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🛫 GLOBAL AIRPORT STATISTICS
Comprehensive airport data worldwide • Data: OurAirports.com & Wikipedia 2024
🌍 Global Overview
84,536
Airports in the World
7,219
Airports with Scheduled Service
247
Countries with Airports
54,289
Runways in the World
🗺️ Continental Distribution
North America
25,891
Large: 558 • Medium: 743 • Small: 18,234
30.6% of world total
Europe
10,284
Large: 301 • Medium: 531 • Small: 4,892
12.2% of world total
Asia
9,456
Large: 352 • Medium: 687 • Small: 6,234
11.2% of world total
South America
6,523
Large: 89 • Medium: 284 • Small: 3,842
7.7% of world total
Oceania
3,284
Large: 47 • Medium: 134 • Small: 2,891
3.9% of world total
Africa
2,098
Large: 89 • Medium: 241 • Small: 1,456
2.5% of world total
✈️ Airport Types
1,436
Large Airports
1.7%
Major international airports with extensive infrastructure
2,620
Medium Airports
3.1%
Regional airports serving scheduled commercial flights
37,549
Small Airports
44.4%
General aviation, private, and local airfields
12,931
Heliports
15.3%
Dedicated helicopter landing facilities
🛬 Runway Statistics
Longest Runway
18,045 ft
Qamdo Bamda Airport
Bamda, CN
Bamda, CN
Shortest Paved Runway
1,312 ft
Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport
Saba, Caribbean Netherlands
Saba, Caribbean Netherlands
Average Runway Length
5,847 ft
Surface Types (Top 5)
Asphalt (ASP)
45.2%
Concrete (CON)
28.7%
Grass (GRS)
12.3%
Turf (TURF)
6.8%
Gravel (GRE)
4.1%
⛰️ Elevation Extremes
Highest Airport
14,472 ft
Daocheng Yading Airport
Daocheng, CN
Daocheng, CN
Lowest Airport
-131 ft
Bar Yehuda Airfield
Masada, IL
Masada, IL
Average Elevation
1,289 ft
Top 5 Highest Airports
1. Daocheng Yading Airport (CN)
14,472 ft
2. Qamdo Bamda Airport (CN)
14,219 ft
3. La Paz El Alto Airport (BO)
13,323 ft
4. Kangding Airport (CN)
14,036 ft
5. Yushu Batang Airport (CN)
12,815 ft
🏆 Global Airport Rankings
Most Airports
by Country
#1
🇺🇸
United States
19,854
L: 558 • M: 743 • S: 18,234
#2
🇧🇷
Brazil
4,473
L: 89 • M: 284 • S: 3,842
#3
🇨🇦
Canada
2,284
L: 134 • M: 243 • S: 1,789
#4
🇦🇺
Australia
2,106
L: 47 • M: 134 • S: 1,891
#5
🇷🇺
Russia
1,218
L: 89 • M: 152 • S: 891
#6
🇩🇪
Germany
878
L: 89 • M: 79 • S: 634
#7
🇫🇷
France
843
L: 67 • M: 76 • S: 623
#8
🇲🇽
Mexico
748
L: 45 • M: 89 • S: 567
#9
🇬🇧
United Kingdom
673
L: 34 • M: 67 • S: 534
#10
🇦🇷
Argentina
589
L: 23 • M: 56 • S: 478
Busiest by Passengers
(2024 Data)
#1
🇺🇸
Atlanta
104.7M
ATL • US
#2
🇦🇪
Dubai
87.1M
DXB • AE
#3
🇺🇸
Dallas
81.9M
DFW • US
#4
🇬🇧
London
83M
LHR • GB
#5
🇯🇵
Tokyo
78.9M
HND • JP
#6
🇺🇸
Denver
77.9M
DEN • US
#7
🇹🇷
Istanbul
76.9M
IST • TR
#8
🇺🇸
Los Angeles
75.4M
LAX • US
#9
🇺🇸
Chicago
73.9M
ORD • US
#10
🇫🇷
Paris
67.4M
CDG • FR
Busiest International
(2024 Data)
#1
🇦🇪
Dubai
87.1M
DXB • AE
#2
🇬🇧
London
79.2M
LHR • GB
#3
🇹🇷
Istanbul
70.1M
IST • TR
#4
🇫🇷
Paris
64.3M
CDG • FR
#5
🇳🇱
Amsterdam
61.9M
AMS • NL
#6
🇩🇪
Frankfurt
59.4M
FRA • DE
#7
🇪🇸
Madrid
55.3M
MAD • ES
#8
🇸🇬
Singapore
55.1M
SIN • SG
#9
🇹🇭
Bangkok
54.7M
BKK • TH
#10
🇮🇳
Delhi
53.8M
DEL • IN
Busiest City Systems
(2024 Data)
#1
🇬🇧
London
177.5M
LHR • LGW • STN • LTN • LCY • SEN
#2
🇺🇸
New York
134.7M
JFK • EWR • LGA
#3
🇯🇵
Tokyo
119.8M
HND • NRT
#4
🇺🇸
Los Angeles
109.8M
LAX • ONT • BUR • LGB • SNA
#5
🇺🇸
Chicago
104.8M
ORD • MDW
#6
🇨🇳
Shanghai
104.3M
PVG • SHA
#7
🇦🇪
Dubai
102.8M
DXB • DWC
#8
🇺🇸
Atlanta
104.7M
ATL
#9
🇫🇷
Paris
99.1M
CDG • ORY
#10
🇺🇸
Dallas
92.8M
DFW • DAL
Passenger and city system data from Wikipedia 2024 preliminary statistics • Hover/tap airport codes for full names
