Country Comparison > Airports - with paved runways > TOP 50

Rank	Country	Airports - with paved runways
1	United States	5,054
2	Brazil	698
3	Russia	594
4	Canada	523
5	China	510
6	Australia	349
7	Germany	318
8	France	294
9	United Kingdom	271
10	India	253
11	Mexico	243
12	Indonesia	186
13	Argentina	161
14	Sweden	149
15	Japan	142
16	Iran	140
17	South Africa	130
18	Venezuela	127
19	Colombia	121
20	Pakistan	108
21	Ukraine	108
22	Ecuador	104
23	Spain	102
24	Italy	98
25	Turkey	91
26	Chile	90
27	Philippines	89
28	Poland	87
29	Saudi Arabia	82
30	Finland	74
31	Egypt	72
32	Iraq	72
33	Korea, South	71
34	Greece	68
35	Libya	68
36	Algeria	67
37	Norway	67
38	Cuba	64
39	Kazakhstan	63
40	Thailand	63
41	Peru	59
42	Bulgaria	57
43	Panama	57
44	Costa Rica	47
45	French Polynesia	45
46	Portugal	43
47	Czech Republic	41
48	Nigeria	40
49	Switzerland	40
50	Korea, North	39

Definition: This entry gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt 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