Airports in Africa · 2025

What country in Africa has the most airports?

South Africa has the most airports in Africa, with 573 airports.

Ranking by Airports
#CountryShare of #1Airports
1 South Africa 573
2 Kenya 368
3 DR Congo 273
4 Namibia 259
5 Tanzania 206
6 Zimbabwe 144
7 Botswana 122
8 Zambia 120
9 Angola 107
10 Algeria 95
11 Madagascar 93
12 Mozambique 92
13 South Sudan 89
14 Libya 75
15 Egypt 73
16 Ethiopia 58
17 Republic of the Congo 56
18 Nigeria 50
19 Burkina Faso 49
20 Morocco 48
21 Sudan 45
22 Chad 44
23 Central African Republic 43
24 Gabon 42
25 Somalia 40
26 Uganda 39
27 Cameroon 37
28 Lesotho 34
29 Mali 30
30 Côte d'Ivoire 29
31 Malawi 27
32 Niger 26
33 Mauritania 25
34 Senegal 20
35 Liberia 19
36 Eswatini 16
36 Guinea 16
36 Seychelles 16
39 Tunisia 14
40 Eritrea 11
40 Ghana 11
42 Benin 10
42 Cabo Verde 10
42 Djibouti 10
45 Rwanda 8
45 Sierra Leone 8
47 Equatorial Guinea 7
47 Guinea-Bissau 7
47 Togo 7
50 Burundi 6
51 Mauritius 5
52 Comoros 3
53 Sao Tome and Principe 2
54 Gambia 1

Key facts

Runners-up

Kenya is 2nd and DR Congo 3rd in Africa.

Lead

South Africa has 1.6× the figure of Kenya.

Share of the total

South Africa alone accounts for 15.8% of all 54 ranked countries in Africa.

Top 10

The ten largest together account for 62.7%.

Questions

What country in Africa has the most airports?

South Africa has the most airports in Africa, with 573 airports.

What country in Africa has the second most airports?

Kenya ranks second in Africa, with 368 airports.

How many countries are in this ranking?

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

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