Airports (2001) | Airports (2004) | ||
Afghanistan | 45 (2000 est.) | 47 (2003 est.) | |
Albania | 11 (2000 est.) | 11 (2003 est.) | |
Algeria | 135 (2000 est.) | 137 (2003 est.) | |
American Samoa | 4 (2000 est.) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Andorra | none (2000 est.) | none | |
Angola | 247 (2000 est.) | 244 (2003 est.) | |
Anguilla | 3 (2000 est.) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Antarctica | 19
note: 27 stations, operated by 16 national governments party to the Antarctic Treaty, have aircraft landing facilities for either helicopters and/or fixed-wing aircraft; commercial enterprises operate two additional aircraft landing facilities; helicopter pads are available at 27 stations; runways at 15 locations are gravel, sea-ice, blue-ice, or compacted snow suitable for landing wheeled, fixed-wing aircraft; of these, 1 is greater than 3 km in length, 6 are between 2 km and 3 km in length, 3 are between 1 km and 2 km in length, 3 are less than 1 km in length, and 2 are of unknown length; snow surface skiways, limited to use by ski-equipped, fixed-wing aircraft, are available at another 15 locations; of these, 4 are greater than 3 km in length, 3 are between 2 km and 3 km in length, 2 are between 1 km and 2 km in length, 2 are less than 1 km in length, and 4 are of unknown length; aircraft landing facilities generally subject to severe restrictions and limitations resulting from extreme seasonal and geographic conditions; aircraft landing facilities do not meet ICAO standards; advance approval from the respective governmental or nongovernmental operating organization required for landing (2001 est.) |
there are no developed public access airports or landing facilities; 30 stations, operated by 16 national governments party to the Antarctic Treaty, have restricted aircraft landing facilities for either helicopters and/or fixed-wing aircraft; commercial enterprises operate two additional aircraft landing facilities; helicopter pads are available at 27 stations; runways at 15 locations are gravel, sea-ice, blue-ice, or compacted snow suitable for landing wheeled, fixed-wing aircraft; of these, 1 is greater than 3 km in length, 6 are between 2 km and 3 km in length, 3 are between 1 km and 2 km in length, 3 are less than 1 km in length, and 2 are of unknown length; snow surface skiways, limited to use by ski-equipped, fixed-wing aircraft, are available at another 15 locations; of these, 4 are greater than 3 km in length, 3 are between 2 km and 3 km in length, 2 are between 1 km and 2 km in length, 2 are less than 1 km in length, and 4 are of unknown length; aircraft landing facilities generally subject to severe restrictions and limitations resulting from extreme seasonal and geographic conditions; aircraft landing facilities do not meet ICAO standards; advance approval from the respective governmental or nongovernmental operating organization required for landing; landed aircraft are subject to inspection in accordance with Article 7, Antarctic Treaty (2003 est.) | |
Antigua and Barbuda | 3 (2000 est.) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Argentina | 1,359 (2000 est.) | 1,335 (2003 est.) | |
Armenia | 7 (2000 est.) | 17 (2003 est.) | |
Aruba | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Australia | 411 (2000 est.) | 444 (2003 est.) | |
Austria | 55 (2000 est.) | 55 (2003 est.) | |
Azerbaijan | 52 (2000 est.) | 67 (2003 est.) | |
Bahamas, The | 65 (2000 est.) | 63 (2003 est.) | |
Bahrain | 3 (2000 est.) | 4 (2003 est.) | |
Baker Island | 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with vegetation and unusable (2000 est.) | 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with vegetation and unusable (2003 est.) | |
Bangladesh | 18 (2000 est.) | 16 (2003 est.) | |
Barbados | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Belarus | 136 (2000 est.) | 135 (2003 est.) | |
Belgium | 42 (2000 est.) | 42 (2003 est.) | |
Belize | 44 (2000 est.) | 43 (2003 est.) | |
Benin | 5 (2000 est.) | 5 (2003 est.) | |
Bermuda | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Bhutan | 2 (2000 est.) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Bolivia | 1,093 (2000 est.) | 1,067 (2003 est.) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28 (2000 est.) | 27 (2003 est.) | |
Botswana | 92 (2000 est.) | 85 (2003 est.) | |
Brazil | 3,264 (2000 est.) | 3,803 (2003 est.) | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
British Virgin Islands | 3 (2000 est.) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Brunei | 2 (2000 est.) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Bulgaria | 215 (2000 est.) | 212 (2003 est.) | |
Burkina Faso | 33 (2000 est.) | 33 (2003 est.) | |
Burma | 80 (2000 est.) | 79 (2003 est.) | |
Burundi | 4 (2000 est.) | 8 (2003 est.) | |
Cambodia | 19 (2000 est.) | 20 (2003 est.) | |
Cameroon | 49 (2000 est.) | 47 (2003 est.) | |
Canada | 1,417 (2000 est.) | 1,357 (2003 est.) | |
Cape Verde | 8 (2000) | 7
note: 3 airports are reported to be nonoperational (2003 est.) |
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Cayman Islands | 3 (2000 est.) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Central African Republic | 52 (2000 est.) | 50 (2003 est.) | |
Chad | 50 (2000 est.) | 50 (2003 est.) | |
Chile | 366 (2000 est.) | 363 (2003 est.) | |
China | 489 (2000 est.) | 507 (2003 est.) | |
Christmas Island | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Colombia | 1,091 (2000 est.) | 980 (2003 est.) | |
Comoros | 4 (2000 est.) | 4 (2003 est.) | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 232 (2000 est.) | 230 (2003 est.) | |
Congo, Republic of the | 33 (2000 est.) | 32 (2003 est.) | |
Cook Islands | 7 (2000 est.) | 9 (2003 est.) | |
Costa Rica | 152 (2000 est.) | 149 (2003 est.) | |
Cote d'Ivoire | 36 (2000 est.) | 37 (2003 est.) | |
Croatia | 67 (2000 est.) | 68 (2003 est.) | |
Cuba | 171 (2000 est.) | 170 (2003 est.) | |
Cyprus | 15 (2000 est.) | 17 (2003 est.) | |
Czech Republic | 114 (2000 est.) | 120 (2003 est.) | |
Denmark | 119 (2000 est.) | 99 (2003 est.) | |
Djibouti | 12 (2000 est.) | 13 (2003 est.) | |
Dominica | 2 (2000 est.) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Dominican Republic | 29 (2000 est.) | 31 (2003 est.) | |
East Timor | - | 8 (2003 est.) | |
Ecuador | 180 (2000 est.) | 205 (2003 est.) | |
Egypt | 90 (2000 est.) | 89 (2003 est.) | |
El Salvador | 83 (2000 est.) | 73 (2003 est.) | |
Equatorial Guinea | 3 (2000 est.) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Eritrea | 20 (2000 est.) | 18 (2003 est.) | |
Estonia | 32 (2000 est.) | 29 (2003 est.) | |
Ethiopia | 86 (2000 est.) | 82 (2003 est.) | |
Europa Island | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
European Union | - | total: 3,130
with paved runways: 1,834 with unpaved runways: 1,296 (2003) |
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 5 (2000 est.) | 5 (2003 est.) | |
Faroe Islands | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Fiji | 27 (2000 est.) | 28 (2003 est.) | |
Finland | 159 (2000 est.) | 148 (2003 est.) | |
France | 475 (2000 est.) | 477 (2003 est.) | |
French Guiana | 11 (2000 est.) | 11 (2003 est.) | |
French Polynesia | 45 (2000 est.) | 49 (2003 est.) | |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | none | none | |
Gabon | 59 (2000 est.) | 56 (2003 est.) | |
Gambia, The | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Gaza Strip | 2
note: includes Gaza International Airport that opened on 24 November 1998 as part of agreements stipulated in the September 1995 Oslo II Accord and the 23 October 1998 Wye River Memorandum (2000 est.) |
2 (2001)
note: includes Gaza International Airport (GIA), inaugurated on 24 November 1998 as part of agreements stipulated in the September 1995 Oslo II Accord and the 23 October 1998 Wye River Memorandum; GIA has been largely closed since October 2000 by Israeli orders and its runway was destroyed by the Israeli Defense Forces in December 2001 (2003 est.) |
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Georgia | 31 (2000 est.) | 31 (2003 est.) | |
Germany | 613 (2000 est.) | 550 (2003 est.) | |
Ghana | 12 (2000 est.) | 12 (2003 est.) | |
Gibraltar | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Glorioso Islands | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Greece | 81 (2000 est.) | 79 (note - new Athens airport at Spata opened in March 2001) (2003 est.) | |
Greenland | 13 (2000 est.) | 14 (2003 est.) | |
Grenada | 3 (2000 est.) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Guadeloupe | 9 (2000 est.) | 9 (2003 est.) | |
Guam | 5 (2000 est.) | 5 (2003 est.) | |
Guatemala | 477 (2000 est.) | 452 (2003 est.) | |
Guernsey | 2 (2000 est.) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Guinea | 15 (2000 est.) | 16 (2003 est.) | |
Guinea-Bissau | 29 (2000 est.) | 28 (2003 est.) | |
Guyana | 51 (2000 est.) | 49 (2003 est.) | |
Haiti | 13 (2000 est.) | 12 (2003 est.) | |
Holy See (Vatican City) | none | none (2003 est.) | |
Honduras | 119 (2000 est.) | 115 (2003 est.) | |
Hong Kong | 3 (2000 est.) | 4 (2003 est.) | |
Howland Island | airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART and Fred NOONAN - they left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island, but were never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable (2000 est.) | airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART and Fred NOONAN - they left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island, but were never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable (2003 est.) | |
Hungary | 43 (2000 est.) | 43 (2003 est.) | |
Iceland | 87 (2000 est.) | 100 (2003 est.) | |
India | 337 (2000 est.) | 333 (2003 est.) | |
Indonesia | 453 (2000 est.) | 661 (2003 est.) | |
Iran | 317 (2000 est.) | 303 (2003 est.) | |
Iraq | 110 (2000 est.) | 111; note - unknown number were damaged during the March-April 2003 war (2003 est.) | |
Ireland | 44 (2000 est.) | 36 (2003 est.) | |
Isle of Man | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Israel | 55 (2000 est.) | 51 (2003 est.) | |
Italy | 135 (2000 est.) | 134 (2003 est.) | |
Jamaica | 35 (2000 est.) | 35 (2003 est.) | |
Jan Mayen | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Japan | 173 (2000 est.) | 174 (2003 est.) | |
Jersey | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Johnston Atoll | 1; note - six flights per week; three commercial, three military (2001 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Jordan | 18 (2000 est.) | 17 (2003 est.) | |
Juan de Nova Island | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Kazakhstan | 449 (2000 est.) | 392 (2003 est.) | |
Kenya | 230 (2000 est.) | 221 (2003 est.) | |
Kingman Reef | lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938 (2000 est.) | lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938 (2003 est.) | |
Kiribati | 21 (2000 est.) | 20 (2003 est.) | |
Korea, North | 87 (2000 est.) | 78 (2003 est.) | |
Korea, South | 102 (2000 est.) | 102 (2003 est.) | |
Kuwait | 8 (2000 est.) | 7 (2003 est.) | |
Kyrgyzstan | 50 (2000 est.) | 61 (2003 est.) | |
Laos | 51 (2000 est.) | 46 (2003 est.) | |
Latvia | 25 (2000 est.) | 51 (2003 est.) | |
Lebanon | 8 (2000 est.) | 8 (2003 est.) | |
Lesotho | 29 (2000 est.) | 28 (2003 est.) | |
Liberia | 46 (2000 est.) | 53 (2003 est.) | |
Libya | 136 (2000 est.) | 140 (2003 est.) | |
Liechtenstein | none | none (2003 est.) | |
Lithuania | 72 (2000 est.) | 102 (2003 est.) | |
Luxembourg | 2 (2000 est.) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Macau | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Macedonia | - | 17 (2003 est.) | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 16 (2000 est.) | - | |
Madagascar | 130 (2000 est.) | 116 (2003 est.) | |
Malawi | 44 (2000 est.) | 42 (2003 est.) | |
Malaysia | 115 (2000 est.) | 117 (2003 est.) | |
Maldives | 5 (2000 est.) | 5 (2003 est.) | |
Mali | 27 (2000 est.) | 27 (2003 est.) | |
Malta | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Marshall Islands | 16 (2000 est.) | 15 (2003 est.) | |
Martinique | 2 (2000 est.) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Mauritania | 26 (2000 est.) | 24 (2003 est.) | |
Mauritius | 5 (2000 est.) | 5 (2003 est.) | |
Mayotte | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Mexico | 1,848 (2000 est.) | 1,827 (2003 est.) | |
Micronesia, Federated States of | 7 (2000 est.) | 6 (2003 est.) | |
Midway Islands | 3 (2000 est.) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Moldova | 30 (2000 est.) | 24 (2003 est.) | |
Monaco | linked to airport in Nice, France, by helicopter service | none; linked to the airport at Nice, France by helicopter service (2003) (2003 est.) | |
Mongolia | 34 (2000 est.) | 36 (2003 est.) | |
Montserrat | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Morocco | 69 (2000 est.) | 64 (2003 est.) | |
Mozambique | 168 (2000 est.) | 158 (2003 est.) | |
Namibia | 131 (2000 est.) | 136 (2003 est.) | |
Nauru | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Nepal | 45 (2000 est.) | 46 (2003 est.) | |
Netherlands | 28 (2000 est.) | 27 (2003 est.) | |
Netherlands Antilles | 5 (2000 est.) | 5 (2003 est.) | |
New Caledonia | 29 (2000 est.) | 25 (2003 est.) | |
New Zealand | 111 (2000 est.) | 113 (2003 est.) | |
Nicaragua | 182 (2000 est.) | 176 (2003 est.) | |
Niger | 27 (2000 est.) | 27 (2003 est.) | |
Nigeria | 70 (2000 est.) | 70 (2003 est.) | |
Niue | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Norfolk Island | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Northern Mariana Islands | 6 (2000 est.) | 6 (2003 est.) | |
Norway | 103 (2000 est.) | 101 (2003 est.) | |
Oman | 143 (2000 est.) | 135 (2003 est.) | |
Pakistan | 117 (2000 est.) | 129 (2003 est.) | |
Palau | 3 (2000 est.) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Palmyra Atoll | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Panama | 107 (2000 est.) | 103 (2003 est.) | |
Papua New Guinea | 492 (2000 est.) | 559 (2003 est.) | |
Paracel Islands | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Paraguay | 915 (2000 est.) | 880 (2003 est.) | |
Peru | 233 (2000 est.) | 233 (2003 est.) | |
Philippines | 288 (2000 est.) | 253 (2003 est.) | |
Pitcairn Islands | none | none (2003 est.) | |
Poland | 122 (2000 est.) | 122 (2003 est.) | |
Portugal | 66 (2000 est.) | 66 (2003 est.) | |
Puerto Rico | 28 (2000 est.) | 30 (2003 est.) | |
Qatar | 4 (2000 est.) | 4 (2003 est.) | |
Reunion | 2 (2000 est.) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Romania | 62 (2000 est.) | 62 (2003 est.) | |
Russia | 2,743 (2000 est.) | 2,609 (2003 est.) | |
Rwanda | 8 (2000 est.) | 9 (2003 est.) | |
Saint Helena | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 (2000 est.) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Saint Lucia | 2 (2000 est.) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2 (2000 est.) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 (2000 est.) | 6 (2003 est.) | |
Samoa | 3 (2000 est.) | 4 (2003 est.) | |
San Marino | none | none (2003 est.) | |
Sao Tome and Principe | 2 (2000 est.) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Saudi Arabia | 206 (2000 est.) | 204 (2003 est.) | |
Senegal | 20 (2000 est.) | 20 (2003 est.) | |
Serbia and Montenegro | - | 45 (2003 est.) | |
Seychelles | 14 (2000 est.) | 15 (2003 est.) | |
Sierra Leone | 11 (2000 est.) | 10 (2003 est.) | |
Singapore | 9 (2000 est.) | 9 (2003 est.) | |
Slovakia | 35 (2000 est.) | 34 (2003 est.) | |
Slovenia | 14 (2000 est.) | 14 (2003 est.) | |
Solomon Islands | 31 (2000 est.) | 33 (2003 est.) | |
Somalia | 62 (2000 est.) | 60 (2003 est.) | |
South Africa | 741 (2000 est.) | 728 (2003 est.) | |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | none | none (2003 est.) | |
Spain | 110 (2000 est.) | 156 (2003 est.) | |
Spratly Islands | 4 (2000 est.) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Sri Lanka | 14 (2000 est.) | 14 (2003 est.) | |
Sudan | 61 (2000 est.) | 63 (2003 est.) | |
Suriname | 46 (2000 est.) | 46 (2003 est.) | |
Svalbard | 4 (2000 est.) | 4 (2003 est.) | |
Swaziland | 18 (2000 est.) | 18 (2003 est.) | |
Sweden | 255 (2000 est.) | 255 (2003 est.) | |
Switzerland | 67 (2000 est.) | 65 (2003 est.) | |
Syria | 100 (2000 est.) | 93 (2003 est.) | |
Taiwan | 39 (2000 est.) | 40 (2003 est.) | |
Tajikistan | 53 (2000 est.) | 66 (2003 est.) | |
Tanzania | 126 (2000 est.) | 123 (2003 est.) | |
Thailand | 110 (2000 est.) | 109 (2003 est.) | |
Togo | 9 (2000 est.) | 9 (2003 est.) | |
Tokelau | none; lagoon landings by amphibious aircraft from Samoa | none; lagoon landings are possible by amphibious aircraft (2003 est.) | |
Tonga | 6 (2000 est.) | 6 (2003 est.) | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 6 (2000 est.) | 6 (2003 est.) | |
Tromelin Island | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Tunisia | 32 (2000 est.) | 30 (2003 est.) | |
Turkey | 121 (2000 est.) | 120 (2003 est.) | |
Turkmenistan | 76 (2000 est.) | 69 (2003 est.) | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 (2000 est.) | 8 (2003 est.) | |
Tuvalu | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Uganda | 28 (2000 est.) | 27 (2003 est.) | |
Ukraine | 718 (2000 est.) | 702 (2003 est.) | |
United Arab Emirates | 40 (2000 est.) | 35 (2003 est.) | |
United Kingdom | 489 (2000 est.) | 471 (2003 est.) | |
United States | 14,720 (2000 est.) | 14,807 (2003 est.) | |
Uruguay | 64 (2000 est.) | 64 (2003 est.) | |
Uzbekistan | 267 (2000 est.) | 247 (2003 est.) | |
Vanuatu | 32 (2000 est.) | 30 (2003 est.) | |
Venezuela | 371 (2000 est.) | 368 (2003 est.) | |
Vietnam | 34 (2000 est.) | 19 (2003 est.) | |
Virgin Islands | 2
note: international airports on Saint Thomas and Saint Croix (2000 est.) |
2 (2003 est.) | |
Wake Island | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Wallis and Futuna | 2 (2000 est.) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
West Bank | 3 (2000 est.) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Western Sahara | 11 (2000 est.) | 11 (2003 est.) | |
Yemen | 50 (2000 est.) | 44 (2003 est.) | |
Yugoslavia | 47 (2000 est.) | - | |
Zambia | 112 (2000 est.) | 109 (2003 est.) | |
Zimbabwe | 455 (2000 est.) | 404 (2003 est.) |