The CIA World Factbook Edition 1990 Communications

Airports In 36 editions of 36.

Airports was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1990 edition carries it in 230 entries, in its Communications section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

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Africa

60 entries

Algeria

  • 147 total, 136 usable;
  • 53 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 2 with runways over 3,660 m;
  • 29 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 68 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Angola

  • 317 total, 184 usable;
  • 28 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 12 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 60 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Benin

  • 6 total, 5 usable;
  • 1 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 2,439 m;
  • 4 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Botswana

  • 99 total, 87 usable;
  • 8 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 23 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Burkina now Burkina Faso

  • 50 total, 43 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 7 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Burundi

  • 8 total, 7 usable;
  • 1 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • none with runways 1,220 to 2,439 m

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

  • 6 total, 6 usable;
  • 4 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 4 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Cameroon

  • 61 total, 54 usable;
  • 10 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 5 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 22 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Central African Republic

  • 66 total, 49 usable;
  • 4 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 22 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Chad

  • 71 total, 55 usable;
  • 4 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 24 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Comoros

  • 4 total, 4 usable;
  • 4 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Zaire now Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • 312 total, 258 usable;
  • 25 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 6 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 71 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Congo now Republic of the Congo

  • 51 total, 46 usable;
  • 5 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 17 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Ivory Coast now Cote d'Ivoire

  • 49 total, 42 usable;
  • 7 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 16 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Djibouti

  • 12 total, 9 usable;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 4 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Egypt

  • 97 total, 87 usable;
  • 67 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 2 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 46 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 21 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Equatorial Guinea

  • 4 total, 3 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Swaziland now Eswatini

  • 23 total, 22 usable;
  • 1 with permanent-surfaced runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • none with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Ethiopia

  • 152 total, 111 usable;
  • 9 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 2 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 10 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 51 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Europa Island

1 with runway 1,220 to 2,439 m

Gabon

  • 79 total, 68 usable;
  • 10 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 21 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

The Gambia

1 with permanent-surface runway 2,440-3,659 m

Ghana

  • 10 total, 9 usable;
  • 5 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 7 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Glorioso Islands

1 with runway 1,220-2,439 m

Guinea

  • 16 total, 16 usable;
  • 5 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 9 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Guinea-Bissau

  • 37 total, 18 usable;
  • 5 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 5 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Juan de Nova Island

1 with nonpermanent-surface runway less than 1,220 m

Kenya

  • 247 total, 211 usable;
  • 18 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 2 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 45 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Lesotho

  • 28 total, 28 usable;
  • 2 with permanent surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Liberia

  • 76 total, 60 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 4 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Libya

  • 130 total, 122 usable;
  • 53 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 7 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 30 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 44 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Madagascar

  • 147 total, 115 usable;
  • 30 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 43 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Malawi

  • 48 total, 47 usable;
  • 6 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 9 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Mali

  • 37 total, 29 usable;
  • 8 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 7 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 9 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Mauritania

  • 30 total, 29 usable;
  • 9 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 4 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 17 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Mauritius

  • 5 total, 4 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m

Mayotte

1 with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m

Morocco

  • 75 total, 68 usable;
  • 26 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 2 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 14 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 27 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Mozambique

  • 203 total, 153 usable;
  • 27 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 6 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 29 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Namibia

  • 143 total, 123 usable;
  • 21 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 5 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 63 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Niger

  • 31 total, 29 usable;
  • 7 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 11 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Nigeria

  • 84 total, 72 usable;
  • 32 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 13 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 22 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Reunion

  • 2 total, 2 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Rwanda

  • 8 total, 8 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

St. Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

1 with permanent-surface runway 2,440-3,659 m on Ascension

Sao Tome and Principe

2 total, 2 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways 1,220-2,439 m

Senegal

  • 25 total, 20 usable;
  • 10 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 15 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Seychelles

  • 14 total, 14 usable;
  • 8 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Sierra Leone

  • 12 total, 8 usable;
  • 5 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Somalia

  • 60 total, 45 usable;
  • 8 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 2 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 5 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 20 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

South Africa

  • 931 total, 793 usable;
  • 124 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 4 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 10 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 213 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Sudan

  • 78 total, 68 usable;
  • 8 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 4 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 31 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Tanzania

  • 103 total, 92 usable;
  • 13 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 44 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Togo

  • 9 total, 9 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m none with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Tromelin Island

1 with runway less than 1,220 m

Tunisia

  • 30 total, 28 usable;
  • 13 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 7 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 7 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Uganda

  • 39 total, 30 usable;
  • 5 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 10 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Western Sahara

  • 16 total, 14 usable;
  • 3 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 6 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Zambia

  • 121 total, 106 usable;
  • 13 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 4 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 22 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Zimbabwe

  • 506 total, 420 usable;
  • 23 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 2 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 37 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Antarctic Region

2 entries

Antarctica

  • 39 total;
  • 25 usable;
  • none with permanent surface runways;
  • 3 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 6 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 4 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

none

Arctic Region

4 entries

Greenland

  • 11 total, 8 usable;
  • 5 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Iceland

  • 99 total, 92 usable;
  • 4 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 14 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Jan Mayen

1 with runway 1,220 to 2,439 m

Svalbard

  • 4 total, 4 usable;
  • 1 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 2,439 m;
  • 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Asia

14 entries

Afghanistan

  • 38 total, 34 usable;
  • 9 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 10 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 15 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Bangladesh

  • 16 total, 13 usable;
  • 13 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 4 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 7 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Bhutan

  • 2 total, 2 usable;
  • 1 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 2,439 m;
  • 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

British Indian Ocean Territory

1 with permanent-surface runways over 3,659 m on Diego Garcia

China

  • 330 total, 330 usable;
  • 260 with permanent-surface runways;
  • fewer than 10 with runways over 3,500 m;
  • 90 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 200 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

India

  • 345 total, 292 usable;
  • 202 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 2 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 57 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 91 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Japan

  • 165 total, 156 usable;
  • 128 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 2 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 27 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 55 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Korea, North now North Korea

  • 50 total, 50 usable;
  • about 30 with permanent-surface runways;
  • fewer than 5 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 20 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 30 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Korea, South now South Korea

  • 112 total, 105 usable;
  • 61 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 17 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Maldives

2 with permanent-surface runways 2,440-3,659 m

Mongolia

  • 80 total, 30 usable;
  • 10 with permanent-surface runways;
  • fewer than 5 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • fewer than 20 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 10 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Nepal

  • 38 total, 38 usable;
  • 5 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 9 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Pakistan

  • 115 total, 102 usable;
  • 70 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 30 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 42 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Sri Lanka

  • 14 total, 13 usable;
  • 12 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 7 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Central America and the Caribbean

31 entries

Anguilla

3 total, 3 usable; 1 with permanent-surface runways of 1,100 m (Wallblake Airport)

Antigua and Barbuda

  • 3 total, 3 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways less than 2,440 m

Aruba

Published as “Airfield”

government-owned airport east of Oranjestad

The Bahamas

  • 59 total, 57 usable;
  • 31 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 25 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Barbados

1 with permanent-surface runways 2,440-3,659 m

Belize

  • 38 total, 30 usable;
  • 4 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 2,439 m;
  • 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

British Virgin Islands

3 total, 3 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways less than 1,220 m

Cayman Islands

  • 3 total;
  • 3 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 2,439 m;
  • 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Costa Rica

  • 193 total, 177 usable;
  • 25 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 11 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Cuba

  • 197 total, 168 usable;
  • 72 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 2 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 14 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 17 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Dominica

  • 2 total, 2 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 2,439 m;
  • 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Dominican Republic

  • 44 total, 30 usable;
  • 14 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 9 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

El Salvador

  • 125 total, 84 usable;
  • 6 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 5 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Grenada

  • 3 total, 3 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Guadeloupe

  • 9 total, 9 usable, 8 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Guatemala

  • 451 total, 391 usable;
  • 11 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 19 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Haiti

  • 15 total, 10 usable;
  • 3 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 4 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Honduras

  • 180 total, 140 usable;
  • 8 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 4 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 12 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Jamaica

  • 41 total, 25 usable;
  • 14 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Martinique

  • 2 total;
  • 2 usable;
  • 1 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways less than 2,439 m

Montserrat

1 with permanent-surface runway 1,036 m

Netherlands Antilles

  • 7 total, 7 usable;
  • 7 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Nicaragua

  • 261 total, 169 usable;
  • 9 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 12 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Panama

  • 123 total, 112 usable;
  • 42 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 15 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Puerto Rico

  • 33 total;
  • 23 usable;
  • 19 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 4 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

St. Kitts and Nevis now Saint Kitts and Nevis

  • 2 total, 2 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • none with runways 1,220-2,439 m

St. Lucia now Saint Lucia

  • 2 total, 2 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 1,220-2,439

St. Vincent and the Grenadines now Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  • 6 total, 6 usable;
  • 4 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 2,439 m;
  • 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Trinidad and Tobago

  • 6 total, 5 usable;
  • 3 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Turks and Caicos Islands

  • 7 total, 7 usable;
  • 4 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 2,439 m;
  • 4 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Virgin Islands

  • 2 total, 2 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways 1,220-2,439 m;
  • international airports on St. Thomas and St. Croix

Europe

34 entries

Albania

  • 12 total, 10 usable;
  • more than 5 with permanent-surface runways;
  • more than 5 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 5 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Austria

  • 55 total, 54 usable;
  • 19 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 5 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 4 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Belgium

  • 42 total, 42 usable;
  • 24 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 14 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Bulgaria

  • 380 total, 380 usable;
  • about 120 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 20 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 20 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Czechoslovakia

  • 158 total, 158 usable;
  • 40 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 19 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 37 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Denmark

  • 130 total, 114 usable;
  • 27 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 9 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 6 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Faroe Islands

1 with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m

Finland

  • 160 total, 157 usable;
  • 56 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 23 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 22 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

France

  • 470 total, 460 usable;
  • 204 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 3 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 34 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 133 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

German Democratic Republic

  • 190 total, 190 usable;
  • 70 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runway over 3,659 m;
  • 45 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 40 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Germany, Federal Republic of now Germany

  • 466 total, 457 usable;
  • 240 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 3 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 41 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 55 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Gibraltar

1 with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m

Greece

  • 79 total, 77 usable;
  • 60 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 20 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 22 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Guernsey

Published as “Airport”

1 with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m (La Villiaze)

Hungary

  • 90 total, 90 usable;
  • 20 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 2 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 10 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 15 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Ireland

  • 40 total, 37 usable;
  • 18 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 5 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Man, Isle of now Isle of Man

2 total; 1 usable with permanent-surface runways 1,220-2,439 m

Italy

  • 143 total, 138 usable;
  • 88 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 2 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 35 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 42 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Jersey

1 with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m (St. Peter)

Liechtenstein

none

Luxembourg

  • 2 total, 2 usable;
  • 1 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways less than 1,220 m;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m

Malta

1 with permanent-surface runways 2,440-3,659 m

Monaco

1 usable airfield with permanent-surface runways

Netherlands

  • 28 total, 28 usable;
  • 19 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 12 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Norway

  • 104 total, 104 usable;
  • 64 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 12 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 16 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Poland

  • 160 total, 160 usable;
  • 85 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runway over 3,659 m;
  • 35 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 65 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Portugal

  • 69 total, 64 usable;
  • 37 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 11 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 8 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Romania

  • 165 total, 165 usable;
  • 25 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 15 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 15 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Soviet Union

  • 6,950 total, 4,530 usable;
  • 1,050 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 30 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 490 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 660 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Spain

  • 110 total, 103 usable;
  • 62 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 4 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 20 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 29 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Sweden

  • 259 total, 256 usable;
  • 138 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 11 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 91 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Switzerland

  • 72 total, 70 usable;
  • 42 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 2 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 6 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 17 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

United Kingdom

  • 522 total, 379 usable;
  • 245 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 37 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 132 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Yugoslavia

  • 184 total, 184 usable;
  • 54 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3.659 m;
  • 22 with runways 2,440 to 3,659 m;
  • 20 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Middle East

18 entries

Bahrain

  • 3 total, 3 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 2 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Cyprus

  • 13 total, 13 usable;
  • 10 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 7 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Gaza Strip

1 with permanent-surface runway less than 1,220 m

Iran

  • 201 total, 175 usable;
  • 82 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 17 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 17 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 68 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Iraq

  • 111 total, 101 usable;
  • 72 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 8 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 53 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 14 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Israel

  • 55 total, 52 usable;
  • 26 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 6 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 11 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Jordan

  • 19 total, 16 usable;
  • 14 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 13 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • none with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Kuwait

  • 8 total, 4 usable;
  • 4 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 4 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • none with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Lebanon

  • 9 total, 8 usable;
  • 5 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m;
  • none under the direct control of the Lebanese Government

Oman

  • 128 total, 119 usable;
  • 6 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 6 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 63 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Qatar

  • 4 total, 4 usable;
  • 1 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • none with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Saudi Arabia

  • 204 total, 179 usable;
  • 66 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 13 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 33 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 98 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Syria

  • 97 total, 94 usable;
  • 24 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 21 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 5 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Turkey now Turkiye

  • 119 total, 112 usable;
  • 69 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 3 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 30 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 28 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

United Arab Emirates

  • 40 total, 34 usable;
  • 19 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 8 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 5 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 4 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

West Bank

  • 2 total, 2 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 2,439 m;
  • 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Yemen Arab Republic

  • 19 total, 14 usable;
  • 3 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 9 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of now People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

  • 42 total, 29 usable;
  • 7 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 11 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 10 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

1 with permanent-surface runways 2,440-3,659 m

Canada

  • 1,359 total, 1,117 usable;
  • 442 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 4 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 30 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 322 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Mexico

  • 1,785 total, 1,484 usable;
  • 190 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 2 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 31 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 259 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

St. Pierre and Miquelon now Saint Pierre and Miquelon

  • 2 total, 2 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways, none with runways over 2,439 m;
  • 1 with runway 1,220-2,439 m

United States

15,422 in operation (1981)

Oceania

32 entries

American Samoa

  • 3 total, 3 usable;
  • 1 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440 to 3,659 m (international airport at Tafuna, near Pago Pago);
  • small airstrips on Ta'u and Ofu

Australia

  • 564 total, 524 usable;
  • 235 with permanent-surface runways, 2 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 20 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 311 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Baker Island

1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m

Cook Islands

  • 7 total, 5 usable;
  • 1 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 2,439 m;
  • 3 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Fiji

  • 26 total, 24 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

French Polynesia

  • 43 total, 41 usable;
  • 23 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 12 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Guam

  • 5 total, 4 usable;
  • 3 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • none with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Howland Island

airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan--they left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island, but were never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable

Johnston Atoll

1 with permanent-surface runway 2,743 m

Kingman Reef

lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938

Kiribati

  • 22 total;
  • 21 usable;
  • 4 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 2,439 m;
  • 5 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Marshall Islands

  • 5 total, 5 usable;
  • 4 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 5 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

  • 11 total, 10 usable;
  • 7 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 6 with runways 1,220-2,439

Midway Islands

  • 3 total;
  • 2 usable;
  • 1 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 2,439 m;
  • 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Nauru

1 with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m

New Caledonia

  • 29 total, 27 usable;
  • 5 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

New Zealand

  • 157 total, 157 usable;
  • 33 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 47 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Niue

1 with permanent-surface runway of 1,650 m

Norfolk Island

1 with permanent-surface runways 1,220-2,439 m (Australian owned)

Northern Mariana Islands

  • 6 total, 4 usable;
  • 3 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the now Palau

2 with permanent-surface runways 1,220-2,439 m

Palmyra Atoll

1 with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m

Papua New Guinea

  • 575 total, 455 usable;
  • 19 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 38 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Pitcairn Islands

none

Western Samoa now Samoa

  • 4 total, 4 usable;
  • 1 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • none with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Solomon Islands

  • 29 total, 27 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 2,439 m;
  • 5 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Tokelau

none; lagoon landings by amphibious aircraft from Western Samoa

Tonga

  • 6 total, 6 usable;
  • 1 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659;
  • 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Tuvalu

1 with runway 1,220-2,439 m

Vanuatu

  • 33 total, 28 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 2,439 m;
  • 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Wake Island

1 with permanent-surface runways 2,987 m

Wallis and Futuna

  • 2 total;
  • 2 usable;
  • 1 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 2,439 m;
  • 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

South America

14 entries

Argentina

  • 1,799 total, 1,617 usable;
  • 132 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 30 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 335 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Bolivia

  • 636 total, 551 usable;
  • 9 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 8 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 110 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Brazil

  • 3,774 total, 3,106 usable;
  • 386 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 2 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 21 with runways 2,240-3,659 m;
  • 503 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Chile

  • 392 total, 352 usable;
  • 49 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 11 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 57 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Colombia

  • 673 total, 622 usable;
  • 66 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 10 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 124 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Ecuador

  • 179 total, 178 usable;
  • 43 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 6 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 20 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

  • 5 total, 5 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • none with runways 1,220 to 2,439 m

French Guiana

  • 11 total, 11 usable;
  • 5 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Guyana

  • 66 total, 63 usable;
  • 5 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 2,439 m;
  • 12 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Paraguay

  • 873 total, 753 usable;
  • 6 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 52 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Peru

  • 242 total, 226 usable;
  • 35 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 2 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 24 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 39 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Suriname

  • 47 total, 43 usable;
  • 6 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Uruguay

  • 92 total, 87 usable;
  • 16 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 17 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Venezuela

  • 306 total, 278 usable;
  • 134 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 12 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 92 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

  • 2 total, 2 usable;
  • 1 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runway over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runway 1,406 m

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

  • 88 total, 81 usable;
  • 29 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 37 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Cambodia

  • 22 total, 9 usable;
  • 6 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 4 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Christmas Island

1 usable with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

1 airfield with permanent-surface runway, 2,440-3,659 m; airport on West Island is a link in service between Australia and South Africa

Hong Kong

  • 2 total;
  • 2 usable;
  • 2 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • none with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Indonesia

  • 468 total, 435 usable;
  • 106 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 12 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 62 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Laos

  • 64 total, 50 usable;
  • 9 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 12 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Macau

none; 1 seaplane station

Malaysia

  • 126 total, 121 usable;
  • 32 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 8 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 19 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Philippines

  • 301 total, 237 usable;
  • 70 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 9 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 49 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Singapore

  • 6 total, 6 usable;
  • 6 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 2 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Spratly Islands

  • 3 total, 2 usable;
  • none with runways over 2,439 m;
  • 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Taiwan

  • 38 total, 37 usable;
  • 32 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 3 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 16 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 8 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Thailand

  • 127 total, 103 usable;
  • 56 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 1 with runways over 3,659 m;
  • 13 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 26 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Vietnam

  • 100 total, 100 usable;
  • 50 with permanent-surface runways;
  • 10 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
  • 20 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1990, “Airports”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/airports/1990.

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