| Rank | Country | Airports |
|---|
| 1 | United States | 15,079 |  |
| 2 | Brazil | 4,072 | |
| 3 | Mexico | 1,819 | |
| 4 | Canada | 1,404 | |
| 5 | Russia | 1,213 | |
| 6 | Argentina | 1,141 | |
| 7 | Colombia | 990 | |
| 8 | Bolivia | 881 | |
| 9 | Paraguay | 800 | |
| 10 | Indonesia | 684 | |
| 11 | South Africa | 578 | |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | 562 | |
| 13 | Germany | 549 | |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 505 | |
| 15 | China | 502 | |
| 16 | France | 475 | |
| 17 | Australia | 465 | |
| 18 | Ecuador | 428 | |
| 19 | Ukraine | 425 | |
| 20 | Venezuela | 409 | |
| 21 | Guatemala | 372 | |
| 22 | Chile | 366 | |
| 23 | India | 352 | |
| 24 | Iran | 319 | |
| 25 | Philippines | 254 | |
| 26 | Sweden | 249 | |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 217 | |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 216 | |
| 29 | Peru | 211 | |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 210 | |
| 31 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 198 | |
| 32 | Angola | 193 | |
| 33 | Kenya | 191 | |
| 34 | Japan | 176 | |
| 35 | Spain | 154 | |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 151 | |
| 37 | Finland | 148 | |
| 38 | Pakistan | 148 | |
| 39 | Algeria | 143 | |
| 40 | Nicaragua | 143 | |
| 41 | Sudan | 140 | |
| 42 | Libya | 137 | |
| 43 | Cuba | 136 | |
| 44 | Italy | 132 | |
| 45 | Oman | 130 | |
| 46 | Poland | 129 | |
| 47 | Namibia | 129 | |
| 48 | Tanzania | 124 | |
| 49 | Czech Republic | 122 | |
| 50 | New Zealand | 122 | |