The United States was the country with the highest number of airports in the world. In 2022, there were over 13,513 airports in the North American country. Brazil was in the second spot of the ranking, with just under 4,100 airports in 2021.
Countries with the highest number of airports worldwide as of 2021
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CIA. (May 1, 2023). Countries with the highest number of airports worldwide as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188479/number-of-airports-in-worlds-top-economies-2008/
CIA. "Countries with the highest number of airports worldwide as of 2021." Chart. May 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188479/number-of-airports-in-worlds-top-economies-2008/
CIA. (2023). Countries with the highest number of airports worldwide as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188479/number-of-airports-in-worlds-top-economies-2008/
CIA. "Countries with The Highest Number of Airports Worldwide as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188479/number-of-airports-in-worlds-top-economies-2008/
CIA, Countries with the highest number of airports worldwide as of 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188479/number-of-airports-in-worlds-top-economies-2008/ (last visited December 01, 2023)
Countries with the highest number of airports worldwide as of 2021 [Graph], CIA, May 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188479/number-of-airports-in-worlds-top-economies-2008/