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Afghanistan | 46 (2001) | 46 (2007) |
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Albania | 11 (2001) | 11 (2007) |
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Algeria | 136 (2001) | 150 (2007) |
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American Samoa | 4 (2001) | 3 (2007) |
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Andorra | none (2001) | - |
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Angola | 244 (2001) | 232 (2007) |
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Anguilla | 3 (2001) | 3 (2007) |
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Antarctica | 30 (2001)
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; landed aircraft are subject to inspection in accordance with Article 7, Antarctic Treaty |
26 (2007) |
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Antigua and Barbuda | 3 (2001) | 3 (2007) |
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Argentina | 1,369 (2001) | 1,272 (2007) |
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Armenia | 12 (2001) | 12 (2007) |
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Aruba | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Australia | 421 (2001) | 461 (2007) |
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Austria | 55 (2001) | 55 (2007) |
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Azerbaijan | 52 (2001) | 35 (2007) |
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Bahamas, The | 67 (2001) | 62 (2007) |
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Bahrain | 4 (2001) | 3 (2007) |
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Baker Island | 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with vegetation and unusable | one abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation and unusable (2006) |
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Bangladesh | 18 (2001) | 16 (2007) |
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Barbados | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Belarus | 136 (2001) | 67 (2007) |
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Belgium | 42 (2001) | 43 (2007) |
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Belize | 44 (2001) | 44 (2007) |
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Benin | 5 (2001) | 5 (2007) |
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Bermuda | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) |
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Bhutan | 2 (2001) | 2 (2007) |
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Bolivia | 1,109 (2001) | 1,061 (2007) |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27 (2001) | 28 (2007) |
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Botswana | 92 (2001) | 85 (2007) |
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Brazil | 3,365 (2001) | 4,263 (2007) |
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British Indian Ocean Territory | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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British Virgin Islands | 3 (2001) | 3 (2007) |
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Brunei | 2 (2001) | 2 (2007) |
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Bulgaria | 215 (2001) | 214 (2007) |
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Burkina Faso | 33 (2001) | 33 (2007) |
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Burma | 80 (2001) | 86 (2007) |
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Burundi | 7 (2001) | 8 (2007) |
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Cambodia | 20 (2001) | 17 (2007) |
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Cameroon | 49 (2001) | 45 (2007) |
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Canada | 1,419 (2001) | 1,343 (2007) |
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Cape Verde | 9
note: 3 airports are reported to be nonoperational (2001) |
8 (2007) |
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Cayman Islands | 3 (2001) | 3 (2007) |
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Central African Republic | 51 (2001) | 51 (2007) |
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Chad | 49 (2001) | 55 (2007) |
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Chile | 363 (2001) | 358 (2007) |
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China | 489 (2001) | 467 (2007) |
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Christmas Island | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Colombia | 1,066 (2001) | 934 (2007) |
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Comoros | 4 (2001) | 4 (2007) |
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 232 (2001) | 237 (2007) |
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Congo, Republic of the | 33 (2001) | 31 (2007) |
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Cook Islands | 7 (2001) | 9 (2007) |
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Costa Rica | 152 (2001) | 151 (2007) |
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Cote d'Ivoire | 36 (2001) | 34 (2007) |
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Croatia | 67 (2001) | 68 (2007) |
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Cuba | 172 (2001) | 165 (2007) |
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Cyprus | 15 (2001) | 16 (2007) |
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Czech Republic | 121 (2001) | 122 (2007) |
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Denmark | 116 (2001) | 91 (2007) |
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Djibouti | 12 (2001) | 13 (2007) |
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Dominica | 2 (2001) | 2 (2007) |
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Dominican Republic | 29 (2001) | 34 (2007) |
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East Timor | 8 (2001) | - |
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Ecuador | 205 (2001) | 406 (2007) |
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Egypt | 92 (2001) | 88 (2007) |
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El Salvador | 83 (2001) | 65 (2007) |
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Equatorial Guinea | 3 (2001) | 5 (2007) |
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Eritrea | 21 (2001) | 18 (2007) |
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Estonia | 32 (2001) | 19 (2007) |
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Ethiopia | 86 (2001) | 84 (2007) |
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Europa Island | 1 (2001) | - |
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European Union | - | 3,393 (2006) |
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 5 (2001) | 6 (2007) |
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Faroe Islands | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Fiji | 27 (2001) | 28 (2007) |
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Finland | 160 (2001) | 148 (2007) |
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France | 477 (2001) | 476 (2007) |
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French Guiana | 11 (2001) | - |
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French Polynesia | 45 (2001) | 54 (2007) |
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French Southern and Antarctic Lands | none (2001) | 4 (one each on Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island in the Iles Eparses district) (2006) |
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Gabon | 59 (2001) | 53 (2007) |
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Gambia, The | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Gaza Strip | 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 |
2 (2007) |
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Georgia | 31 (2001) | 23 (2007) |
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Germany | 625 (2001) | 550 (2007) |
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Ghana | 12 (2001) | 12 (2007) |
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Gibraltar | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Glorioso Islands | 1 (2001) | - |
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Greece | 79 (note - new Athens airport at Spata opened in March 2001) (2001) | 81 (2007) |
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Greenland | 15 (2001) | 14 (2007) |
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Grenada | 3 (2001) | 3 (2007) |
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Guadeloupe | 9 (2001) | - |
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Guam | 5 (2001) | 5 (2007) |
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Guatemala | 475 (2001) | 402 (2007) |
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Guernsey | 2 (2001) | 2 (2007) |
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Guinea | 15 (2001) | 16 (2007) |
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Guinea-Bissau | 28 (2001) | 27 (2007) |
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Guyana | 51 (2001) | 93 (2007) |
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Haiti | 12 (2001) | 14 (2007) |
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Holy See (Vatican City) | none (2001) | - |
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Honduras | 117 (2001) | 112 (2007) |
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Hong Kong | 3 (2001) | 2 (2007) |
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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 | one 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 (2006) |
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Hungary | 43 (2001) | 46 (2007) |
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Iceland | 86 (2001) | 99 (2007) |
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India | 335 (2001) | 346 (2007) |
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Indonesia | 490 (2001) | 652 (2007) |
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Iran | 322 (2001) | 331 (2007) |
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Iraq | 108 (2001) | 110 (2007) |
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Ireland | 41 (2001) | 34 (2007) |
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Isle of Man | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Israel | 54 (2001) | 53 (2007) |
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Italy | 135 (2001) | 132 (2007) |
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Jamaica | 35 (2001) | 34 (2007) |
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Jan Mayen | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Japan | 173 (2001) | 176 (2007) |
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Jersey | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Johnston Atoll | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Jordan | 18 (2001) | 17 (2007) |
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Juan de Nova Island | 1 (2001) | - |
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Kazakhstan | 449 (2001) | 97 (2007) |
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Kenya | 231 (2001) | 225 (2007) |
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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 | lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938 (2006) |
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Kiribati | 21 (2001) | 19 (2007) |
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Korea, North | 87 (2001) | 77 (2007) |
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Korea, South | 102 (2001) | 105 (2007) |
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Kuwait | 7 (2001) | 7 (2007) |
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Kyrgyzstan | 50 (2001) | 30 (2007) |
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Laos | 51 (2001) | 42 (2007) |
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Latvia | 25 (2001) | 42 (2007) |
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Lebanon | 8 (2001) | 7 (2007) |
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Lesotho | 28 (2001) | 28 (2007) |
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Liberia | 47 (2001) | 53 (2007) |
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Libya | 136 (2001) | 141 (2007) |
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Liechtenstein | none (2001) | - |
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Lithuania | 72 (2001) | 87 (2007) |
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Luxembourg | 2 (2001) | 2 (2007) |
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Macau | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Macedonia | - | 17 (2007) |
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Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 17 (2001) | - |
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Madagascar | 130 (2001) | 104 (2007) |
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Malawi | 44 (2001) | 39 (2007) |
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Malaysia | 116 (2001) | 116 (2007) |
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Maldives | 5 (2001) | 5 (2007) |
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Mali | 27 (2001) | 29 (2007) |
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Malta | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Marshall Islands | 17 (2001) | 15 (2007) |
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Martinique | 2 (2001) | - |
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Mauritania | 26 (2001) | 25 (2007) |
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Mauritius | 5 (2001) | 5 (2007) |
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Mayotte | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Mexico | 1,852 (2001) | 1,834 (2007) |
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Micronesia, Federated States of | 7 (2001) | 6 (2007) |
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Midway Islands | 1 (2002) | 3 (2007) |
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Moldova | 30 (2001) | 10 (2007) |
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Monaco | none; linked to airport in Nice, France, by helicopter service (2001) | - |
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Mongolia | 34 (2001) | 44 (2007) |
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Montenegro | - | 5 (2007) |
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Montserrat | none; only airport was destroyed by volcanic activity; a helicopter service to Antigua is used | 2 (2007) |
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Morocco | 67 (2001) | 60 (2007) |
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Mozambique | 166 (2001) | 147 (2007) |
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Namibia | 137 (2001) | 137 (2007) |
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Nauru | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Nepal | 45 (2001) | 47 (2007) |
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Netherlands | 28 (2001) | 27 (2007) |
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Netherlands Antilles | 5 (2001) | 5 (2007) |
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New Caledonia | 29 (2001) | 25 (2007) |
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New Zealand | 106 (2001) | 121 (2007) |
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Nicaragua | 182 (2001) | 163 (2007) |
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Niger | 26 (2001) | 28 (2007) |
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Nigeria | 70 (2001) | 70 (2007) |
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Niue | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Norfolk Island | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Northern Mariana Islands | 6 (2001) | 5 (2007) |
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Norway | 102 (2001) | 98 (2007) |
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Oman | 143 (2001) | 137 (2007) |
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Pakistan | 120 (2001) | 146 (2007) |
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Palau | 3 (2001) | 3 (2007) |
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Palmyra Atoll | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Panama | 107 (2001) | 116 (2007) |
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Papua New Guinea | 490 (2001) | 578 (2007) |
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Paracel Islands | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Paraguay | 899 (2001) | 838 (2007) |
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Peru | 239 (2001) | 237 (2007) |
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Philippines | 275 (2001) | 255 (2007) |
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Pitcairn Islands | none (2001) | - |
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Poland | 122 (2001) | 123 (2007) |
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Portugal | 67 (2001) | 66 (2007) |
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Puerto Rico | 30 (2001) | 29 (2007) |
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Qatar | 4 (2001) | 5 (2007) |
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Reunion | 2 (2001) | - |
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Romania | 61 (2001) | 61 (2007) |
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Russia | 2,743 (2001) | 1,260 (2007) |
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Rwanda | 8 (2001) | 9 (2007) |
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Saint Barthelemy | - | 1 |
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Saint Helena | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 (2001) | 2 (2007) |
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Saint Lucia | 2 (2001) | 2 (2007) |
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Saint Martin | - | 1 |
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2 (2001) | 2 (2007) |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 (2001) | 6 (2007) |
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Samoa | 3 (2001) | 4 (2007) |
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San Marino | none (2001) | - |
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Sao Tome and Principe | 2 (2001) | 2 (2007) |
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Saudi Arabia | 209 (2001) | 213 (2007) |
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Senegal | 20 (2001) | 20 (2007) |
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Serbia | - | 39 (2007) |
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Serbia and Montenegro | 46 (2001) | - |
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Seychelles | 14 (2001) | 15 (2007) |
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Sierra Leone | 10 (2001) | 10 (2007) |
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Singapore | 9 (2001) | 8 (2007) |
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Slovakia | 34 (2001) | 35 (2007) |
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Slovenia | 14 (2001) | 14 (2007) |
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Solomon Islands | 31 (2001) | 35 (2007) |
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Somalia | 54 (2001) | 67 (2007) |
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South Africa | 740 (2001) | 728 (2007) |
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | none (2001) | - |
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Spain | 133 (2001) | 154 (2007) |
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Spratly Islands | 4 (2001) | 3 (2007) |
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Sri Lanka | 15 (2001) | 18 (2007) |
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Sudan | 65 (2001) | 101 (2007) |
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Suriname | 46 (2001) | 50 (2007) |
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Svalbard | 4 (2001) | 4 (2007) |
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Swaziland | 18 (2001) | 18 (2007) |
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Sweden | 255 (2001) | 250 (2007) |
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Switzerland | 66 (2001) | 65 (2007) |
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Syria | 99 (2001) | 90 (2007) |
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Taiwan | 39 (2001) | 41 (2007) |
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Tajikistan | 53 (2001) | 26 (2007) |
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Tanzania | 125 (2001) | 124 (2007) |
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Thailand | 110 (2001) | 106 (2007) |
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Timor-Leste | - | 8 (2007) |
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Togo | 9 (2001) | 9 (2007) |
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Tokelau | none; lagoon landings are possible by amphibious aircraft (2001) | - |
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Tonga | 6 (2001) | 6 (2007) |
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Trinidad and Tobago | 6 (2001) | 6 (2007) |
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Tromelin Island | 1 (2001) | - |
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Tunisia | 30 (2001) | 30 (2007) |
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Turkey | 120 (2001) | 117 (2007) |
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Turkmenistan | 76 (2001) | 28 (2007) |
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Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 (2001) | 8 (2007) |
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Tuvalu | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Uganda | 27 (2001) | 32 (2007) |
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Ukraine | 718 (2001) | 437 (2007) |
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United Arab Emirates | 38 (2001) | 39 (2007) |
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United Kingdom | 470 (2001) | 449 (2007) |
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United States | 14,695 (2001) | 14,947 (2007) |
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United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | - | Baker Island: one abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation and unusable
Howland Island: airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART and Fred NOONAN; the aviators left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island but were never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable Johnston Atoll: one closed and not maintained 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 Midway Islands: 3 - one operational (2,409 m paved); no fuel for sale except emergencies Palmyra Atoll: 1 - 1,846 m unpaved runway; privately owned (2006) |
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Uruguay | 64 (2001) | 60 (2007) |
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Uzbekistan | 267 (2001) | 54 (2007) |
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Vanuatu | 31 (2001) | 31 (2007) |
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Venezuela | 372 (2001) | 390 (2007) |
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Vietnam | 34 (2001) | 44 (2007) |
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Virgin Islands | 2 (2001) | 2 (2007) |
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Wake Island | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
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Wallis and Futuna | 2 (2001) | 2 (2007) |
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West Bank | 3 (2001) | 3 (2007) |
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Western Sahara | 11 (2001) | 9 (2007) |
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World | - | 49,024 (2006) |
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Yemen | 49 (2001) | 50 (2007) |
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Zambia | 111 (2001) | 107 (2007) |
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Zimbabwe | 454 (2001) | 341 (2007) |