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Afghanistan | 47 (2003 est.) | 46 (2007) |
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Albania | 11 (2003 est.) | 11 (2007) |
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Algeria | 137 (2003 est.) | 150 (2007) |
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American Samoa | 3 (2003 est.) | 3 (2007) |
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Andorra | none | - |
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Angola | 244 (2003 est.) | 232 (2007) |
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Anguilla | 3 (2003 est.) | 3 (2007) |
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Antarctica | 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.) | 26 (2007) |
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Antigua and Barbuda | 3 (2003 est.) | 3 (2007) |
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Argentina | 1,335 (2003 est.) | 1,272 (2007) |
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Armenia | 17 (2003 est.) | 12 (2007) |
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Aruba | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Australia | 444 (2003 est.) | 461 (2007) |
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Austria | 55 (2003 est.) | 55 (2007) |
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Azerbaijan | 67 (2003 est.) | 35 (2007) |
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Bahamas, The | 63 (2003 est.) | 62 (2007) |
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Bahrain | 4 (2003 est.) | 3 (2007) |
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Baker Island | 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with vegetation and unusable (2003 est.) | one abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation and unusable (2006) |
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Bangladesh | 16 (2003 est.) | 16 (2007) |
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Barbados | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Belarus | 135 (2003 est.) | 67 (2007) |
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Belgium | 42 (2003 est.) | 43 (2007) |
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Belize | 43 (2003 est.) | 44 (2007) |
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Benin | 5 (2003 est.) | 5 (2007) |
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Bermuda | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Bhutan | 2 (2003 est.) | 2 (2007) |
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Bolivia | 1,067 (2003 est.) | 1,061 (2007) |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27 (2003 est.) | 28 (2007) |
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Botswana | 85 (2003 est.) | 85 (2007) |
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Brazil | 3,803 (2003 est.) | 4,263 (2007) |
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British Indian Ocean Territory | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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British Virgin Islands | 3 (2003 est.) | 3 (2007) |
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Brunei | 2 (2003 est.) | 2 (2007) |
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Bulgaria | 212 (2003 est.) | 214 (2007) |
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Burkina Faso | 33 (2003 est.) | 33 (2007) |
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Burma | 79 (2003 est.) | 86 (2007) |
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Burundi | 8 (2003 est.) | 8 (2007) |
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Cambodia | 20 (2003 est.) | 17 (2007) |
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Cameroon | 47 (2003 est.) | 45 (2007) |
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Canada | 1,357 (2003 est.) | 1,343 (2007) |
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Cape Verde | 7
note: 3 airports are reported to be nonoperational (2003 est.) |
8 (2007) |
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Cayman Islands | 3 (2003 est.) | 3 (2007) |
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Central African Republic | 50 (2003 est.) | 51 (2007) |
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Chad | 50 (2003 est.) | 55 (2007) |
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Chile | 363 (2003 est.) | 358 (2007) |
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China | 507 (2003 est.) | 467 (2007) |
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Christmas Island | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Colombia | 980 (2003 est.) | 934 (2007) |
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Comoros | 4 (2003 est.) | 4 (2007) |
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 230 (2003 est.) | 237 (2007) |
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Congo, Republic of the | 32 (2003 est.) | 31 (2007) |
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Cook Islands | 9 (2003 est.) | 9 (2007) |
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Costa Rica | 149 (2003 est.) | 151 (2007) |
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Cote d'Ivoire | 37 (2003 est.) | 34 (2007) |
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Croatia | 68 (2003 est.) | 68 (2007) |
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Cuba | 170 (2003 est.) | 165 (2007) |
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Cyprus | 17 (2003 est.) | 16 (2007) |
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Czech Republic | 120 (2003 est.) | 122 (2007) |
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Denmark | 99 (2003 est.) | 91 (2007) |
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Djibouti | 13 (2003 est.) | 13 (2007) |
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Dominica | 2 (2003 est.) | 2 (2007) |
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Dominican Republic | 31 (2003 est.) | 34 (2007) |
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East Timor | 8 (2003 est.) | - |
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Ecuador | 205 (2003 est.) | 406 (2007) |
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Egypt | 89 (2003 est.) | 88 (2007) |
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El Salvador | 73 (2003 est.) | 65 (2007) |
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Equatorial Guinea | 3 (2003 est.) | 5 (2007) |
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Eritrea | 18 (2003 est.) | 18 (2007) |
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Estonia | 29 (2003 est.) | 19 (2007) |
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Ethiopia | 82 (2003 est.) | 84 (2007) |
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Europa Island | 1 (2003 est.) | - |
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European Union | total: 3,130
with paved runways: 1,834 with unpaved runways: 1,296 (2003) |
3,393 (2006) |
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 5 (2003 est.) | 6 (2007) |
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Faroe Islands | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Fiji | 28 (2003 est.) | 28 (2007) |
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Finland | 148 (2003 est.) | 148 (2007) |
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France | 477 (2003 est.) | 476 (2007) |
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French Guiana | 11 (2003 est.) | - |
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French Polynesia | 49 (2003 est.) | 54 (2007) |
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French Southern and Antarctic Lands | none | 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 | 56 (2003 est.) | 53 (2007) |
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Gambia, The | 1 (2003 est.) | 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 (2003 est.) |
2 (2007) |
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Georgia | 31 (2003 est.) | 23 (2007) |
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Germany | 550 (2003 est.) | 550 (2007) |
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Ghana | 12 (2003 est.) | 12 (2007) |
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Gibraltar | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Glorioso Islands | 1 (2003 est.) | - |
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Greece | 79 (note - new Athens airport at Spata opened in March 2001) (2003 est.) | 81 (2007) |
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Greenland | 14 (2003 est.) | 14 (2007) |
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Grenada | 3 (2003 est.) | 3 (2007) |
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Guadeloupe | 9 (2003 est.) | - |
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Guam | 5 (2003 est.) | 5 (2007) |
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Guatemala | 452 (2003 est.) | 402 (2007) |
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Guernsey | 2 (2003 est.) | 2 (2007) |
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Guinea | 16 (2003 est.) | 16 (2007) |
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Guinea-Bissau | 28 (2003 est.) | 27 (2007) |
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Guyana | 49 (2003 est.) | 93 (2007) |
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Haiti | 12 (2003 est.) | 14 (2007) |
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Holy See (Vatican City) | none (2003 est.) | - |
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Honduras | 115 (2003 est.) | 112 (2007) |
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Hong Kong | 4 (2003 est.) | 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 (2003 est.) | 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 (2003 est.) | 46 (2007) |
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Iceland | 100 (2003 est.) | 99 (2007) |
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India | 333 (2003 est.) | 346 (2007) |
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Indonesia | 661 (2003 est.) | 652 (2007) |
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Iran | 303 (2003 est.) | 331 (2007) |
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Iraq | 111; note - unknown number were damaged during the March-April 2003 war (2003 est.) | 110 (2007) |
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Ireland | 36 (2003 est.) | 34 (2007) |
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Isle of Man | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Israel | 51 (2003 est.) | 53 (2007) |
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Italy | 134 (2003 est.) | 132 (2007) |
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Jamaica | 35 (2003 est.) | 34 (2007) |
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Jan Mayen | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Japan | 174 (2003 est.) | 176 (2007) |
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Jersey | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Johnston Atoll | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Jordan | 17 (2003 est.) | 17 (2007) |
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Juan de Nova Island | 1 (2003 est.) | - |
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Kazakhstan | 392 (2003 est.) | 97 (2007) |
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Kenya | 221 (2003 est.) | 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 (2003 est.) | 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 | 20 (2003 est.) | 19 (2007) |
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Korea, North | 78 (2003 est.) | 77 (2007) |
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Korea, South | 102 (2003 est.) | 105 (2007) |
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Kosovo | - | 10 (2008) |
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Kuwait | 7 (2003 est.) | 7 (2007) |
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Kyrgyzstan | 61 (2003 est.) | 30 (2007) |
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Laos | 46 (2003 est.) | 42 (2007) |
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Latvia | 51 (2003 est.) | 42 (2007) |
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Lebanon | 8 (2003 est.) | 7 (2007) |
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Lesotho | 28 (2003 est.) | 28 (2007) |
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Liberia | 53 (2003 est.) | 53 (2007) |
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Libya | 140 (2003 est.) | 141 (2007) |
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Liechtenstein | none (2003 est.) | - |
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Lithuania | 102 (2003 est.) | 87 (2007) |
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Luxembourg | 2 (2003 est.) | 2 (2007) |
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Macau | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Macedonia | 17 (2003 est.) | 17 (2007) |
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Madagascar | 116 (2003 est.) | 104 (2007) |
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Malawi | 42 (2003 est.) | 39 (2007) |
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Malaysia | 117 (2003 est.) | 116 (2007) |
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Maldives | 5 (2003 est.) | 5 (2007) |
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Mali | 27 (2003 est.) | 29 (2007) |
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Malta | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Marshall Islands | 15 (2003 est.) | 15 (2007) |
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Martinique | 2 (2003 est.) | - |
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Mauritania | 24 (2003 est.) | 25 (2007) |
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Mauritius | 5 (2003 est.) | 5 (2007) |
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Mayotte | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Mexico | 1,827 (2003 est.) | 1,834 (2007) |
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Micronesia, Federated States of | 6 (2003 est.) | 6 (2007) |
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Midway Islands | 3 (2003 est.) | 3 (2007) |
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Moldova | 24 (2003 est.) | 10 (2007) |
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Monaco | none; linked to the airport at Nice, France by helicopter service (2003) (2003 est.) | - |
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Mongolia | 36 (2003 est.) | 44 (2007) |
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Montenegro | - | 5 (2007) |
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Montserrat | 1 (2003 est.) | 2 (2007) |
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Morocco | 64 (2003 est.) | 60 (2007) |
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Mozambique | 158 (2003 est.) | 147 (2007) |
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Namibia | 136 (2003 est.) | 137 (2007) |
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Nauru | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Nepal | 46 (2003 est.) | 47 (2007) |
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Netherlands | 27 (2003 est.) | 27 (2007) |
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Netherlands Antilles | 5 (2003 est.) | 5 (2007) |
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New Caledonia | 25 (2003 est.) | 25 (2007) |
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New Zealand | 113 (2003 est.) | 121 (2007) |
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Nicaragua | 176 (2003 est.) | 163 (2007) |
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Niger | 27 (2003 est.) | 28 (2007) |
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Nigeria | 70 (2003 est.) | 70 (2007) |
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Niue | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Norfolk Island | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Northern Mariana Islands | 6 (2003 est.) | 5 (2007) |
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Norway | 101 (2003 est.) | 98 (2007) |
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Oman | 135 (2003 est.) | 137 (2007) |
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Pakistan | 129 (2003 est.) | 146 (2007) |
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Palau | 3 (2003 est.) | 3 (2007) |
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Palmyra Atoll | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Panama | 103 (2003 est.) | 116 (2007) |
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Papua New Guinea | 559 (2003 est.) | 578 (2007) |
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Paracel Islands | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Paraguay | 880 (2003 est.) | 838 (2007) |
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Peru | 233 (2003 est.) | 237 (2007) |
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Philippines | 253 (2003 est.) | 255 (2007) |
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Pitcairn Islands | none (2003 est.) | - |
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Poland | 122 (2003 est.) | 123 (2007) |
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Portugal | 66 (2003 est.) | 66 (2007) |
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Puerto Rico | 30 (2003 est.) | 29 (2007) |
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Qatar | 4 (2003 est.) | 5 (2007) |
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Reunion | 2 (2003 est.) | - |
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Romania | 62 (2003 est.) | 61 (2007) |
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Russia | 2,609 (2003 est.) | 1,260 (2007) |
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Rwanda | 9 (2003 est.) | 9 (2007) |
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Saint Barthelemy | - | 1 |
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Saint Helena | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 (2003 est.) | 2 (2007) |
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Saint Lucia | 2 (2003 est.) | 2 (2007) |
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Saint Martin | - | 1 |
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2 (2003 est.) | 2 (2007) |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 (2003 est.) | 6 (2007) |
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Samoa | 4 (2003 est.) | 4 (2007) |
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San Marino | none (2003 est.) | - |
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Sao Tome and Principe | 2 (2003 est.) | 2 (2007) |
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Saudi Arabia | 204 (2003 est.) | 213 (2007) |
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Senegal | 20 (2003 est.) | 20 (2007) |
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Serbia | - | 39 (note - includes Kosovo) (2007) |
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Serbia and Montenegro | 45 (2003 est.) | - |
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Seychelles | 15 (2003 est.) | 15 (2007) |
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Sierra Leone | 10 (2003 est.) | 10 (2007) |
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Singapore | 9 (2003 est.) | 8 (2007) |
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Slovakia | 34 (2003 est.) | 35 (2007) |
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Slovenia | 14 (2003 est.) | 14 (2007) |
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Solomon Islands | 33 (2003 est.) | 35 (2007) |
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Somalia | 60 (2003 est.) | 67 (2007) |
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South Africa | 728 (2003 est.) | 728 (2007) |
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | none (2003 est.) | - |
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Spain | 156 (2003 est.) | 154 (2007) |
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Spratly Islands | 3 (2003 est.) | 3 (2007) |
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Sri Lanka | 14 (2003 est.) | 18 (2007) |
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Sudan | 63 (2003 est.) | 101 (2007) |
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Suriname | 46 (2003 est.) | 50 (2007) |
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Svalbard | 4 (2003 est.) | 4 (2007) |
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Swaziland | 18 (2003 est.) | 18 (2007) |
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Sweden | 255 (2003 est.) | 250 (2007) |
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Switzerland | 65 (2003 est.) | 65 (2007) |
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Syria | 93 (2003 est.) | 90 (2007) |
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Taiwan | 40 (2003 est.) | 41 (2007) |
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Tajikistan | 66 (2003 est.) | 26 (2007) |
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Tanzania | 123 (2003 est.) | 124 (2007) |
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Thailand | 109 (2003 est.) | 106 (2007) |
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Timor-Leste | - | 8 (2007) |
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Togo | 9 (2003 est.) | 9 (2007) |
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Tokelau | none; lagoon landings are possible by amphibious aircraft (2003 est.) | - |
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Tonga | 6 (2003 est.) | 6 (2007) |
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Trinidad and Tobago | 6 (2003 est.) | 6 (2007) |
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Tromelin Island | 1 (2003 est.) | - |
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Tunisia | 30 (2003 est.) | 30 (2007) |
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Turkey | 120 (2003 est.) | 117 (2007) |
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Turkmenistan | 69 (2003 est.) | 28 (2007) |
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Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 (2003 est.) | 8 (2007) |
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Tuvalu | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Uganda | 27 (2003 est.) | 32 (2007) |
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Ukraine | 702 (2003 est.) | 437 (2007) |
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United Arab Emirates | 35 (2003 est.) | 39 (2007) |
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United Kingdom | 471 (2003 est.) | 449 (2007) |
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United States | 14,807 (2003 est.) | 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 (2003 est.) | 60 (2007) |
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Uzbekistan | 247 (2003 est.) | 54 (2007) |
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Vanuatu | 30 (2003 est.) | 31 (2007) |
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Venezuela | 368 (2003 est.) | 390 (2007) |
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Vietnam | 19 (2003 est.) | 44 (2007) |
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Virgin Islands | 2 (2003 est.) | 2 (2007) |
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Wake Island | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2007) |
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Wallis and Futuna | 2 (2003 est.) | 2 (2007) |
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West Bank | 3 (2003 est.) | 3 (2007) |
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Western Sahara | 11 (2003 est.) | 9 (2007) |
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World | - | total airports - 49,024
top ten by passengers: Atlanta - 84,846,639; Chicago - 77,028,134; London - 67,530,197; Tokyo - 65,810,672; Los Angeles - 61,041,066; Dallas/Fort Worth - 60,226,138; Paris - 56,849,567; Frankfurt - 52,810,683; Beijing - 48,654,770; Denver - 47,325,016 top ten by cargo (metric tons): Memphis - 3,692,081; Hong Kong - 3,609,780; Anchorage - 2,691,395; Seoul - 2,336,572; Tokyo - 2,280,830; Shanghai - 2,168,122; Paris - 2,130,724; Frankfurt - 2,127,646; Louisville (US) - 1,983,032; Singapore - 1,931,881 (2006) |
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Yemen | 44 (2003 est.) | 50 (2007) |
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Zambia | 109 (2003 est.) | 107 (2007) |
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Zimbabwe | 404 (2003 est.) | 341 (2007) |