Airports (2003) | Airports (2007) | ||
Afghanistan | 47 (2002) | 46 (2007) | |
Albania | 12 (2002) | 11 (2007) | |
Algeria | 136 (2002) | 150 (2007) | |
American Samoa | 3 (2002) | 3 (2007) | |
Andorra | none (2002) | - | |
Angola | 243 (2002) | 232 (2007) | |
Anguilla | 3 (2002) | 3 (2007) | |
Antarctica | 30
note: 30 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 (2002) |
26 (2007) | |
Antigua and Barbuda | 3 (2002) | 3 (2007) | |
Argentina | 1,342 (2002) | 1,272 (2007) | |
Armenia | 15 (2002) | 12 (2007) | |
Aruba | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Australia | 444 (2002) | 461 (2007) | |
Austria | 55 (2002) | 55 (2007) | |
Azerbaijan | 71 (2002) | 35 (2007) | |
Bahamas, The | 64 (2002) | 62 (2007) | |
Bahrain | 4 (2002) | 3 (2007) | |
Baker Island | 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with vegetation and unusable (2002) | one abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation and unusable (2006) | |
Bangladesh | 18 (2002) | 16 (2007) | |
Barbados | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Belarus | 124 (2002) | 67 (2007) | |
Belgium | 42 (2002) | 43 (2007) | |
Belize | 42 (2002) | 44 (2007) | |
Benin | 5 (2002) | 5 (2007) | |
Bermuda | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Bhutan | 2 (2002) | 2 (2007) | |
Bolivia | 1,081 (2002) | 1,061 (2007) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32 (2002) | 28 (2007) | |
Botswana | 86 (2002) | 85 (2007) | |
Brazil | 3,590 (2002) | 4,263 (2007) | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
British Virgin Islands | 3 (2002) | 3 (2007) | |
Brunei | 2 (2002) | 2 (2007) | |
Bulgaria | 216 (2002) | 214 (2007) | |
Burkina Faso | 33 (2002) | 33 (2007) | |
Burma | 80 (2002) | 86 (2007) | |
Burundi | 7 (2002) | 8 (2007) | |
Cambodia | 21 (2002) | 17 (2007) | |
Cameroon | 49 (2002) | 45 (2007) | |
Canada | 1,389 (2002) | 1,343 (2007) | |
Cape Verde | 9
note: 3 airports are reported to be nonoperational (2002) |
8 (2007) | |
Cayman Islands | 3 (2002) | 3 (2007) | |
Central African Republic | 50 (2002) | 51 (2007) | |
Chad | 50 (2002) | 55 (2007) | |
Chile | 363 (2002) | 358 (2007) | |
China | 500 (2002) | 467 (2007) | |
Christmas Island | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Colombia | 1,050 (2002) | 934 (2007) | |
Comoros | 4 (2002) | 4 (2007) | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 229 (2002) | 237 (2007) | |
Congo, Republic of the | 31 (2002) | 31 (2007) | |
Cook Islands | 7 (2002) | 9 (2007) | |
Costa Rica | 151 (2002) | 151 (2007) | |
Cote d'Ivoire | 36 (2002) | 34 (2007) | |
Croatia | 59 (2002) | 68 (2007) | |
Cuba | 161 (2002) | 165 (2007) | |
Cyprus | 16 (2002) | 16 (2007) | |
Czech Republic | 144 (2002) | 122 (2007) | |
Denmark | 104 (2002) | 91 (2007) | |
Djibouti | 13 (2002) | 13 (2007) | |
Dominica | 2 (2002) | 2 (2007) | |
Dominican Republic | 30 (2002) | 34 (2007) | |
East Timor | 8 (2002) | - | |
Ecuador | 205 (2002) | 406 (2007) | |
Egypt | 89 (2002) | 88 (2007) | |
El Salvador | 82 (2002) | 65 (2007) | |
Equatorial Guinea | 3 (2002) | 5 (2007) | |
Eritrea | 18 (2002) | 18 (2007) | |
Estonia | 38 (2002) | 19 (2007) | |
Ethiopia | 83 (2002) | 84 (2007) | |
Europa Island | 1 (2002) | - | |
European Union | - | 3,393 (2006) | |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 5 (2002) | 6 (2007) | |
Faroe Islands | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Fiji | 27 (2002) | 28 (2007) | |
Finland | 150 (2002) | 148 (2007) | |
France | 477 (2002) | 476 (2007) | |
French Guiana | 11 (2002) | - | |
French Polynesia | 45 (2002) | 54 (2007) | |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | none (2002) | 4 (one each on Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island in the Iles Eparses district) (2006) | |
Gabon | 57 (2002) | 53 (2007) | |
Gambia, The | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
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 (2002) |
2 (2007) | |
Georgia | 40 (2002) | 23 (2007) | |
Germany | 551 (2002) | 550 (2007) | |
Ghana | 12 (2002) | 12 (2007) | |
Gibraltar | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Glorioso Islands | 1 (2002) | - | |
Greece | 79 (note - new Athens airport at Spata opened in March 2001) (2002) | 81 (2007) | |
Greenland | 14 (2002) | 14 (2007) | |
Grenada | 3 (2002) | 3 (2007) | |
Guadeloupe | 9 (2002) | - | |
Guam | 5 (2002) | 5 (2007) | |
Guatemala | 466 (2002) | 402 (2007) | |
Guernsey | 2 (2002) | 2 (2007) | |
Guinea | 15 (2002) | 16 (2007) | |
Guinea-Bissau | 28 (2002) | 27 (2007) | |
Guyana | 51 (2002) | 93 (2007) | |
Haiti | 12 (2002) | 14 (2007) | |
Holy See (Vatican City) | none (2002) | - | |
Honduras | 115 (2002) | 112 (2007) | |
Hong Kong | 3 (2002) | 2 (2007) | |
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 (2002) | 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) | |
Hungary | 49 (2002) | 46 (2007) | |
Iceland | 86 (2002) | 99 (2007) | |
India | 334 (2002) | 346 (2007) | |
Indonesia | 631 (2002) | 652 (2007) | |
Iran | 309 (2002) | 331 (2007) | |
Iraq | 150 (2002); note - unknown number were damaged during the March-April 2003 war | 110 (2007) | |
Ireland | 36 (2002) | 34 (2007) | |
Isle of Man | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Israel | 52 (2002) | 53 (2007) | |
Italy | 134 (2002) | 132 (2007) | |
Jamaica | 35 (2002) | 34 (2007) | |
Jan Mayen | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Japan | 172 (2002) | 176 (2007) | |
Jersey | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Johnston Atoll | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Jordan | 17 (2002) | 17 (2007) | |
Juan de Nova Island | 1 (2002) | - | |
Kazakhstan | 488 (2002) | 97 (2007) | |
Kenya | 230 (2002) | 225 (2007) | |
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 (2002) | lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938 (2006) | |
Kiribati | 20 (2002) | 19 (2007) | |
Korea, North | 72 (2002) | 77 (2007) | |
Korea, South | 102 (2002) | 105 (2007) | |
Kuwait | 6 (2002) | 7 (2007) | |
Kyrgyzstan | 68 (2002) | 30 (2007) | |
Laos | 51 (2002) | 42 (2007) | |
Latvia | 38 (2002) | 42 (2007) | |
Lebanon | 8 (2002) | 7 (2007) | |
Lesotho | 28 (2002) | 28 (2007) | |
Liberia | 47 (2002) | 53 (2007) | |
Libya | 136 (2002) | 141 (2007) | |
Liechtenstein | none (2002) | - | |
Lithuania | 87 (2002) | 87 (2007) | |
Luxembourg | 2 (2002) | 2 (2007) | |
Macau | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Macedonia | - | 17 (2007) | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 18 (2002) | - | |
Madagascar | 121 (2002) | 104 (2007) | |
Malawi | 43 (2002) | 39 (2007) | |
Malaysia | 114 (2002) | 116 (2007) | |
Maldives | 5 (2002) | 5 (2007) | |
Mali | 26 (2002) | 29 (2007) | |
Malta | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Marshall Islands | 15 (2002) | 15 (2007) | |
Martinique | 2 (2002) | - | |
Mauritania | 26 (2002) | 25 (2007) | |
Mauritius | 5 (2002) | 5 (2007) | |
Mayotte | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Mexico | 1,823 (2002) | 1,834 (2007) | |
Micronesia, Federated States of | 7 (2002) | 6 (2007) | |
Midway Islands | 2 (2002) | 3 (2007) | |
Moldova | 36 (2002) | 10 (2007) | |
Monaco | none; linked to airport in Nice, France, by helicopter service (2002) | - | |
Mongolia | 50 (2002) | 44 (2007) | |
Montenegro | - | 5 (2007) | |
Montserrat | none; only airport was destroyed by volcanic activity; a helicopter service to Antigua is used (2002) | 2 (2007) | |
Morocco | 63 (2002) | 60 (2007) | |
Mozambique | 165 (2002) | 147 (2007) | |
Namibia | 135 (2002) | 137 (2007) | |
Nauru | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Nepal | 45 (2002) | 47 (2007) | |
Netherlands | 28 (2002) | 27 (2007) | |
Netherlands Antilles | 5 (2002) | 5 (2007) | |
New Caledonia | 30 (2002) | 25 (2007) | |
New Zealand | 113 (2002) | 121 (2007) | |
Nicaragua | 176 (2002) | 163 (2007) | |
Niger | 27 (2002) | 28 (2007) | |
Nigeria | 70 (2002) | 70 (2007) | |
Niue | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Norfolk Island | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Northern Mariana Islands | 6 (2002) | 5 (2007) | |
Norway | 102 (2002) | 98 (2007) | |
Oman | 139 (2002) | 137 (2007) | |
Pakistan | 124 (2002) | 146 (2007) | |
Palau | 3 (2002) | 3 (2007) | |
Palmyra Atoll | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Panama | 103 (2002) | 116 (2007) | |
Papua New Guinea | 491 (2002) | 578 (2007) | |
Paracel Islands | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Paraguay | 879 (2002) | 838 (2007) | |
Peru | 233 (2002) | 237 (2007) | |
Philippines | 257 (2002) | 255 (2007) | |
Pitcairn Islands | none (2002) | - | |
Poland | 150 (2002) | 123 (2007) | |
Portugal | 66 (2002) | 66 (2007) | |
Puerto Rico | 31 (2002) | 29 (2007) | |
Qatar | 4 (2002) | 5 (2007) | |
Reunion | 2 (2002) | - | |
Romania | 65 (2002) | 61 (2007) | |
Russia | 2,743 (2002) | 1,260 (2007) | |
Rwanda | 9 (2002) | 9 (2007) | |
Saint Barthelemy | - | 1 | |
Saint Helena | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 (2002) | 2 (2007) | |
Saint Lucia | 2 (2002) | 2 (2007) | |
Saint Martin | - | 1 | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2 (2002) | 2 (2007) | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 (2002) | 6 (2007) | |
Samoa | 4 (2002) | 4 (2007) | |
San Marino | none (2002) | - | |
Sao Tome and Principe | 2 (2002) | 2 (2007) | |
Saudi Arabia | 209 (2002) | 213 (2007) | |
Senegal | 20 (2002) | 20 (2007) | |
Serbia | - | 39 (2007) | |
Serbia and Montenegro | 45 (2002) | - | |
Seychelles | 14 (2002) | 15 (2007) | |
Sierra Leone | 10 (2002) | 10 (2007) | |
Singapore | 9 (2002) | 8 (2007) | |
Slovakia | 37 (2002) | 35 (2007) | |
Slovenia | 16 (2002) | 14 (2007) | |
Solomon Islands | 32 (2002) | 35 (2007) | |
Somalia | 60 (2002) | 67 (2007) | |
South Africa | 727 (2002) | 728 (2007) | |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | none (2002) | - | |
Spain | 152 (2002) | 154 (2007) | |
Spratly Islands | 3 (2002) | 3 (2007) | |
Sri Lanka | 15 (2002) | 18 (2007) | |
Sudan | 63 (2002) | 101 (2007) | |
Suriname | 46 (2002) | 50 (2007) | |
Svalbard | 4 (2002) | 4 (2007) | |
Swaziland | 18 (2002) | 18 (2007) | |
Sweden | 245 (2002) | 250 (2007) | |
Switzerland | 66 (2002) | 65 (2007) | |
Syria | 92 (2002) | 90 (2007) | |
Taiwan | 39 (2002) | 41 (2007) | |
Tajikistan | 66 (2002) | 26 (2007) | |
Tanzania | 123 (2002) | 124 (2007) | |
Thailand | 111 (2002) | 106 (2007) | |
Timor-Leste | - | 8 (2007) | |
Togo | 9 (2002) | 9 (2007) | |
Tokelau | none; lagoon landings are possible by amphibious aircraft (2002) | - | |
Tonga | 6 (2002) | 6 (2007) | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 6 (2002) | 6 (2007) | |
Tromelin Island | 1 (2002) | - | |
Tunisia | 30 (2002) | 30 (2007) | |
Turkey | 120 (2002) | 117 (2007) | |
Turkmenistan | 76 (2002) | 28 (2007) | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 (2002) | 8 (2007) | |
Tuvalu | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Uganda | 27 (2002) | 32 (2007) | |
Ukraine | 790 (2002) | 437 (2007) | |
United Arab Emirates | 41 (2002) | 39 (2007) | |
United Kingdom | 470 (2002) | 449 (2007) | |
United States | 14,801 (2002) | 14,947 (2007) | |
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 (2002) | 60 (2007) | |
Uzbekistan | 273 (2002) | 54 (2007) | |
Vanuatu | 30 (2002) | 31 (2007) | |
Venezuela | 373 (2002) | 390 (2007) | |
Vietnam | 47 (2002) | 44 (2007) | |
Virgin Islands | 2 (2002) | 2 (2007) | |
Wake Island | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | |
Wallis and Futuna | 2 (2002) | 2 (2007) | |
West Bank | 3 (2002) | 3 (2007) | |
Western Sahara | 11 (2002) | 9 (2007) | |
World | - | 49,024 (2006) | |
Yemen | 44 (2002) | 50 (2007) | |
Zambia | 109 (2002) | 107 (2007) | |
Zimbabwe | 430 (2002) | 341 (2007) |