Country Comparison > Airports - with unpaved runways

RankCountryAirports - with unpaved runways
1United States8,459
2Brazil3,395
3Mexico1,471
4Argentina977
5Canada944
6Bolivia834
7Paraguay784
8Colombia715
9Russia624
10Papua New Guinea540
11Indonesia487
12Chile391
13Ecuador328
14Venezuela317
15South Africa277
16Guatemala275
17Germany221
18United Kingdom189
19Kenya181
20Iran179
21Zimbabwe179
22Congo, Democratic Republic of the172
23France170
24Philippines158
25Tanzania156
26Nicaragua135
27Peru132
28Saudi Arabia132
29Australia131
30Uruguay122
31Oman119
32Costa Rica114
33Guyana106
34India93
35Namibia93
36Honduras90
37Iceland89
38Czech Republic87
39New Zealand84
40South Sudan84
41Algeria82
42Sweden82
43Zambia80
44Ukraine79
45Libya78
46Mozambique77
47Malaysia75
48Finland74
49Angola70
50Cuba69
51Botswana64
52El Salvador63
53Syria61
54Panama60
55Madagascar57
56Denmark52
57Chad50
58Sudan50
59Suriname49
60Croatia45
61Somalia44
62Korea, North43
63Pakistan43
64Uganda42
65Belize41
66Ethiopia40
67Korea, South40
68Yemen40
69Lithuania39
70Poland39
71Thailand38
72Central African Republic37
73Bahamas, The37
74Nepal36
75Solomon Islands35
76Kazakhstan33
77Laos33
78Japan33
79Spain33
80Belarus32
81Italy31
82Iraq30
83Gabon30
84Mongolia29
85Norway28
86Vanuatu28
87Burma28
88Austria28
89Liberia27
90Malawi25
91Latvia24
92Morocco24
93Fiji24
94Ireland24
95China23
96Switzerland23
97Cameroon22
98Mauritania21
99Portugal21
100Lesotho21
101Hungary21
102Burkina Faso21
103Uzbekistan20
104Niger20
105Dominican Republic20
106Congo, Republic of the19
107Romania19
108United Arab Emirates18
109Antarctica17
110Afghanistan17
111Bosnia and Herzegovina17
112Mali17
113Jamaica17
114Serbia16
115Slovakia15
116Kiribati15
117Belgium15
118Nigeria14
119Tunisia14
120New Caledonia13
121Puerto Rico12
122Guinea12
123Swaziland12
124Senegal11
125Egypt11
126Bulgaria11
127Marshall Islands11
128Kyrgyzstan10
129Haiti10
130Cambodia10
131Djibouti10
132Cook Islands10
133Eritrea9
134French Polynesia9
135Greece9
136Israel9
137Sri Lanka7
138Azerbaijan7
139Slovenia7
140Sierra Leone7
141Seychelles7
142Turkey7
143Tajikistan7
144Vietnam7
145Togo6
146Burundi6
147Guinea-Bissau6
148Netherlands6
149Benin5
150Greenland5
151Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)5
152Estonia5
153Tonga5
154Turkmenistan5
155East Timor4
156Georgia4
157Ghana3
158Mauritius3
159Kuwait3
160Kosovo3
161Lebanon3
162Rwanda3
163Svalbard3
164Western Sahara3
165Samoa3
166British Virgin Islands2
167Trinidad and Tobago2
168Turks and Caicos Islands2
169Taiwan2
170Jordan2
171Macedonia2
172Moldova2
173Maldives2
174Qatar2
175Palau2
176Spratly Islands2
177Northern Mariana Islands2
178Bangladesh2
179Armenia1
180Antigua and Barbuda1
181Bhutan1
182Cayman Islands1
183Equatorial Guinea1
184Guam1
185Niue1
186Luxembourg1
187Jan Mayen1
188Tuvalu1
189Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1

Definition: This entry gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020

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