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Rankings in Africa
Browse airport, route, and airline ranking pages focused on this continent.
Airport Rankings
Airports in Africa ranked by destination count, highlighting key international gateways and regional hubs that connect cities across the continent and link Africa to global aviation networks.
Africa’s busiest airports ranked by average daily departing flights, highlighting the major aviation gateways and airline hubs that handle the highest levels of flight activity across the continent.
Airports in Africa
77 airports grouped across 40 countries and territories.
Botswana (2)
Botswana (2)
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Gaborone (GBE)
(Botswana)
14 flights/day to 8 destinations -
Maun (MUB)
(Botswana)
8 flights/day to 8 destinations
Cameroon (2)
Cameroon (2)
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Douala (DLA)
(Cameroon)
21 flights/day to 17 destinations -
Yaoundé (NSI)
(Cameroon)
15 flights/day to 13 destinations
Cape Verde (3)
Cape Verde (3)
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Espargos (SID)
(Cape Verde)
11 flights/day to 26 destinations -
Rabil (BVC)
(Cape Verde)
3 flights/day to 14 destinations
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Praia (RAI)
(Cape Verde)
9 flights/day to 10 destinations
Congo (Kinshasa) (1)
Congo (Kinshasa) (1)
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Kinshasa (FIH)
(Congo (Kinshasa))
26 flights/day to 22 destinations
Egypt (8)
Egypt (8)
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Cairo (CAI)
(Egypt)
315 flights/day to 110 destinations -
Hurghada (HRG)
(Egypt)
83 flights/day to 87 destinations
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Sharm el Sheikh (SSH)
(Egypt)
60 flights/day to 62 destinations
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Marsa Alam (RMF)
(Egypt)
15 flights/day to 28 destinations
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Alexandria (HBE)
(Egypt)
24 flights/day to 13 destinations
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Giza (SPX)
(Egypt)
11 flights/day to 12 destinations
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Luxor (LXR)
(Egypt)
10 flights/day to 6 destinations
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Aswan (ASW)
(Egypt)
13 flights/day to 2 destinations
Iraq (3)
Iraq (3)
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Baghdad (BGW)
(Iraq)
2 flights/day to 6 destinations -
Najaf (NJF)
(Iraq)
2 flights/day to 3 destinations
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Basrah (BSR)
(Iraq)
Destination data not available
Kenya (3)
Kenya (3)
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Nairobi (NBO)
(Kenya)
151 flights/day to 62 destinations -
Mombasa (MBA)
(Kenya)
40 flights/day to 15 destinations
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Kisumu (KIS)
(Kenya)
25 flights/day to 9 destinations
Morocco (4)
Morocco (4)
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Casablanca (CMN)
(Morocco)
148 flights/day to 113 destinations -
Marrakech (RAK)
(Morocco)
87 flights/day to 90 destinations
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Agadir (AGA)
(Morocco)
36 flights/day to 53 destinations
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Fes (FEZ)
(Morocco)
22 flights/day to 31 destinations
Namibia (2)
Namibia (2)
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Windhoek (WDH)
(Namibia)
16 flights/day to 10 destinations -
Walvis Bay (WVB)
(Namibia)
3 flights/day to 3 destinations
Nigeria (3)
Nigeria (3)
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Lagos (LOS)
(Nigeria)
113 flights/day to 45 destinations -
Abuja (ABV)
(Nigeria)
91 flights/day to 32 destinations
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Kano (KAN)
(Nigeria)
14 flights/day to 7 destinations
Saudi Arabia (4)
Saudi Arabia (4)
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Jeddah (JED)
(Saudi Arabia)
428 flights/day to 136 destinations -
Riyadh (RUH)
(Saudi Arabia)
385 flights/day to 100 destinations
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Medina (MED)
(Saudi Arabia)
109 flights/day to 67 destinations
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Ad Dammam (DMM)
(Saudi Arabia)
134 flights/day to 49 destinations
South Africa (9)
South Africa (9)
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Johannesburg (JNB)
(South Africa)
289 flights/day to 81 destinations -
Cape Town (CPT)
(South Africa)
115 flights/day to 37 destinations
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Durban (DUR)
(South Africa)
60 flights/day to 14 destinations
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George (GRJ)
(South Africa)
12 flights/day to 6 destinations
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Mpumalanga (MQP)
(South Africa)
13 flights/day to 5 destinations
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Lanseria (HLA)
(South Africa)
14 flights/day to 4 destinations
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Bloemfontain (BFN)
(South Africa)
12 flights/day to 4 destinations
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Port Elizabeth (PLZ)
(South Africa)
20 flights/day to 3 destinations
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East London (ELS)
(South Africa)
9 flights/day to 3 destinations
Tanzania (4)
Tanzania (4)
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Dar es Salaam (DAR)
(Tanzania)
83 flights/day to 40 destinations -
Zanzibar (ZNZ)
(Tanzania)
94 flights/day to 25 destinations
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Arusha (JRO)
(Tanzania)
34 flights/day to 11 destinations
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Arusha (ARK)
(Tanzania)
49 flights/day to 8 destinations
United Arab Emirates (1)
United Arab Emirates (1)
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Abu Dhabi (AUH)
(United Arab Emirates)
248 flights/day to 121 destinations
Zambia (2)
Zambia (2)
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Lusaka (LUN)
(Zambia)
46 flights/day to 20 destinations -
Ndola (NLA)
(Zambia)
12 flights/day to 8 destinations
Zimbabwe (2)
Zimbabwe (2)
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Harare (HRE)
(Zimbabwe)
36 flights/day to 14 destinations -
Victoria Falls (VFA)
(Zimbabwe)
17 flights/day to 8 destinations
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