Country Comparison > Airports - with unpaved runways > TOP 50

Rank	Country	Airports - with unpaved runways
1	United States	8,459
2	Brazil	3,395
3	Mexico	1,471
4	Argentina	977
5	Canada	944
6	Bolivia	834
7	Paraguay	784
8	Colombia	715
9	Russia	624
10	Papua New Guinea	540
11	Indonesia	487
12	Chile	391
13	Ecuador	328
14	Venezuela	317
15	South Africa	277
16	Guatemala	275
17	Germany	221
18	United Kingdom	189
19	Kenya	181
20	Iran	179
21	Zimbabwe	179
22	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	172
23	France	170
24	Philippines	158
25	Tanzania	156
26	Nicaragua	135
27	Peru	132
28	Saudi Arabia	132
29	Australia	131
30	Uruguay	122
31	Oman	119
32	Costa Rica	114
33	Guyana	106
34	India	93
35	Namibia	93
36	Honduras	90
37	Iceland	89
38	Czech Republic	87
39	New Zealand	84
40	South Sudan	84
41	Algeria	82
42	Sweden	82
43	Zambia	80
44	Ukraine	79
45	Libya	78
46	Mozambique	77
47	Malaysia	75
48	Finland	74
49	Angola	70
50	Cuba	69

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