Airports (2006) | Airports (2004) | ||
Afghanistan | 46 (2006) | 47 (2003 est.) | |
Albania | 11 (2006) | 11 (2003 est.) | |
Algeria | 142 (2006) | 137 (2003 est.) | |
American Samoa | 3 (2006) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Andorra | - | none | |
Angola | 244 (2006) | 244 (2003 est.) | |
Anguilla | 3 (2006) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Antarctica | 20
note: there are no developed public access airports or landing facilities; 28 stations or remote field locations, operated by 11 National Antarctic Programs from nations party to the Antarctic Treaty, have restricted aircraft landing facilities comprising a total of 11 runways and 22 skiways for fixed-wing aircraft; some stations have both runways and skiways; commercial enterprises operate two aircraft landing facilities at one station; helicopter pads are available at all 37 year-round and 15 seasonal stations operated by National Antarctic Programs; the 11 runways are suitable for wheeled, fixed-wing aircraft: three are gravel, four blue-ice, two sea-ice and two compacted snow; of these, five are 3 km in length, two are between 2 km and 3 km in length, three are between 1 km and 2 km in length and one is less than 1 km in length; the 22 snow surface skiways are limited to use by ski-equipped, fixed-wing aircraft; of these, three are equal to or greater than 3 km in length, one is between 2 km and 3 km in length, nine are between 1 km and 2 km in length, five are less than 1 km in length, and four are of unknown or variable length; snow surface skiways are generally prepared and maintained during specific periods only and during summer; all aircraft landing facilities 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 using their facilities; landed aircraft are subject to inspection in accordance with Article 7, Antarctic Treaty; guidelines for the operation of aircraft near concentrations of birds in Antarctica were adopted in 2004; relevant legal instruments and authorization procedures adopted by states party to the Antarctic Treaty regulating access to the Antarctic Treaty area, that is to all areas between 60 and 90 degrees of latitude South, have to be complied with (see information under "Legal System"); an Antarctic Flight Information Manual (AFIM) providing up-to-date details of Antarctic air facilities and procedures is maintained and published by the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (2006) |
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 (2006) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Argentina | 1,381 (2006) | 1,335 (2003 est.) | |
Armenia | 13 (2006) | 17 (2003 est.) | |
Aruba | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Australia | 455 (2006) | 444 (2003 est.) | |
Austria | 55 (2006) | 55 (2003 est.) | |
Azerbaijan | 36 (2006) | 67 (2003 est.) | |
Bahamas, The | 64 (2006) | 63 (2003 est.) | |
Bahrain | 3 (2006) | 4 (2003 est.) | |
Baker Island | one abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation and unusable (2006) | 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with vegetation and unusable (2003 est.) | |
Bangladesh | 16 (2006) | 16 (2003 est.) | |
Barbados | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Belarus | 86 (2006) | 135 (2003 est.) | |
Belgium | 43 (2006) | 42 (2003 est.) | |
Belize | 43 (2006) | 43 (2003 est.) | |
Benin | 5 (2006) | 5 (2003 est.) | |
Bermuda | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Bhutan | 2 (2006) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Bolivia | 1,084 (2006) | 1,067 (2003 est.) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28 (2006) | 27 (2003 est.) | |
Botswana | 85 (2006) | 85 (2003 est.) | |
Brazil | 4,276 (2006) | 3,803 (2003 est.) | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
British Virgin Islands | 3 (2006) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Brunei | 2 (2006) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Bulgaria | 217 (2006) | 212 (2003 est.) | |
Burkina Faso | 34 (2006) | 33 (2003 est.) | |
Burma | 85 (2006) | 79 (2003 est.) | |
Burundi | 8 (2006) | 8 (2003 est.) | |
Cambodia | 20 (2006) | 20 (2003 est.) | |
Cameroon | 47 (2006) | 47 (2003 est.) | |
Canada | 1,337 (2006) | 1,357 (2003 est.) | |
Cape Verde | 7 (2006) | 7
note: 3 airports are reported to be nonoperational (2003 est.) |
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Cayman Islands | 3 (2006) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Central African Republic | 50 (2006) | 50 (2003 est.) | |
Chad | 52 (2006) | 50 (2003 est.) | |
Chile | 363 (2006) | 363 (2003 est.) | |
China | 486 (2006) | 507 (2003 est.) | |
Christmas Island | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Colombia | 984 (2006) | 980 (2003 est.) | |
Comoros | 4 (2006) | 4 (2003 est.) | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 234 (2006) | 230 (2003 est.) | |
Congo, Republic of the | 32 (2006) | 32 (2003 est.) | |
Cook Islands | 9 (2006) | 9 (2003 est.) | |
Costa Rica | 157 (2006) | 149 (2003 est.) | |
Cote d'Ivoire | 35 (2006) | 37 (2003 est.) | |
Croatia | 68 (2006) | 68 (2003 est.) | |
Cuba | 170 (2006) | 170 (2003 est.) | |
Cyprus | 16 (2006) | 17 (2003 est.) | |
Czech Republic | 121 (2006) | 120 (2003 est.) | |
Denmark | 92 (2006) | 99 (2003 est.) | |
Djibouti | 13 (2006) | 13 (2003 est.) | |
Dominica | 2 (2006) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Dominican Republic | 33 (2006) | 31 (2003 est.) | |
East Timor | 8 (2006) | 8 (2003 est.) | |
Ecuador | 359 (2006) | 205 (2003 est.) | |
Egypt | 88 (2006) | 89 (2003 est.) | |
El Salvador | 75 (2006) | 73 (2003 est.) | |
Equatorial Guinea | 4 (2006) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Eritrea | 17 (2006) | 18 (2003 est.) | |
Estonia | 24 (2006) | 29 (2003 est.) | |
Ethiopia | 84 (2006) | 82 (2003 est.) | |
Europa Island | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
European Union | 3,115 (2006) | total: 3,130
with paved runways: 1,834 with unpaved runways: 1,296 (2003) |
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 5 (2006) | 5 (2003 est.) | |
Faroe Islands | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Fiji | 28 (2006) | 28 (2003 est.) | |
Finland | 148 (2006) | 148 (2003 est.) | |
France | 477 (2006) | 477 (2003 est.) | |
French Guiana | 11 (2006) | 11 (2003 est.) | |
French Polynesia | 51 (2006) | 49 (2003 est.) | |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | - | none | |
Gabon | 56 (2006) | 56 (2003 est.) | |
Gambia, The | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Gaza Strip | 2
note: includes Gaza International Airport closed since its runway was destroyed by the Israeli Defense Forces in December 2001 (2006) |
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 | 23 (2006) | 31 (2003 est.) | |
Germany | 554 (2006) | 550 (2003 est.) | |
Ghana | 12 (2006) | 12 (2003 est.) | |
Gibraltar | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Glorioso Islands | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Greece | 82 (2006) | 79 (note - new Athens airport at Spata opened in March 2001) (2003 est.) | |
Greenland | 14 (2006) | 14 (2003 est.) | |
Grenada | 3 (2006) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Guadeloupe | 9 (2006) | 9 (2003 est.) | |
Guam | 5 (2006) | 5 (2003 est.) | |
Guatemala | 450 (2006) | 452 (2003 est.) | |
Guernsey | 2 (one on Alderney) (2006) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Guinea | 16 (2006) | 16 (2003 est.) | |
Guinea-Bissau | 28 (2006) | 28 (2003 est.) | |
Guyana | 90 (2006) | 49 (2003 est.) | |
Haiti | 12 (2006) | 12 (2003 est.) | |
Holy See (Vatican City) | - | none (2003 est.) | |
Honduras | 116 (2006) | 115 (2003 est.) | |
Hong Kong | 3 (2006) | 4 (2003 est.) | |
Howland Island | 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) | 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 | 46 (2006) | 43 (2003 est.) | |
Iceland | 98 (2006) | 100 (2003 est.) | |
Iles Eparses | 4 (2006) | - | |
India | 341 (2006) | 333 (2003 est.) | |
Indonesia | 662 (2006) | 661 (2003 est.) | |
Iran | 321 (2006) | 303 (2003 est.) | |
Iraq | 110 (2006) | 111; note - unknown number were damaged during the March-April 2003 war (2003 est.) | |
Ireland | 36 (2006) | 36 (2003 est.) | |
Isle of Man | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Israel | 53 (2006) | 51 (2003 est.) | |
Italy | 133 (2006) | 134 (2003 est.) | |
Jamaica | 35 (2006) | 35 (2003 est.) | |
Jan Mayen | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Japan | 175 (2006) | 174 (2003 est.) | |
Jersey | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Johnston Atoll | 1
note: non-operational (2006) |
1 (2003 est.) | |
Jordan | 17 (2006) | 17 (2003 est.) | |
Juan de Nova Island | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Kazakhstan | 150 (2006) | 392 (2003 est.) | |
Kenya | 225 (2006) | 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 (2006) | 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 | 19 (2006) | 20 (2003 est.) | |
Korea, North | 77 (2006) | 78 (2003 est.) | |
Korea, South | 107 (2006) | 102 (2003 est.) | |
Kuwait | 7 (2006) | 7 (2003 est.) | |
Kyrgyzstan | 37 (2006) | 61 (2003 est.) | |
Laos | 44 (2006) | 46 (2003 est.) | |
Latvia | 46 (2006) | 51 (2003 est.) | |
Lebanon | 7 (2006) | 8 (2003 est.) | |
Lesotho | 28 (2006) | 28 (2003 est.) | |
Liberia | 53 (2006) | 53 (2003 est.) | |
Libya | 141 (2006) | 140 (2003 est.) | |
Liechtenstein | - | none (2003 est.) | |
Lithuania | 91 (2006) | 102 (2003 est.) | |
Luxembourg | 2 (2006) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Macau | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Macedonia | 17 (2006) | 17 (2003 est.) | |
Madagascar | 116 (2006) | 116 (2003 est.) | |
Malawi | 42 (2006) | 42 (2003 est.) | |
Malaysia | 117 (2006) | 117 (2003 est.) | |
Maldives | 5 (2006) | 5 (2003 est.) | |
Mali | 29 (2006) | 27 (2003 est.) | |
Malta | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Marshall Islands | 15 (2006) | 15 (2003 est.) | |
Martinique | 2 (2006) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Mauritania | 25 (2006) | 24 (2003 est.) | |
Mauritius | 6 (2006) | 5 (2003 est.) | |
Mayotte | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Mexico | 1,839 (2006) | 1,827 (2003 est.) | |
Micronesia, Federated States of | 6 (2006) | 6 (2003 est.) | |
Midway Islands | 3; note - only one operational (2006) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Moldova | 12 (2006) | 24 (2003 est.) | |
Monaco | - | none; linked to the airport at Nice, France by helicopter service (2003) (2003 est.) | |
Mongolia | 44 (2006) | 36 (2003 est.) | |
Montenegro | 5 (2006) | - | |
Montserrat | 2 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Morocco | 60 (2006) | 64 (2003 est.) | |
Mozambique | 158 (2006) | 158 (2003 est.) | |
Namibia | 137 (2006) | 136 (2003 est.) | |
Nauru | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Nepal | 48 (2006) | 46 (2003 est.) | |
Netherlands | 27 (2006) | 27 (2003 est.) | |
Netherlands Antilles | 5 (2006) | 5 (2003 est.) | |
New Caledonia | 25 (2006) | 25 (2003 est.) | |
New Zealand | 118 (2006) | 113 (2003 est.) | |
Nicaragua | 176 (2006) | 176 (2003 est.) | |
Niger | 28 (2006) | 27 (2003 est.) | |
Nigeria | 69 (2006) | 70 (2003 est.) | |
Niue | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Norfolk Island | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Northern Mariana Islands | 5 (2006) | 6 (2003 est.) | |
Norway | 99 (2006) | 101 (2003 est.) | |
Oman | 137 (2006) | 135 (2003 est.) | |
Pakistan | 139 (2006) | 129 (2003 est.) | |
Palau | 3 (2006) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Palmyra Atoll | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Panama | 117 (2006) | 103 (2003 est.) | |
Papua New Guinea | 582 (2006) | 559 (2003 est.) | |
Paracel Islands | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Paraguay | 881 (2006) | 880 (2003 est.) | |
Peru | 268 (2006) | 233 (2003 est.) | |
Philippines | 256 (2006) | 253 (2003 est.) | |
Pitcairn Islands | - | none (2003 est.) | |
Poland | 122 (2006) | 122 (2003 est.) | |
Portugal | 66 (2006) | 66 (2003 est.) | |
Puerto Rico | 30 (2006) | 30 (2003 est.) | |
Qatar | 5 (2006) | 4 (2003 est.) | |
Reunion | 2 (2006) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Romania | 61 (2006) | 62 (2003 est.) | |
Russia | 1,623 (2006) | 2,609 (2003 est.) | |
Rwanda | 9 (2006) | 9 (2003 est.) | |
Saint Helena | 1
note: Wideawake Field on Ascension Island (2006) |
1 (2003 est.) | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 (2006) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Saint Lucia | 2 (2006) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2 (2006) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 (2006) | 6 (2003 est.) | |
Samoa | 4 (2006) | 4 (2003 est.) | |
San Marino | - | none (2003 est.) | |
Sao Tome and Principe | 2 (2006) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Saudi Arabia | 208 (2006) | 204 (2003 est.) | |
Senegal | 20 (2006) | 20 (2003 est.) | |
Serbia | 39 (2006) | - | |
Serbia and Montenegro | - | 45 (2003 est.) | |
Seychelles | 15 (2006) | 15 (2003 est.) | |
Sierra Leone | 10 (2006) | 10 (2003 est.) | |
Singapore | 9 (2006) | 9 (2003 est.) | |
Slovakia | 36 (2006) | 34 (2003 est.) | |
Slovenia | 14 (2006) | 14 (2003 est.) | |
Solomon Islands | 35 (2006) | 33 (2003 est.) | |
Somalia | 65 (2006) | 60 (2003 est.) | |
South Africa | 731 (2006) | 728 (2003 est.) | |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | - | none (2003 est.) | |
Spain | 157 (2006) | 156 (2003 est.) | |
Spratly Islands | 3 (2006) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Sri Lanka | 16 (2006) | 14 (2003 est.) | |
Sudan | 88 (2006) | 63 (2003 est.) | |
Suriname | 47 (2006) | 46 (2003 est.) | |
Svalbard | 4 (2006) | 4 (2003 est.) | |
Swaziland | 18 (2006) | 18 (2003 est.) | |
Sweden | 255 (2006) | 255 (2003 est.) | |
Switzerland | 65 (2006) | 65 (2003 est.) | |
Syria | 92 (2006) | 93 (2003 est.) | |
Taiwan | 42 (2006) | 40 (2003 est.) | |
Tajikistan | 40 (2006) | 66 (2003 est.) | |
Tanzania | 124 (2006) | 123 (2003 est.) | |
Thailand | 108 (2006) | 109 (2003 est.) | |
Togo | 9 (2006) | 9 (2003 est.) | |
Tokelau | - | none; lagoon landings are possible by amphibious aircraft (2003 est.) | |
Tonga | 6 (2006) | 6 (2003 est.) | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 6 (2006) | 6 (2003 est.) | |
Tromelin Island | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Tunisia | 30 (2006) | 30 (2003 est.) | |
Turkey | 117 (2006) | 120 (2003 est.) | |
Turkmenistan | 29 (2006) | 69 (2003 est.) | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 (2006) | 8 (2003 est.) | |
Tuvalu | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Uganda | 31 (2006) | 27 (2003 est.) | |
Ukraine | 499 (2006) | 702 (2003 est.) | |
United Arab Emirates | 37 (2006) | 35 (2003 est.) | |
United Kingdom | 471 (2006) | 471 (2003 est.) | |
United States | 14,858 (2006) | 14,807 (2003 est.) | |
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: 1 - 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 (2006) | 64 (2003 est.) | |
Uzbekistan | 61 (2006) | 247 (2003 est.) | |
Vanuatu | 31 (2006) | 30 (2003 est.) | |
Venezuela | 375 (2006) | 368 (2003 est.) | |
Vietnam | 32 (2006) | 19 (2003 est.) | |
Virgin Islands | 2 (2006) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
Wake Island | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003 est.) | |
Wallis and Futuna | 2 (2006) | 2 (2003 est.) | |
West Bank | 3 (2006) | 3 (2003 est.) | |
Western Sahara | 11 (2006) | 11 (2003 est.) | |
World | 49,024 (2006) | - | |
Yemen | 46 (2006) | 44 (2003 est.) | |
Zambia | 111 (2006) | 109 (2003 est.) | |
Zimbabwe | 403 (2006) | 404 (2003 est.) |