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- Totals shown include “the total number of airports or airfields recognizable from the air. The runway(s) may be paved or unpaved and may include closed or abandoned installations.”
- Totals for Palestine include the West Bank.
Air travel ranks in the top three modes of transport around the world, with approximately 100,000 flights taking off every day. Generally, the higher a country’s population is, the more airports and flights it will have.
Below are the top five countries with the most airports.
1. United States
The U.S. boasts nearly 20,000 airports, with 5,211 public and 14,850 private airports across the country. As a nation of 340 million people, it has the most passenger flights in the world, with over 25,000 flights with 2.5 million air passengers each day. Texas leads the way with 1,494 airports across the Lone Star State.
2. Brazil
Brazil ranks second at 4,093 airports, with approximately 500 public airports and the rest being private airfields. The country of 216 million people has around 950,000 flights each year, with the most traffic at São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport serving 34.5 million passengers annually.
3. Mexico
There are 1,714 airports in Mexico, including 100 major and international airports for public use. With a population of 128 million, Mexican airports see hundreds of thousands of passengers each day, including about 750 flights to and from the US. Mexico City International Airport is the busiest with 46.2 million passengers.
4. Canada
Canada’s airport count comes in at 1,467, including 26 major airports and 71 regional and local airports. The country has 38.7 million people and nearly just as many annual air passengers. Toronto Pearson International Airport has the most air traffic with 35.6 million passengers every year, followed by Vancouver and Montreal.
5. Russia
There are 1,218 registered airports in Russia, a country with 144 million people and the world’s largest landmass. 227 airports see regular commercial travel, including the busiest Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow with 49.4 million annual passengers.
According to the CIA, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, and Indonesia make up the rest of the top 10 airports by country, with at least 600 airports in each.
