Airports in Asia - Aeroporti in Asia

This page contains links to pages that contain the list of airports in Asia.

List by country

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States with limited recognition:State of Palestine · Taiwan

Only physically Asian states[1]:Armenia · Azerbaijan[2] · Cyprus · Georgia[2] · Kazakhstan · Russia · Turkey

States de facto independent:Abkhazia[2] · Artsakh · Northern Cyprus · South Ossetia[2]

Addictions:Australia (Cocos and Keeling Islands · Christmas Island) — UK (Akrotiri and Dhekelia[3] · British Indian Ocean Territory) — China (Hong Kong · Macau)

  1. States generally considered to be European from an anthropic point of view
  2. 2,02,12,22,3It was considered physically wholly Asian only by some geographical conventions
  3. Physically Asian state or dependency but generally considered European from an anthropic point of view

Countries without airports

Akrotiri and Dhekelia

On both military bases there are airports, which however are purely military. Tourists who want to visit these regions should first go to the airports Greek Cypriots or Turkish Cypriots, with particular regard, however, towards the latter given the political conditions of Northern Cyprus. Regarding Akrotiri, the most convenient airport is that of Paphos, while for Dhekelia those of are close Larnaca is Ercan (Northern Cyprus).

  • 1 Royal Air Force Akrotiri (IATA: AKT), 357 25276788. It is the only operating airport in the overseas dependency, this is because the Dhekelia airport is in a state of disrepair and is rarely used. RAF Akrotiri (Q60509) on Wikidata

South Ossetia

L'South Ossetia it does not have airports, and the closest are located in North Ossetia-Alania, more precisely in the city of Vladikavkaz. Obviously other airports can be located in Georgia, but it is almost impossible to then enter Ossetia by crossing the Georgian state line.

State of Palestine

Although 4 airports are recognized, one of which is international, these are all abandoned, uninhabitable or disused since the early 2000s and therefore it can be said that it is not possible to enter the State of Palestine exploiting air links. However, there are two heliports in the region.

  • 2 Ramallah Heliport (IATA: ZDM) (Ramallah). It is an airstrip rebuilt after military attacks by the Israeli army. Here, two helicopters, mainly military and government (both foreign and Palestinian), can land at the same time, and there is also a mausoleum that can be visited. There was also a heliport in Gaza, but it is no longer accessible. Ramallah Heliport on Wikipedia Ramallah Heliport (Q3723120) on Wikidata

British Indian Ocean Territory

This addiction British does not have civilian airports given its essence as a military base. The only active airport is located on the atoll of Diego Garcia, but it is precisely a military stopover. In any case, entering this territory, whether by sea or not, is quite difficult if not impossible.

  • 3 Diego Garcia naval support structure (Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia) (Diego Garcia). It is the only airstrip in the area, except that the landing ban for non-military or government aircraft is categorical. Diego Garcia Navy Airport (Q11694190) on Wikidata

Busiest airports

Soldiers on the airstrip of Akrotiri airport
Landing square at the Ramallah heliport
Archive photo of an airplane taking off from the Diego Garcia runway

Below is a list of the busiest airports in Asia by number of passengers.

NationAirportPassengers (2018)
flag ChinaAirport of Beijing-Capital100.980.000
flag United Arab EmiratesInternational Airport of Dubai89.149.387
flag JapanInternational Airport of Tokyo87.098.683
flag Hong KongInternational Airport of Hong Kong74.700.000
flag ChinaAirport of Shanghai-Pudong74.050.000
flag IndiaInternational Airport of Delhi69.866.994
flag ChinaAirport of Canton-Baiyun69.730.000
flag South KoreaInternational Airport of Seoul-Incheon68.259.763
flag IndonesiaInternational Airport of Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta66.908.159
flag SingaporeAirport of Singapore-Changi65.600.000
flag ThailandInternational Airport of Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi63.378.923
flag MalaysiaInternational Airport of Kuala Lumpur59.959.000
flag ChinaAirport of Chengdu-Shuangliu52.950.000
flag IndiaChhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (Mumbai)49.877.918
flag ChinaAirport of Shenzhen-Bao'an49.350.000
flag ChinaInternational Airport of Kunming-Changshui47.090.000
flag TaiwanAirport of Taipei-Taoyuan46.535.180
flag PhilippinesInternational Airport of Manila-Ninoy Aquino45.082.544
flag ChinaInternational Airport of Xi'anXianyang44.650.000
flag ChinaAirport of Shanghai-Hongqiao43.630.000
flag JapanInternational Airport of Narita (Tokyo)42.601.130
flag ChinaInternational Airport of Chongqing-Jiangbei41.600.000
flag Saudi ArabiaInternational Airport of Jeddah-Re Abd al-Aziz41.200.000
flag ThailandInternational Airport of Bangkok-Don Mueang40.758.148
flag VietnamTan Son Nhat International Airport (Ho Chi Minh)38.500.000
flag ChinaAirport of Hangzhou-Xiaoshan38.240.000
flag QatarHamad International Airport (Doha)35.400.000
flag TurkeyInternational Airport of Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen34.210.566
flag IndiaInternational Airport of Bangalore33.300.000
flag JapanKansai International Airport (Osaka)28.660.428
flag TurkeyAirport of Antalya28.629.078
flag ChinaAirport of Nanjing28.580.000
flag ChinaInternational Airport of ZhengzhouXinzheng27.330.000
flag VietnamNoi Bai International Airport (Hanoi)27.000.000
flag Saudi ArabiaInternational Airport of Riad-King Khalid26.772.525
flag ChinaInternational Airport of Xiamen Gaoqi26.500.000
flag South KoreaInternational Airport of Jeju26.290.832
flag ChinaAirport of Changsha-Huanghua25.270.000
flag South KoreaInternational Airport of Seoul-Gimpo24.602.588
flag ChinaInternational Airport of Qingdao Liuting24.540.000
flag ChinaAirport of Wuhan Tianhe24.500.000
flag ChinaInternational Airport of Haikou Meilan24.120.000
flag JapanShin Airport-Chitose (Sapporo)24.081.728
flag IndonesiaNgurah Rai International Airport (Denpasar)23.779.178
flag ChinaAirport of Tianjin-Binhai23.590.000
flag JapanAirport of Fukuoka23.271.641
flag ChinaAirport of Ürümqi-Diwopu23.030.000
flag IsraelAirport of Tel Aviv-Ben-Gurion22.949.676
flag IndiaInternational Airport of Chennai22.243.650
flag United Arab EmiratesInternational Airport of Abu Dhabi22.010.868

See also