Airports · 2025

What country has the most airports?

The United States has the most airports in the world, with 16,116 airports.

Ranking by Airports
#CountryShare of #1Airports
1 United States 16,116
2 Brazil 5,297
3 Australia 2,257
4 Mexico 1,580
5 Canada 1,459
6 France 1,218
7 United Kingdom 1,057
8 Russia 905
9 Germany 840
10 Argentina 764
11 Colombia 661
12 Italy 655
13 South Africa 573
14 Papua New Guinea 569
15 Indonesia 556
16 China 552
17 Venezuela 509
18 Chile 379
19 Kenya 368
20 Spain 365
21 Poland 318
22 Ecuador 317
23 India 315
24 Japan 280
25 DR Congo 273
26 Namibia 259
27 Philippines 256
28 Czechia 252
29 New Zealand 206
29 Sweden 206
29 Tanzania 206
32 Bolivia 201
33 Iran 177
34 Peru 174
35 Ukraine 152
36 Norway 146
37 Zimbabwe 144
38 Costa Rica 132
38 Kazakhstan 132
40 Honduras 129
41 Portugal 128
42 Botswana 122
43 Cuba 120
43 Zambia 120
45 Pakistan 117
46 Slovakia 116
46 Türkiye 116
48 Hungary 109
49 Angola 107
49 Bulgaria 107
51 Thailand 105
52 Romania 103
53 Denmark 102
54 Ireland 100
54 Malaysia 100
56 Finland 98
57 Algeria 95
58 Madagascar 93
59 Mozambique 92
59 South Korea 92
61 Saudi Arabia 90
62 South Sudan 89
63 Paraguay 83
64 Greece 82
64 Iceland 82
66 North Korea 81
67 Panama 77
68 Libya 75
69 Myanmar 74
69 Uzbekistan 74
71 Egypt 73
71 Iraq 73
73 Afghanistan 68
74 Switzerland 66
75 Uruguay 65
76 Lithuania 64
77 Austria 62
78 Ethiopia 58
78 Guatemala 58
80 Taiwan 57
81 Republic of the Congo 56
82 Guyana 55
82 Latvia 55
82 Suriname 55
85 Bahamas 54
86 Nepal 51
87 Nigeria 50
88 Burkina Faso 49
89 Belgium 48
89 Morocco 48
91 Belarus 46
91 Serbia 46
93 Croatia 45
93 Sudan 45
95 Chad 44
95 The Netherlands 44
97 Central African Republic 43
98 Gabon 42
98 Slovenia 42
98 Syria 42
98 United Arab Emirates 42
102 Israel 40
102 Somalia 40
104 Nicaragua 39
104 Uganda 39
106 Cameroon 37
106 Mongolia 37
106 Oman 37
106 Yemen 37
110 Solomon Islands 36
110 Vietnam 36
112 Estonia 34
112 Lesotho 34
114 Marshall Islands 33
115 Azerbaijan 32
115 Dominican Republic 32
117 Vanuatu 31
118 Mali 30
119 Côte d'Ivoire 29
120 Kyrgyzstan 28
121 Belize 27
121 El Salvador 27
121 Malawi 27
124 Fiji 26
124 Niger 26
126 Mauritania 25
127 Turkmenistan 23
128 Georgia 21
128 Kiribati 21
130 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20
130 Jamaica 20
130 Laos 20
130 Maldives 20
130 Senegal 20
135 Liberia 19
135 Tajikistan 19
137 Jordan 18
137 Sri Lanka 18
139 Bangladesh 17
139 Haiti 17
141 Eswatini 16
141 Guinea 16
141 Seychelles 16
144 Cyprus 14
144 Tunisia 14
146 North Macedonia 13
147 Cambodia 12
148 Armenia 11
148 Eritrea 11
148 Ghana 11
148 Timor-Leste 11
152 Benin 10
152 Cabo Verde 10
152 Djibouti 10
152 Moldova 10
156 Singapore 9
157 Lebanon 8
157 Qatar 8
157 Rwanda 8
157 Sierra Leone 8
161 Equatorial Guinea 7
161 Guinea-Bissau 7
161 Micronesia 7
161 Togo 7
165 Burundi 6
165 Kuwait 6
165 Tonga 6
168 Mauritius 5
168 Montenegro 5
168 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5
171 Antigua and Barbuda 4
171 Bhutan 4
171 Samoa 4
174 Albania 3
174 Bahrain 3
174 Comoros 3
174 Luxembourg 3
174 Palau 3
174 Trinidad and Tobago 3
180 Brunei 2
180 Dominica 2
180 Grenada 2
180 Kosovo 2
180 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2
180 Saint Lucia 2
180 Sao Tome and Principe 2
187 Barbados 1
187 Gambia 1
187 Malta 1
187 Nauru 1
187 Palestine 1
187 San Marino 1
187 Tuvalu 1

Key facts

Runners-up

Brazil is 2nd and Australia 3rd.

Lead

The United States has 3.0× the figure of Brazil.

Share of the total

The United States alone accounts for 34.3% of all 193 ranked countries.

Top 10

The ten largest together account for 67.0%.

Questions

What country has the most airports?

The United States has the most airports in the world, with 16,116 airports.

What country has the second most airports?

Brazil ranks second, with 5,297 airports.

How many countries are in this ranking?

193 countries with data from Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2025). Territories are not ranked.

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