
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Nicaragua
|
|
# 93
|
Cambodia: |
2
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Cambodia
|
|
# 94
|
Rwanda: |
2
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Rwanda
|
|
# 95
|
Saudi Arabia: |
2
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Saudi Arabia
|
|
# 96
|
Turkmenistan: |
2
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Turkmenistan
|
|
# 97
|
French Guiana: |
2
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in French Guiana
|
|
# 98
|
Guadeloupe: |
2
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Guadeloupe
|
|
# 99
|
Vietnam: |
2
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Vietnam
|
|
# 100
|
Lithuania: |
2
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Lithuania
|
|
# 101
|
Czech Republic: |
2
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Czech Republic
|
|
# 102
|
Senegal: |
2
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Senegal
|
|
# 103
|
Ghana: |
2
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Ghana
|
|
# 104
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
2
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
|
# 105
|
Belgium: |
2
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Belgium
|
|
# 106
|
Zambia: |
2
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Zambia
|
|
# 107
|
El Salvador: |
2
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in El Salvador
|
|
# 108
|
Slovenia: |
2
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Slovenia
|
|
# 109
|
Belize: |
2
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Belize
|
|
# 110
|
Serbia and Montenegro: |
2
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Serbia and Montenegro
|
|
# 111
|
Dominica: |
2
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Dominica
|
|
# 112
|
Micronesia, Federated States of: |
2
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Micronesia, Federated States of
|
|
# 113
|
Guam: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Guam
|
|
# 114
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
|
# 115
|
Bulgaria: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Bulgaria
|
|
# 116
|
Mauritius: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Mauritius
|
|
# 117
|
Uruguay: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Uruguay
|
|
# 118
|
Faroe Islands: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Faroe Islands
|
|
# 119
|
Turks and Caicos Islands: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Turks and Caicos Islands
|
|
# 120
|
Morocco: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Morocco
|
|
# 121
|
Réunion: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Réunion
|
|
# 122
|
Solomon Islands: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Solomon Islands
|
|
# 123
|
Marshall Islands: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Marshall Islands
|
|
# 124
|
São Tomé and Príncipe: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in São Tomé and Príncipe
|
|
# 125
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
|
# 126
|
Svalbard: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Svalbard
|
|
# 127
|
Guinea-Bissau: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Guinea-Bissau
|
|
# 128
|
American Samoa: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in American Samoa
|
|
# 129
|
Cameroon: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Cameroon
|
|
# 130
|
Botswana: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Botswana
|
|
# 131
|
Fiji: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Fiji
|
|
# 132
|
Lesotho: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Lesotho
|
|
# 133
|
Tanzania: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Tanzania
|
|
# 134
|
Mali: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Mali
|
|
# 135
|
Netherlands Antilles: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Netherlands Antilles
|
|
# 136
|
Iceland: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Iceland
|
|
# 137
|
Oman: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Oman
|
|
# 138
|
Jordan: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Jordan
|
|
# 139
|
Korea, North: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Korea, North
|
|
# 140
|
Uganda: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Uganda
|
|
# 141
|
Vanuatu: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Vanuatu
|
|
# 142
|
Bangladesh: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Bangladesh
|
|
# 143
|
Spratly Islands: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Spratly Islands
|
|
# 144
|
East Timor: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in East Timor
|
|
# 145
|
Gabon: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Gabon
|
|
# 146
|
Yemen: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Yemen
|
|
# 147
|
Belarus: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Belarus
|
|
# 148
|
Latvia: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Latvia
|
|
# 149
|
Ethiopia: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Ethiopia
|
|
# 150
|
Burma: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Burma
|
|
# 151
|
Greenland: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Greenland
|
|
# 152
|
British Virgin Islands: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in British Virgin Islands
|
|
# 153
|
Singapore: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Singapore
|
|
# 154
|
Afghanistan: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Afghanistan
|
|
# 155
|
Guernsey: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Guernsey
|
|
# 156
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
|
# 157
|
Lebanon: |
1
|
2006  |
|
|
Transportation in Lebanon
|
| |
Total: |
4,800
|
|
|
| |
Weighted average: |
30.6 |
|
|
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