AEROMONK RANKINGS

Airport rankings and extremes

A reference list of notable airports in the Aeromonk directory, ranked by 2025 flight traffic, recorded elevation, latitude and the number of airports per country.

Busiest airports (2025 traffic)

The highest total flight volume in 2025 among the 318 airports with tracked daily traffic data (mostly in Europe).

  1. IST LTFM
    Istanbul New Airport — Bahcelievler, Istanbul, Turkey     544,121 flights
  2. AMS EHAM
    Amsterdam Airport Schiphol — Aalsmeer, North Holland, Netherlands     493,042 flights
  3. LHR EGLL
    London Heathrow Airport — West Drayton, England, United Kingdom     480,072 flights
  4. CDG LFPG
    Charles de Gaulle Airport — France     479,761 flights
  5. FRA EDDF
    Frankfurt Airport — Kelsterbach, Hesse, Germany     460,295 flights
  6. MAD LEMD
    Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport — Barajas de Madrid, Madrid, Spain     430,785 flights
  7. BCN LEBL
    Barcelona-El Prat Airport — El Prat de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain     360,831 flights
  8. MUC EDDM
    Franz Josef Strauss Airport — Hallbergmoos, Bavaria, Germany     334,833 flights
  9. FCO LIRF
    Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport — Fiumicino-Isola Sacra, Latium, Italy     322,766 flights
  10. ATH LGAV
    Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport — Spata, Attica, Greece     278,241 flights
  11. ZRH LSZH
    Zurich Airport — Glattbrugg / Rohr/Platten-Balsberg, Zurich, Switzerland     267,710 flights
  12. SAW LTFJ
    Sabiha Gokcen International Airport — Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey     265,254 flights
  13. LGW EGKK
    London Gatwick Airport — Horley, England, United Kingdom     263,105 flights
  14. CPH EKCH
    Copenhagen Airport — Dragor, Capital Region, Denmark     256,659 flights
  15. DUB EIDW
    Dublin Airport — Beaumont, Leinster, Ireland     255,290 flights
  16. VIE LOWW
    Vienna International Airport — Fischamend Dorf, Lower Austria, Austria     253,564 flights
  17. PMI LEPA
    Palma de Mallorca Airport — s'Arenal, Balearic Islands, Spain     245,159 flights
  18. AYT LTAI
    Antalya Airport — Aksu, Antalya, Turkey     232,856 flights
  19. LIS LPPT
    Lisbon Portela Airport — Moscavide, Lisbon, Portugal     230,603 flights
  20. MXP LIMC
    Milano Malpensa Airport — Vizzola Ticino, Lombardy, Italy     226,289 flights
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Highest elevation airports

Airports with the highest recorded elevation above sea level in the available airport data.

  1. LTG VNLT
    Langtang — Chongdui, Tibet Autonomous Region, Nepal     16332 ft
  2. JAU SPJJ
    Jauja Airport — Masma Chicche, Junin, Peru     14947 ft
  3. DCY ZUDC
    Daocheng Yading Airport — Sangpi, Sichuan, China     14455 ft
  4. BPX ZUBD
    Bangda Airport — Yanduo, Tibet Autonomous Region, China     14229 ft
  5. DDR
    Shigatse Tingri Airport — Xigaze, China     14108 ft
  6. KGT ZUKD
    Kangding Airport — China     14042 ft
  7. NGQ ZUAL
    Ngari Gunsa/Ali Kunsha — China     13986 ft
  8. APJ ZUPL
    Ngari Burang Airport — Burang, Ngari Prefecture, China     13944 ft
  9. GZG ZUGZ
    Garze Gesar Airport — Ganzi, Sichuan, China     13484 ft
  10. LPB SLLP
    El Alto International Airport — La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia     13221 ft
  11. LGZ ZUSH
    Shannan Longzi Airport — Shannan, China     13058 ft
  12. BLP SPBL
    Bellavista — Kelluyo, Puno, Peru     12824 ft
  13. YUS ZYLS
    Yushu Batang Airport — China     12816 ft
  14. POI SLPO
    Potosi — Potosi, Potosi, Bolivia     12801 ft
  15. JUL SPJL
    Juliaca Airport — Juliaca, Puno, Peru     12552 ft
  16. RKZ ZURK
    Peace — Car, Tibet Autonomous Region, China     12470 ft
  17. CPP SCKP
    Coposa Airport — Chile     12391 ft
  18. GMQ ZLGL
    Golog Maqin Airport — Dawu, Qinghai Sheng, China     12322 ft
  19. SGA OASN
    Sheghnan — Rushon, Gorno-Badakhshan, Afghanistan     12303 ft
  20. SYH VNSB
    Syangboche — Namche Bazar, Eastern Region, Nepal     12270 ft

Lowest elevation airports

Airports with the lowest recorded elevation in the available airport data, including airports at or below sea level.

  1. SED
    Min'hat Hashnayim — `En Boqeq, Southern District, Israel     -1299 ft
  2. CLR KCLR
    Calipatria — Calipatria, California, United States     -196 ft
  3. EIY LLEY
    Ein Yahav — Israel     -187 ft
  4. BWC KBWC
    Brawley — Brawley, California, United States     -144 ft
  5. TRM KTRM
    Thermal — East Hemet, California, United States     -115 ft
  6. GUW UATG
    Atyrau Airport — Atyrau, Atyrau, Kazakhstan     -114 ft
  7. RZR OINR
    Ramsar — Ramsar, Mazandaran, Iran     -104 ft
  8. NSH OINN
    Now Shahr Airport — Nowshahr, Mazandaran, Iran     -91 ft
  9. IPL KIPL
    Imperial County Airport — United States     -82 ft
  10. ASF URWA
    Astrakhan Airport — Yaksatovo, Astrakhan, Russia     -78 ft
  11. NJK KNJK
    El Centro NAF — United States     -72 ft
  12. BSM OINJ
    Bishe-kola — Mahmudabad, Mazandaran, Iran     -65 ft
  13. RAS OIGG
    Rasht Airport — Rasht, Gilan, Iran     -42 ft
  14. BKN
    Balkanabat Airport — Balkanabat, Balkan, Turkmenistan     -36 ft
  15. SEW HE24
    Siwa — Siwa Oasis, Muhafazat Matruh, Egypt     -36 ft
  16. GYD UBBB
    Heydar Aliyev International Airport — Yeni Suraxani, Baki, Azerbaijan     -26 ft
  17. GBT OING
    Gorgon Airport — Gorgan, Golestan, Iran     -13 ft
  18. LEY EHLE
    Lelystad — Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands     -13 ft
  19. SVU NFNS
    Savusavu Airport — Fiji     -9 ft
  20. CXL KCXL
    International — Calexico, California, United States     -6 ft

Northernmost airports

Airports with the highest recorded latitude in the available airport data.

  1. OGM
    Ogobsucum — Panama     83.38°
  2. YLT CYLT
    Alert — Upernavik, Qaasuitsup, Canada     82.52°
  3. YEU CYEU
    Eureka — Canada     79.99°
  4. LYR ENSB
    Svalbard Airport — Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen     78.21°
  5. NAQ BGQQ
    Qaanaaq Airport — Greenland     77.49°
  6. THU BGTL
    Pituffik Airport — Greenland     76.53°
  7. YGZ CYGZ
    Grise Fiord — Canada     76.43°
  8. YMD
    Mould Bay — Canada     76.25°
  9. YRB CYRB
    Resolute Bay Airport — Canada     74.72°
  10. DKS UODD
    Dikson — Dikson, Krasnoyarskiy, Russia     73.52°
  11. YAB CYAB
    Arctic Bay — Canada     73.03°
  12. JUV BGUK
    Heliport — Greenland     72.79°
  13. YIO CYIO
    Pond Inlet Airport — Canada     72.69°
  14. SBT USDA
    Sabetta — Russia     72.10°
  15. YSY CYSY
    Sachs Harbour — Canada     71.99°
  16. HTG UOHH
    Hatanga Airport — Khatanga, Krasnoyarskiy, Russia     71.98°
  17. SYS UERS
    Saskylakh Airport — Russia     71.93°
  18. IKS UEST
    Tiksi Airport — Tiksi, Sakha, Russia     71.70°
  19. YMV
    Mary River — Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada     71.32°
  20. BRW PABR
    Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport — United States     71.29°

Southernmost airports

Airports with the lowest recorded latitude in the available airport data.

  1. UGL SCGC
    Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway — Antarctica     -79.78°
  2. TNM SCRM
    Teniente R. Marsh Martin — Stanley, Antarctica     -62.19°
  3. WPU SCGZ
    Puerto Williams — Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Chile     -54.95°
  4. USH SAWH
    Malvinas Argentinas International Airport — Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina     -54.84°
  5. DPB SCBI
    Pampa Guanaco Airport — Chile     -54.05°
  6. RGA SAWE
    Rio Grande Airport — Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina     -53.78°
  7. WPR SCFM
    Porvenir — Punta Arenas, Magallanes, Chile     -53.25°
  8. PUQ SCCI
    Pres Ibanez Airport — Chile     -53.01°
  9. SMB SCSB
    Cerro Sombrero — Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Chile     -52.74°
  10. MPN EGYP
    Mount Pleasant — Falkland Islands     -51.82°
  11. PSY SFAL
    Port Stanley — Falkland Islands     -51.70°
  12. PNT SCNT
    Teniente J. Gallardo — Puerto Natales, Magallanes, Chile     -51.68°
  13. RGL SAWG
    Rio Gallegos Internacional Airport — Argentina     -51.61°
  14. RYO SAWT
    Rio Turbio — 28 de Noviembre, Santa Cruz, Argentina     -51.58°
  15. FTE SAWC
    El Calafate Airport — Argentina     -50.28°
  16. RZA SAWU
    Santa Cruz — Puerto Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Argentina     -50.01°
  17. ULA SAWJ
    San Julian — San Julian, Santa Cruz, Argentina     -49.32°
  18. GGS SAWR
    Gobernador Gregores — Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina     -48.77°
  19. PUD SAWD
    Puerto Deseado — Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, Argentina     -47.73°
  20. LGR SCHR
    Cochrane — Cochrane, Aisen, Chile     -47.17°

Countries with the most airports

Countries with the highest number of airports listed in the Aeromonk directory.

  1. United States 2070 airports
  2. Australia 619 airports
  3. Canada 491 airports
  4. Papua New Guinea 394 airports
  5. Brazil 340 airports
  6. China 301 airports
  7. Indonesia 247 airports
  8. Russia 223 airports
  9. Colombia 167 airports
  10. India 161 airports
  11. France 121 airports
  12. United Kingdom 117 airports
  13. Argentina 104 airports
  14. Mexico 99 airports
  15. Japan 98 airports
  16. Germany 91 airports
  17. South Africa 89 airports
  18. Philippines 77 airports
  19. Iran 75 airports
  20. Madagascar 69 airports

Rankings are generated from the fields available in the Aeromonk airport dataset and reflect recorded values rather than official aviation authority verification.