TOP 50

Rank	Country	Airports
1	United States	13,513
2	Brazil	4,093
3	Mexico	1,714
4	Canada	1,467
5	Russia	1,218
6	Argentina	916
7	Bolivia	855
8	Colombia	836
9	Paraguay	799
10	Indonesia	673
11	Papua New Guinea	561
12	Germany	539
13	China	507
14	Chile	481
15	France	464
16	United Kingdom	460
17	Venezuela	444
18	Ecuador	432
19	Australia	418
20	South Africa	407
21	India	346
22	Iran	319
23	Guatemala	291
24	Philippines	247
25	Sweden	231
26	Saudi Arabia	214
27	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	198
28	Kenya	197
29	Zimbabwe	196
30	Peru	191
31	Ukraine	187
32	Japan	175
33	Tanzania	166
34	Costa Rica	161
35	Pakistan	151
36	Algeria	149
37	Finland	148
38	Nicaragua	147
39	Libya	146
40	Spain	135
41	Cuba	133
42	Uruguay	133
43	Oman	132
44	Italy	129
45	Czech Republic	128
46	Poland	126
47	New Zealand	123
48	Guyana	117
49	Panama	117
50	Malaysia	114

Definition: This entry gives the total number of airports or airfields recognizable from the air. The runway(s) may be paved (concrete or asphalt surfaces) or unpaved (grass, earth, sand, or gravel surfaces) and may include closed or abandoned installations. Airports or airfields that are no longer recognizable (overgrown, no facilities, etc.) are not included. Note that not all airports have accommodations for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control.

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