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Transportation Statistics > Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (most recent) by country

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   United States  12%
   Russia  10.8%
   China  6.9%
   Ukraine  3%
   Germany  2.9%
   India  2.8%
   Japan  2.2%
   Egypt  2.1%
   Iraq  2%
   Turkey  1.8%
   United Kingdom  1.8%
   Italy  1.6%
   Poland  1.6%
   Mexico  1.5%
   Algeria  1.5%
   Kazakhstan  1.5%
   Finland  1.5%
   Argentina  1.4%
   Iran  1.4%
   Brazil  1.3%


Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   United States: 221  
#2   Russia: 198  
#3   China: 127  
#4   Ukraine: 55  
#5   Germany: 54  
#6   India: 51  
#7   Japan: 41  
#8   Egypt: 38  
#9   Iraq: 37  
#10   Turkey: 33  
#11   United Kingdom: 33  
#12   Italy: 30  
#13   Poland: 29  
#14   Mexico: 28  
#15   Algeria: 27  
#16   Kazakhstan: 27  
#17   Finland: 27  
#18   Argentina: 26  
#19   Iran: 26  
#20   Brazil: 24  
#21   Korea, North: 22  
#22   Belarus: 22  
#23   Korea, South: 21  
#24   Pakistan: 21  
#25   Peru: 20  
#26   Bulgaria: 19  
#27   Greece: 16  
#28   Canada: 15  
#29   Indonesia: 15  
#30   Syria: 15  
#31   Saudi Arabia: 13  
#32   Uzbekistan: 13  
#33   Sweden: 13  
#34   Nigeria: 12  
#35   Norway: 12  
#36   Australia: 12  
#37   Venezuela: 11  
#38   Turkmenistan: 11  
#39   Thailand: 11  
#40   Czech Republic: 10  
#41   Spain: 10  
#42   Mongolia: 10  
#43   Netherlands: 9  
#44   Cuba: 9  
#45   Malaysia: 9  
#46   Portugal: 9  
#47   Romania: 9  
#48   Sudan: 9  
#49   Taiwan: 9  
#50   Colombia: 9  
#51   Yemen: 8  
#52   Angola: 8  
#53   Hungary: 8  
#54   Georgia: 7  
#55   Belgium: 7  
#56   Denmark: 7  
#57   Burma: 7  
#58   Azerbaijan: 7  
#59   Chile: 7  
#60   Estonia: 7  
#61   Cyprus: 7  
#62   Philippines: 7  
#63   Latvia: 7  
#64   Croatia: 6  
#65   Jordan: 6  
#66   Libya: 6  
#67   Tunisia: 6  
#68   Morocco: 5  
#69   Austria: 5  
#70   Ethiopia: 5  
#71   South Africa: 5  
#72   Vietnam: 5  
#73   Switzerland: 4  
#74   Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4  
#75   Serbia and Montenegro: 4  
#76   Bolivia: 4  
#77   Bangladesh: 4  
#78   Cameroon: 4  
#79   Mali: 4  
#80   Ecuador: 4  
#81   Tajikistan: 4  
#82   Israel: 4  
#83   Honduras: 3  
#84   Niger: 3  
#85   Albania: 3  
#86   Mauritania: 3  
#87   Bahamas, The: 3  
#88   Western Sahara: 3  
#89   Chad: 3  
#90   Kyrgyzstan: 3  
#91   Dominican Republic: 3  
#92   Mozambique: 3  
#93   Guatemala: 3  
#94   Nicaragua: 3  
#95   Zambia: 3  
#96   Afghanistan: 3  
#97   Madagascar: 2  
#98   Kuwait: 2  
#99   Somalia: 2  
#100   Macedonia, Republic of: 2  
#101   Togo: 2  
#102   Lebanon: 2  
#103   Côte d'Ivoire: 2  
#104   Greenland: 2  
#105   Zimbabwe: 2  
#106   Jamaica: 2  
#107   Costa Rica: 2  
#108   Laos: 2  
#109   Eritrea: 2  
#110   Slovakia: 2  
#111   Armenia: 2  
#112   Moldova: 2  
#113   Botswana: 2  
#114   Papua New Guinea: 2  
#115   Cambodia: 2  
#116   United Arab Emirates: 2  
#117   Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 2  
#118   Tanzania: 2  
#119   Northern Mariana Islands: 2  
#120   Namibia: 2  
#121   West Bank: 1  
#122   Antigua and Barbuda: 1  
#123   Seychelles: 1  
#124   Bermuda: 1  
#125   Vanuatu: 1  
#126   Congo, Republic of the: 1  
#127   Trinidad and Tobago: 1  
#128   Comoros: 1  
#129   Aruba: 1  
#130   Central African Republic: 1  
#131   New Zealand: 1  
#132   Djibouti: 1  
#133   Singapore: 1  
#134   Ireland: 1  
#135   East Timor: 1  
#136   Equatorial Guinea: 1  
#137   Samoa: 1  
#138   Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): 1  
#139   Maldives: 1  
#140   Gabon: 1  
#141   Netherlands Antilles: 1  
#142   Grenada: 1  
#143   Panama: 1  
#144   Guam: 1  
#145   Slovenia: 1  
#146   Guinea: 1  
#147   Saint Lucia: 1  
#148   Haiti: 1  
#149   Tonga: 1  
#150   Kenya: 1  
#151   Burkina Faso: 1  
#152   Lithuania: 1  
#153   Wake Island: 1  
#154   Oman: 1  
#155   Swaziland: 1  
Total: 1,836   
Weighted average: 11.8   


DEFINITION: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway

SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007

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