Database Statistics
WWADB in Numbers
A comprehensive overview of the data in our aviation database.
79,508
Airports
250
Countries
7
Continents
45,300
Runways
Airports by Type
Large Airports
472 (0.6%)
Medium Airports
4,695 (5.9%)
Small Airports
41,189 (51.8%)
Heliports
20,618 (25.9%)
Seaplane Bases
1,187 (1.5%)
Closed
11,294 (14.2%)
Balloonports
53 (0.1%)
Top 10 Countries by Airports
01
United States
US
31,019
02
Brazil
BR
7,056
03
Japan
JP
3,543
04
Canada
CA
3,114
05
Australia
AU
2,657
06
Mexico
MX
2,427
07
Russia
RU
1,643
08
France
FR
1,637
09
United Kingdom
GB
1,417
10
South Korea
KR
1,401
Airports by Continent
North America
NA
37,634 (47.3%)
Asia
AS
11,537 (14.5%)
Europe
EU
11,348 (14.3%)
South America
SA
10,925 (13.7%)
Africa
AF
4,014 (5%)
Oceania
OC
4,006 (5%)
Antarctica
AN
44 (0.1%)
Countries by Region
Africa
59 (23.6%)
Americas
56 (22.4%)
Europe
53 (21.2%)
Asia
50 (20%)
Oceania
27 (10.8%)
Antarctic
5 (2%)
Scheduled Service
4,541
With Service
74,967
Without Service
5.7% with scheduled service
Runway Surfaces (Top 10)
ASP
11,099 (24.5%)
TURF
8,457 (18.7%)
CON
3,242 (7.2%)
CONC
3,091 (6.8%)
GRS
2,017 (4.5%)
ASPH
1,603 (3.5%)
GRE
1,529 (3.4%)
Grass
1,023 (2.3%)
TURF-G
1,014 (2.2%)
GVL
771 (1.7%)
Runway Dimensions
3,231
Avg Length (ft)
30,000
Longest (ft)
2
Shortest (ft)
Runway Lighting & Status
Lighted
11,622 (25.7%)
33,678 unlighted
Open
44,475 (98.2%)
825 closed
Elevation Records
1,299 ft
Average Elevation
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