The CIA World Factbook Edition 1996 Transportation

Airports In 36 editions of 36.

Airports was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1996 edition carries it in 250 entries, in its Transportation section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

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the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Airports” (1990 to 2025), and under 2 other headings in a few entries, mostly where the source split this field into parts.

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Africa

58 entries

Algeria

total:
119
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
8
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
24
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
13
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
4
with paved runways under 914 m:
17
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
19
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
31 (1995 est.)

Angola

total:
143
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
8
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
11
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
4
with paved runways under 914 m:
40
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
4
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
24
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
48 (1995 est.)

Benin

total:
5
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2 (1995 est.)

Burkina Faso

total:
23
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
8
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
10 (1995 est.)

Burundi

total:
3
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2 (1995 est.)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

total:
6
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
5 (1995 est.)

Cameroon

total:
45
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
4
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
13
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
7
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
15 (1995 est.)

Central African Republic

total:
48
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
11
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
9
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
24 (1995 est.)

Chad

total:
47
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
11
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
13
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
18 (1995 est.)

Comoros

total:
4
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3 (1995 est.)

Zaire now Democratic Republic of the Congo

total:
217
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
4
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
15
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
82
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
17
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
94 (1995 est.)

Congo now Republic of the Congo

total:
34
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
9
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
7
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
14 (1995 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

total:
35
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with paved runways under 914 m:
10
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
6
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
12 (1995 est.)

Djibouti

total:
11
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
2
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
5 (1995 est.)

Egypt

total:
80
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
11
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
34
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
16
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
9
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
4 (1995 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

total:
3
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Eritrea

total:
14
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
2
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
4 (1995 est.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

total:
17
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
10
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
6 (1995 est.)

Ethiopia

total:
58
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
6
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
5
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
9
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
29 (1995 est.)

Europa Island

total:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Gabon

total:
54
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
7
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
21
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
8
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
15 (1995 est.)

The Gambia

total:
1
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Ghana

total:
12
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
2
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2 (1995 est.)

Glorioso Islands

total:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.) Defense

Guinea

total:
14
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
6
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3 (1995 est.)

Juan de Nova Island

total:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.) Defense

Lesotho

total:
29
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
23
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
4 (1995 est.)

Liberia

total:
39
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
29
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
6 (1995 est.)

Libya

total:
130
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
24
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
5
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
22
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
6
with paved runways under 914 m:
13
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
4
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
15
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
38 (1995 est.)

Madagascar

total:
105
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
21
with paved runways under 914 m:
31
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
45 (1995 est.)

Malawi

total:
41
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
4
with paved runways under 914 m:
20
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
14 (1995 est.)

Mali

total:
24
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
4
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
7
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
8 (1995 est.)

Mauritania

total:
24
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
2
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
9 (1995 est.)

Mauritius

total:
4
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
2 (1995 est.)

Mayotte

total:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Morocco

total:
63
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
11
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
4
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
7
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
12
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
11
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
15 (1995 est.)

Mozambique

total:
131
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
4
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
10
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
5
with paved runways under 914 m:
67
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
12
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
32 (1995 est.)

Namibia

total:
108
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
14
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
10
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
17
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
58 (1995 est.)

Niger

total:
23
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
6
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
2
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
11 (1995 est.)

Nigeria

total:
66
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
6
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
10
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
10
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
8
with paved runways under 914 m:
18
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
12 (1995 est.)

Reunion

total:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Rwanda

total:
7
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
3
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

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

total:
1
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

total:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Senegal

total:
17
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
8
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2 (1995 est.)

Seychelles

total:
14
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
5
with paved runways under 914 m:
6
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2 (1995 est.)

Sierra Leone

total:
5
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2 (1995 est.)

Somalia

total:
52
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
6
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
4
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
15
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
20 (1995 est.)

South Africa

total:
667
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
10
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
4
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
44
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
75
with paved runways under 914 m:
221
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
33
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
280 (1995 est.)

Sudan

total:
56
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
8
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
7
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
13
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
25 (1995 est.)

Tanzania

total:
111
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
6
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
28
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
15
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
57 (1995 est.)

Togo

total:
8
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
4 (1995 est.)

Tromelin Island

total:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Tunisia

total:
29
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
6
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
6
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
6 (1995 est.)

Uganda

total:
21
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
7
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
5
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
5 (1995 est.)

Western Sahara

total:
12
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
3
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
5 (1995 est.)

Zambia

total:
104
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
35
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
54 (1995 est.)

Zimbabwe

total:
403
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
6
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
8
with paved runways under 914 m:
185
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
198 (1995 est.)

Antarctic Region

3 entries

Antarctica

  • 50 landing facilities at different locations operated by 16 national governments party to the Treaty;
  • one additional air facility operated by commercial (nongovernmental) tourist organization;
  • helicopter pads at 25 of these locations;
  • runways at 13 locations are gravel, sea ice, glacier ice, or compacted snow surface suitable for wheeled fixed-wing aircraft;
  • no paved runways;
  • 12 locations have snow-surface skiways limited to use by ski-equipped planes - 8 runways/skiways greater than 3,000 m,10 runways/skiways 1,000 to 3,000 m, 3 runways/skiways less than 1,000 m, and 4 of unspecified or variable length;
  • airports generally subject to severe restrictions and limitations resulting from extreme seasonal and geographic conditions;
  • airports do not meet ICAO standards;
  • advance approval from the respective governmental or non-governmental operating organization required for landing (1995 est.)

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

  • none (1994 est.)

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

none

Arctic Region

4 entries

Greenland

total:
8
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2 (1995 est.)

Iceland

total:
84
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
5
with paved runways under 914 m:
49
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
22 (1995 est.)

Jan Mayen

total:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Svalbard

total:
4
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
3 (1995 est.)

Asia

23 entries

Afghanistan

total:
35
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
4
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
7
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
13
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3 (1995 est.)

Armenia

total:
11 with paved runways over 3,047 m: 2 with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 2 with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 3 with unpaved runways under 914 m: 1 (1994 est.)

Azerbaijan

total:
69
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
6
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
17
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
7
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
33 (1994 est.)

Bangladesh

total:
15
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
6 (1995 est.)

Bhutan

total:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

British Indian Ocean Territory

total:
1
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1 (1995 est.)

China

total:
204
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
17
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
69
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
89
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
9
with paved runways under 914 m:
7
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
7
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
3 (1994 est.)

Georgia

total:
28
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
7
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
5
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
6 (1994 est.)

India

total:
288
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
11
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
48
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
59
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
68
with paved runways under 914 m:
62
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
36 (1995 est.)

Japan

total:
164
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
6
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
32
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
34
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
30
with paved runways under 914 m:
60
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2 (1995 est.)

Kazakstan now Kazakhstan

total:
352
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
7
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
23
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
11
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
5
with paved runways under 914 m:
9
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
9
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
8
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
25
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
65
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
190 (1994 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

total:
49
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
15
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
2
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
4
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
5
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
12
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
6 (1994 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

total:
105
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
20
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
13
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
14
with paved runways under 914 m:
54
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3 (1995 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

total:
54
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
9
with paved runways under 914 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
4
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
32 (1994 est.)

Maldives

total:
2
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Mongolia

total:
34
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
7
with paved runways under 914 m:
1
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
3
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
5
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
10
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
5 (1994 est.)

Nepal

total:
43
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
27
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
10 (1995 est.)

Pakistan

total:
100
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
12
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
19
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
25
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
11
with paved runways under 914 m:
18
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
7
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
8 (1995 est.)

Russia

total:
2,517
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
54
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
202
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
108
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
115
with paved runways under 914 m:
151
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
25
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
45
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
134
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
291
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
1,392 (1994 est.)

Sri Lanka

total:
13
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
6
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
6 (1995 est.)

Tajikistan

total:
59
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
5
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
7
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
9
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
36 (1994 est.)

Turkmenistan

total:
64
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
13
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
8
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
7
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
35 (1994 est.)

Uzbekistan

total:
261
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
6
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
14
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
8
with paved runways under 914 m:
5
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
7
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
216 (1994 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

31 entries

Anguilla

total:
2
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

total:
3
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
2 (1995 est.)

Aruba

total:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1

note: government-owned airport east of Oranjestad accepts transatlantic flights (1995 est.)

The Bahamas

total:
55
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
16
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
11
with paved runways under 914 m:
17
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
8 (1995 est.)

Barbados

total:
1
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Belize

total:
35
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
25
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
8 (1995 est.)

British Virgin Islands

total:
3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Cayman Islands

total:
3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Costa Rica

total:
145
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
16
with paved runways under 914 m:
97
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
29 (1995 est.)

Cuba

total:
156
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
7
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
7
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
14
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
9
with paved runways under 914 m:
87
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
31 (1995 est.)

Dominica

total:
2
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Dominican Republic

total:
31
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
6
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
14
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
4 (1995 est.)

El Salvador

total:
73
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
48
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
21 (1995 est.)

Grenada

total:
3
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Guadeloupe

total:
9
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
6 (1995 est.)

Guatemala

total:
463
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
5
with paved runways under 914 m:
320
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
9
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
124 (1995 est.)

Haiti

total:
11
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
4
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
4 (1995 est.)

Honduras

total:
111
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
5
with paved runways under 914 m:
79
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
21 (1995 est.)

Jamaica

total:
27
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
21
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Martinique

total:
2
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Montserrat

total:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Netherlands Antilles

total:
4
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Nicaragua

total:
148
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
107
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
32 (1995 est.)

Panama

total:
99
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
5
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
14
with paved runways under 914 m:
60
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
18 (1995 est.)

Puerto Rico

total:
23
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
8
with paved runways under 914 m:
7
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2 (1995 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

total:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Saint Lucia

total:
3
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

total:
6
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
4 (1995 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

total:
5
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

total:
7
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2 (1995 est.)

Virgin Islands

total:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2

note: international airports on Saint Thomas and Saint Croix (1995 est.)

Europe

46 entries

Albania

total:
11
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2 (1994 est.)

Andorra

none

Austria

total:
55
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
5
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
41
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
4 (1995 est.)

Belarus

total:
118
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
18
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
5
with paved runways under 914 m:
11
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
6
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
9
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
62 (1994 est.)

Belgium

total:
42
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
6
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
9
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
21
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3 (1995 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

total:
24
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
7
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
9 (1995 est.)

Bulgaria

total:
355
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
17
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
10
with paved runways under 914 m:
88
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
10
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
226 (1994 est.)

Croatia

total:
68
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
6
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
47
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
7 (1995 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

total:
116
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
9
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
13
with paved runways under 914 m:
5
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
10
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
32
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
41 (1994 est.)

Denmark

total:
109
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
7
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
13
with paved runways under 914 m:
77
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
6 (1995 est.)

Estonia

total:
22
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
7
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
4
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
5 (1994 est.)

Faroe Islands

total:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Finland

total:
157
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
23
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
13
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
21
with paved runways under 914 m:
92
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
5 (1995 est.)

France

total:
460
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
13
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
26
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
91
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
73
with paved runways under 914 m:
179
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
75 (1995 est.)

note: includes Corsica

Germany

total:
617
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
13
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
65
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
67
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
51
with paved runways under 914 m:
351
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
6
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
7
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
55 (1995 est.)

Gibraltar

total:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Greece

Published as “Airports”

total:
1 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1995 est.) Defense

Published as “Airports”

total:
1 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1995 est.) Defense

Guernsey

total:
2
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Holy See (Vatican City)

none

Hungary

total:
78
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
7
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with paved runways under 914 m:
1
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
7
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
9
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
14
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
34 (1994 est.)

Ireland

total:
40
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
29
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3 (1995 est.)

Man, Isle of now Isle of Man

total:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Italy

total:
132
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
5
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
34
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
15
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
24
with paved runways under 914 m:
32
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
20 (1995 est.)

Jersey

total:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Latvia

total:
50
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
6
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
27
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
10 (1994 est.)

Liechtenstein

none

Lithuania

total:
96
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
14
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
6
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
63 (1994 est.)

Luxembourg

total:
2 with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1 with paved runways under 914 m: 1 (1995 est.)

Malta

total:
1 with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1 (1995 est.)

Moldova

total:
26
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
3
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
5
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
8 (1994 est.)

Monaco

  • linked to airport in Nice,
  • France,
  • by helicopter service

Netherlands

total:
28
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
8
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
6
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
7
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3 (1995 est.)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of now North Macedonia

total:
16
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
12
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2 (1995 est.)

Norway

total:
102
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
12
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
13
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
11
with paved runways under 914 m:
60
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
5 (1995 est.)

Poland

total:
134
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
30
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
27
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
7
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
5
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
10
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
32
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
18 (1994 est.)

Portugal

total:
67
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
5
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
8
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
18
with paved runways under 914 m:
30
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3 (1995 est.)

Romania

total:
156
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
4
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
9
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
14
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
17
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
108 (1994 est.)

San Marino

none

Serbia and Montenegro

total:
44 (Serbia 39, Montenegro 5)
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2 (Serbia 2, Montenegro 0)
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
5 (Serbia 3, Montenegro 2)
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
5 (Serbia 4, Montenegro 1)
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2 (Serbia 2, Montenegro 0)
with paved runways under 914 m:
14 (Serbia 14, Montenegro 0)
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2 (Serbia 2, Montenegro 0)
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
14 (Serbia 12, Montenegro 2) (1995 est.)

Slovakia

total:
37
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
4
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
10
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
11 (1994 est.)

Slovenia

total:
14
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
5
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2 (1995 est.)

Spain

total:
96
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
15
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
11
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
15
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
13
with paved runways under 914 m:
28
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
12 (1995 est.)

Sweden

total:
251
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
7
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
85
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
26
with paved runways under 914 m:
127
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
4 (1995 est.)

Switzerland

total:
67
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
4
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
4
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
13
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
5
with paved runways under 914 m:
40
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Ukraine

total:
706
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
14
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
55
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
34
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
57
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
7
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
7
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
16
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
37
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
476 (1994 est.)

United Kingdom

total:
388
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
9
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
29
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
103
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
59
with paved runways under 914 m:
166
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
22 (1995 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

total:
3
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Cyprus

total:
15
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
8
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
3
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Gaza Strip

total:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Iran

total:
212
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
30
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
11
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
31
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
17
with paved runways under 914 m:
22
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
10
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
88 (1995 est.)

Iraq

total:
102
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
21
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
34
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
8
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
6
with paved runways under 914 m:
16
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
9 (1995 est.)

Israel

total:
50
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
6
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
7
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
8
with paved runways under 914 m:
22
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3 (1995 est.)

Jordan

total:
14
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
10
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Kuwait

total:
4
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Lebanon

total:
7
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Oman

total:
129
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
4
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
34
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
3
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
57
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
26 (1995 est.)

Qatar

total:
3
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Saudi Arabia

total:
175
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
30
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
11
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
22
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
4
with paved runways under 914 m:
13
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
4
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
66
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
24 (1995 est.)

Syria

total:
99
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
5
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
15
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
62
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
13 (1995 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

total:
104
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
17
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
19
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
12
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
18
with paved runways under 914 m:
28
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
8 (1995 est.)

United Arab Emirates

total:
36
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
9
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
10
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
7 (1995 est.)

West Bank

total:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Yemen

total:
41
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
6
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
3
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
8
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
9
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
10 (1995 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

total:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Canada

total:
1,138
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
17
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
15
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
136
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
226
with paved runways under 914 m:
422
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
53
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
269 (1995 est.)

Mexico

total:
1,411
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
9
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
25
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
88
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
66
with paved runways under 914 m:
815
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
50
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
358 (1995 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

total:
2
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2

note: new airport to open June 1996 (1995 est.)

United States

total:
13,387
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
179
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
201
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1,204
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2,361
with paved runways under 914 m:
7,720
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
7
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
151
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1,563 (1995 est.)

Oceania

32 entries

American Samoa

total:
3
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
2

note: small airstrips on Fituita and Ofu (1995 est.)

Australia

total:
442
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
9
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
13
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
106
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
116
with paved runways under 914 m:
30
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
22
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
146 (1995 est.)

Baker Island

1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m

Cook Islands

total:
7
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3 (1995 est.)

Fiji

total:
21
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
15
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3 (1995 est.)

French Polynesia

total:
41
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
5
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
13
with paved runways under 914 m:
15
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
6 (1995 est.)

Guam

total:
4
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1 (1995 est.)

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

total:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1 (1995 est.)

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 Defense

Kiribati

total:
20
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with paved runways under 914 m:
5
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
11 (1995 est.)

Marshall Islands

total:
16
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
5
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
7 (1995 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

total:
5
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with paved runways under 914 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Midway Islands

total:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Nauru

total:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1 (1995 est.)

New Caledonia

total:
28
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
12
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
12 (1995 est.)

New Zealand

total:
113
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
8
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
31
with paved runways under 914 m:
50
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
21 (1995 est.)

Niue

total:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Norfolk Island

total:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands

total:
5
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
1
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Palau

total:
3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2 (1995 est.)

Palmyra Atoll

airstrip has been overgrown by vegetation and is no longer serviceable Defense

Papua New Guinea

total:
451
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
12
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
5
with paved runways under 914 m:
371
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
11
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
51 (1995 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

none

Western Samoa now Samoa

total:
3
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
2 (1995 est.)

Solomon Islands

total:
30
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
18
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
9 (1995 est.)

Tokelau

none; lagoon landings by amphibious aircraft from Western Samoa

Tonga

total:
6
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
2
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2 (1995 est.)

Tuvalu

total:
1 with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (1995 est.)

Vanuatu

total:
31
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
17
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
11 (1995 est.)

Wake Island

total:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

total:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

South America

14 entries

Argentina

total:
1,253
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
5
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
25
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
54
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
46
with paved runways under 914 m:
511
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
60
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
549 (1995 est.)

Bolivia

total:
1,017
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
4
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
750
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
69
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
186 (1995 est.)

Brazil

total:
2,950
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
5
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
19
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
122
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
295
with paved runways under 914 m:
1,298
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
66
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1,145 (1995 est.)

Chile

total:
344
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
5
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
5
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
17
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
16
with paved runways under 914 m:
220
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
10
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
68 (1995 est.)

Colombia

total:
989
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
9
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
33
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
35
with paved runways under 914 m:
557
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
41
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
311 (1995 est.)

Ecuador

total:
188
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
7
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
8
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
13
with paved runways under 914 m:
121
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
5
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
32 (1995 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

total:
5
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
4 (1995 est.)

French Guiana

total:
10
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
4
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3 (1995 est.)

Guyana

total:
47
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
32
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
9 (1995 est.)

Paraguay

total:
739
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
4
with paved runways under 914 m:
438
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
25
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
266 (1995 est.)

Peru

total:
230
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
5
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
15
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
12
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
6
with paved runways under 914 m:
96
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
22
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
71 (1995 est.)

Suriname

total:
38
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
31
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
6 (1995 est.)

Uruguay

total:
66
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
5
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
8
with paved runways under 914 m:
36
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
14 (1995 est.)

Venezuela

total:
377 with paved runways over 3,047 m: 5 with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 10 with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 34 with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 59 with paved runways under 914 m: 165 with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 8 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 96 (1995 est.)

Southeast Asia

17 entries

Brunei

total:
2
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

total:
74
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
13
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
10
with paved runways under 914 m:
28
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
17 (1995 est.)

Cambodia

total:
14
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
7 (1995 est.)

Christmas Island

total:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

total:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Hong Kong

total:
2
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1 (1995 est.)

note: new international airport to be commissioned in 1997/98

Indonesia

total:
414
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
4
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
9
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
35
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
41
with paved runways under 914 m:
299
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
23 (1995 est.)

Laos

total:
39
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
5
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
3
with paved runways under 914 m:
16
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
13 (1995 est.)

Macau

new international airport completed in 1995; 1 seaplane station

Malaysia

total:
105
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
5
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
11
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
6
with paved runways under 914 m:
74
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
5 (1995 est.)

Paracel Islands

total:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1 (on Woody Island) (1995 est.)

Philippines

total:
235
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
7
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
25
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
31
with paved runways under 914 m:
104
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
63 (1995 est.)

Singapore

total:
8
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Spratly Islands

total:
4
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Taiwan

total:
38
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
8
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
12
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
6
with paved runways under 914 m:
7
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1 (1995 est.)

Thailand

total:
98
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
6
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
9
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
12
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
22
with paved runways under 914 m:
36
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
12 (1995 est.)

Vietnam

total:
48
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
8
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
5
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
13
with paved runways under 914 m:
7
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
5
with unpaved runways under 914 m:
5 (1994 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1996, “Airports”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/airports/1996.

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