Countries with the Most Airports
Source:
CIA World Factbook
Key Findings
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United States leads in Number of Airports with 15,873 in 2024.
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Average Number of Airports in 2024: 3,011 · median: 1,234.
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Gap in 2024: United States is 23× larger than France.
About This Dataset
Countries with the Most Airports
This chart ranks countries by their total number of airports, including paved and unpaved airfields of all sizes, according to the CIA World Factbook. The count covers all recognised airport facilities, not just major commercial hubs, which is why nations with vast territories and remote regions rank highly.
Analysis
The top three in Number of Airports in 2024 are United States (15,873), Brazil (4,919) and Australia (2,180). United States alone accounts for more than the other 9 entities combined: 15,873 against 14,239 Number of Airports. Only 1 of the 10 reaches even half the leader's figure (7,936.5 or more).
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- CIA World Factbook
- Coverage
- 10 entities · 2024 · 10 observations
- Measure
- Number of Airports
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
Data Sources & References
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