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 Per capita figures expressed per million population
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
|
Date
|
|
# 1
|
Saint Helena: |
132.573 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 2
|
Greenland: |
17.571 per million people |
2004  |
|
|
# 3
|
American Samoa: |
17.342 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 4
|
Guam: |
11.53 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 5
|
Virgin Islands: |
9.221 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 6
|
French Polynesia: |
7.169 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 7
|
Bahamas, The: |
6.543 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 8
|
French Guiana: |
5.012 per million people |
2006  |
|
|
# 9
|
New Caledonia: |
4.506 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 10
|
Netherlands Antilles: |
4.471 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 11
|
Libya: |
3.81 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 12
|
Barbados: |
3.559 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 13
|
Iceland: |
3.312 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 14
|
Bahrain: |
2.823 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 15
|
Maldives: |
2.71 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 16
|
Brunei: |
2.67 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 17
|
Malta: |
2.488 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 18
|
Cape Verde: |
2.361 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 19
|
Martinique: |
2.293 per million people |
2006  |
|
|
# 20
|
United Arab Emirates: |
2.25 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 21
|
Guadeloupe: |
2.209 per million people |
2006  |
|
|
# 22
|
Qatar: |
2.205 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 23
|
Macau: |
2.188 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 24
|
Suriname: |
2.124 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 25
|
Luxembourg: |
2.082 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 26
|
Djibouti: |
2.015 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 27
|
Namibia: |
1.46 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 28
|
Oman: |
1.248 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 29
|
Saudi Arabia: |
1.159 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 30
|
Jordan: |
1.156 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 31
|
Fiji: |
1.089 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 32
|
Trinidad and Tobago: |
0.946 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 33
|
Lithuania: |
0.839 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 34
|
Mauritius: |
0.799 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 35
|
Puerto Rico: |
0.761 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 36
|
Estonia: |
0.76 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 37
|
Iraq: |
0.691 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 38
|
Gabon: |
0.687 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 39
|
Guinea-Bissau: |
0.679 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 40
|
Gaza Strip: |
0.675 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 41
|
Armenia: |
0.673 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 42
|
United States: |
0.634 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 43
|
Cuba: |
0.614 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 44
|
Iran: |
0.612 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 45
|
Gambia, The: |
0.592 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 46
|
Kazakhstan: |
0.589 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 47
|
Belgium: |
0.577 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 48
|
Canada: |
0.539 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 49
|
Australia: |
0.538 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 50
|
Congo, Republic of the: |
0.526 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 51
|
Slovenia: |
0.498 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 52
|
New Zealand: |
0.486 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 53
|
Lesotho: |
0.471 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 54
|
Portugal: |
0.47 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 55
|
Greece: |
0.467 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 56
|
Paraguay: |
0.45 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 57
|
Croatia: |
0.445 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 57
|
Spain: |
0.445 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 59
|
Somalia: |
0.439 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 59
|
Singapore: |
0.439 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 59
|
Bolivia: |
0.439 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 62
|
Angola: |
0.408 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 62
|
Eritrea: |
0.408 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 64
|
Kuwait: |
0.399 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 65
|
Switzerland: |
0.397 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 66
|
Finland: |
0.382 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 67
|
Slovakia: |
0.367 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 68
|
Denmark: |
0.366 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 69
|
Russia: |
0.361 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 70
|
Taiwan: |
0.35 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 71
|
Mongolia: |
0.339 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 72
|
Sweden: |
0.332 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 73
|
Morocco: |
0.326 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 74
|
Dominican Republic: |
0.32 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 75
|
Liberia: |
0.313 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 76
|
Syria: |
0.311 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 76
|
Israel: |
0.311 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 78
|
Panama: |
0.308 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 79
|
Chile: |
0.307 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 80
|
Algeria: |
0.3 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 81
|
Tunisia: |
0.292 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 82
|
Ecuador: |
0.291 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 83
|
Uruguay: |
0.289 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 84
|
Tajikistan: |
0.283 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 85
|
Ukraine: |
0.281 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 86
|
Bulgaria: |
0.273 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 87
|
Lebanon: |
0.255 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 88
|
Azerbaijan: |
0.246 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 89
|
Zimbabwe: |
0.244 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 90
|
Ireland: |
0.243 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 91
|
Moldova: |
0.231 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 92
|
South Africa: |
0.227 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 93
|
Uzbekistan: |
0.216 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 93
|
Norway: |
0.216 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 95
|
Georgia: |
0.215 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 96
|
France: |
0.213 per million people |
2006  |
|
|
# 97
|
Turkey: |
0.211 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 98
|
Peru: |
0.209 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 99
|
Belarus: |
0.206 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 100
|
Chad: |
0.202 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 101
|
Hungary: |
0.201 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 101
|
Malaysia: |
0.201 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 103
|
Serbia and Montenegro: |
0.197 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 104
|
Czech Republic: |
0.196 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 104
|
Turkmenistan: |
0.196 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 106
|
Venezuela: |
0.192 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 107
|
Kyrgyzstan: |
0.189 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 108
|
Egypt: |
0.187 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 109
|
Yemen: |
0.18 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 110
|
Germany: |
0.17 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 111
|
Burma: |
0.169 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 112
|
Sierra Leone: |
0.163 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 113
|
El Salvador: |
0.144 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 114
|
Hong Kong: |
0.143 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 115
|
Romania: |
0.135 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 116
|
United Kingdom: |
0.132 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 117
|
Afghanistan: |
0.125 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 118
|
Thailand: |
0.123 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 119
|
Austria: |
0.122 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 120
|
Netherlands: |
0.121 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 121
|
Italy: |
0.12 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 122
|
Burundi: |
0.119 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 123
|
Cameroon: |
0.111 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 124
|
Mexico: |
0.11 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 125
|
Kenya: |
0.108 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 126
|
Vietnam: |
0.106 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 127
|
Poland: |
0.104 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 128
|
Rwanda: |
0.101 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 128
|
Guinea: |
0.101 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 130
|
Argentina: |
0.099 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 130
|
Uganda: |
0.099 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 132
|
Pakistan: |
0.097 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 133
|
Zambia: |
0.087 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 134
|
Korea, North: |
0.086 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 135
|
Senegal: |
0.08 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 136
|
Malawi: |
0.074 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 137
|
Burkina Faso: |
0.07 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 138
|
Korea, South: |
0.061 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 138
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
0.061 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 140
|
Côte d'Ivoire: |
0.056 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 141
|
Japan: |
0.055 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 142
|
Sudan: |
0.051 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 142
|
Madagascar: |
0.051 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 142
|
Tanzania: |
0.051 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 145
|
Mozambique: |
0.048 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 145
|
Sri Lanka: |
0.048 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 147
|
Colombia: |
0.045 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 148
|
Ghana: |
0.044 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 148
|
Philippines: |
0.044 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 148
|
Nigeria: |
0.044 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
= 148
|
China: |
0.044 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 152
|
Ethiopia: |
0.039 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 153
|
Brazil: |
0.037 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 154
|
Nepal: |
0.035 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 155
|
Indonesia: |
0.017 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 156
|
India: |
0.016 per million people |
2007  |
|
|
# 157
|
Bangladesh: |
0.007 per million people |
2007  |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
1.9 per million people |
|
|
DEFINITION: Number of
airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per million population
SOURCE: All
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008