List of the busiest airports in Africa

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This is a list of the busiest airports in Africa, ranked by total passengers per year, which includes arrival, departure and transit passengers.

2008 statistics

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CountryAirport IATA ICAOCity2008Change
(08/07)
1. South AfricaOR Tambo International Airport JNB FAORJohannesburg18,501,628[1]Decrease4.3%
2. EgyptCairo International Airport CAI HECACairo14,360,029[2]Increase14.2%
3. South AfricaCape Town International Airport CPT FACTCape Town8,077,435[3]Decrease2.9%
4. EgyptSharm el-Sheikh International Airport SSH HESHSharm el-Sheikh7,747,422[2]Increase20.8%
5. EgyptHurghada International Airport HRG HEGNHurghada6,741,017[2]Increase13.4%
6. MoroccoMohammed V International Airport CMN GMMNCasablanca6,209,711[2]Increase6.0%
7. NigeriaMurtala Muhammed International Airport LOS DNMMLagos5,184,354[2]Increase23.5%
8. KenyaJomo Kenyatta International Airport NBO HKJKNairobi4,751,159[2]Increase3.0%
9. South AfricaDurban International Airport Durban4,458,715[4]Decrease7.1%
10. TunisiaMonastir International Airport MIR DTMBMonastir4,262,263[2]Increase0.8%
11. TunisiaCarthage Airport TUN DTTATunis4,218,328[2]Increase3.5%
12. AlgeriaHouari Boumedienne Airport ALG DAAGAlgiers4,126,795[2]Increase6.0%
13. EthiopiaBole International Airport ADD HAABAddis Ababa3,325,618[5]Increase9.0%
14. MoroccoMarrakesh Menara Airport Marrakesh3,100,495[2]Increase1.6%
15. NigeriaNnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ABV DNAAAbuja2,647,198[2]Increase7.0%
16. TunisiaDjerba-Zarzis Airport DJE DTTJDjerba2,621,931[2]Increase2.8%
17. MauritiusSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport MRU FIMPPlaisance2,609,265[2]Increase1.4%
18. SudanKhartoum International Airport KRT HSSSKhartoum2,368,642[2]unknown
19. AngolaQuatro de Fevereiro Airport Luanda2,222,638[2]unknown
20. EgyptLuxor International Airport Luxor2,160,462[2]Increase9.7%
21. SenegalYoff Airport Dakar1,802,559[2]Increase5.0%
22. FranceRoland Garros Airport RUN FMEESaint-Denis, Réunion1,654,105[2]unknown
23. TanzaniaJulius Nyerere International Airport DAR HTDADar es Salaam1,542,778[2]Increase6.4%
24. South AfricaPort Elizabeth Airport PLZ FAPEPort Elizabeth1,468,176[2]unknown
25. GhanaAccra International Airport ACC DGAAAccra1,364,654[2][6]unknown
26. EgyptAswan International Airport Aswan1,106,809[2]unknown
27. EgyptAlexandria International Airport Alexandria1,102,497[2]unknown
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2009 statistics

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CountryAirport IATA ICAOCity2009[2]Change
(09/08)[2]		Worldwide
ranking[2]
1. South AfricaOR Tambo International Airport JNB FAORJohannesburg17,607,255Decrease5.5%74
2. EgyptCairo International Airport Cairo14,378,842Increase0.1%93
4. South AfricaCape Town International Airport CPT FACTCape Town7,725,223Decrease4.4%169
5. EgyptSharm el-Sheikh International Airport SSH HESHSharm el-Sheikh7,419,467Decrease4.2%173
6. EgyptHurghada International Airport HRG HEGNHurghada6,728,291Decrease0.2%184
7. MoroccoMohammed V International Airport CMN GMMNCasablanca6,392,789Increase2.9%191
8. NigeriaMurtala Muhammed International Airport LOS DNMMLagos5,654,122Increase9.1%209
9. KenyaJomo Kenyatta International Airport NBO HKJKNairobi5,077,968Increase6.9%223
10. AlgeriaHouari Boumedienne Airport ALG DAAGAlgiers4,474,970Increase8.4%252
11. South AfricaDurban International Airport Durban4,310,095Decrease3.3%255
12. TunisiaCarthage Airport TUN DTTATunis4,257,323Increase0.9%256
13. TunisiaMonastir International Airport Monastir3,831,924Decrease10.1%272
14. EthiopiaBole International Airport ADD HAABAddis Ababa3,552,448Increase6.8%284
15. NigeriaNnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ABV DNAAAbuja3,206,683Increase21.1%304
16. MoroccoMarrakesh Menara Airport Marrakesh2,982,151Decrease3.8%318
17. TunisiaDjerba–Zarzis International Airport DJE DTTJDjerba2,457,069Decrease6.3%355
18. AngolaQuatro de Fevereiro Airport Luanda2,430,794Increase9.4%358
19. MauritiusSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport MRU FIMPMauritius2,381,810Decrease8.7%358
20. SudanKhartoum International Airport KRT HSSSKhartoum2,178,097Decrease8.0%372
21. EgyptLuxor International Airport Luxor1,847,201Decrease14.5%388
22. FranceRoland Garros Airport RUN FMEESaint-Denis, Réunion1,749,958Increase5.8%402
23. SenegalLéopold Sédar Senghor International Airport DKR GOOYDakar1,554,546Decrease13.8%431
24. MoroccoAgadir–Al Massira Airport AGA GMADAgadir1,456,217[7]unknownunknown
25. TanzaniaJulius Nyerere International Airport DAR HTDADar es Salaam1,422,846[8]Decrease7.8%455
26. GhanaAccra International Airport ACC DGAAAccra1,407,734[9]Increase3.2%456
27. South AfricaPort Elizabeth Airport PLZ FAPEPort Elizabeth1,357,696Decrease7.5%464
28. KenyaMoi International Airport MBA HKMOMombasa1,113,874Increase25.6%504
29. AlgeriaOran Es Sénia Airport Oran1,101,797Increase10.8%509
30. EgyptAlexandria International Airport Alexandria1,097,905Decrease0.4%510
31. NigeriaPort Harcourt International Airport PHC DNPOPort Harcourt1,080,088Increase24.4%517
32. Ivory CoastPort Bouet Airport Abidjan959,960Decrease0.5%539
33. EgyptAswan International Airport Aswan863,795Decrease22.0%563
34. CongoMaya-Maya Airport BZV FCBBBrazzaville730,013Decrease2.1%598
35. GabonLibreville International Airport Libreville721,411Decrease1.0%602
36. CameroonDouala International Airport DLA FKKDDouala704,765Decrease0.7%606
37. NamibiaHosea Kutako International Airport Windhoek681,317Decrease4.8%616
38. South AfricaEast London Airport ELS FAELEast London674,680Decrease5.6%617
39. DR CongoN'djili Airport FIH FZAAKinshasa672,347Increase1.4%620
40. MozambiqueMaputo International Airport MPM FQMAMaputo668,706Decrease0.1%621
41. MoroccoTangier Ibn Battouta Airport TNG GMTTTangier646,370Increase35.9%628
42. ZambiaLusaka International Airport Lusaka639,491Decrease17.4%630
43. MaliBamako–Sénou International Airport Bamako628,290Increase4.3%633
44. ZimbabweHarare International Airport Harare612,208Decrease9.2%639
45. MadagascarIvato International Airport TNR FMMIAntananarivo611,175Decrease26.3%640
46. TanzaniaAbeid Amani Karume International Airport ZNZ HTZAZanzibar539,202Decrease4.2%666
47. MoroccoFes–Saïss Airport Fes527,180Increase28.8%676
48. South AfricaGeorge Airport George527,026Decrease16.4%677
49. AlgeriaOued Irara–Krim Belkacem Airport Hassi Messaoud450,036Decrease0.1%711
50. TanzaniaKilimanjaro International Airport Arusha, Moshi427,159Decrease18.2%724
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2010 statistics

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CountryAirport IATA ICAOCity2010Change
(10/09)
1. South AfricaO.R. Tambo International Airport JNB FAORJohannesburg18,383,549[1]Increase11.4%
2. EgyptCairo International Airport CAI HECACairo16,148,480[10]Increase12.3%
3. EgyptSharm el-Sheikh International Airport SSH HESHSharm el-Sheikh8,693,990[11]Increase17.0%
4. South AfricaCape Town International Airport CPT FACTCape Town8,107,648[3]Increase5.0%
5. EgyptHurghada International Airport HRG HEGNHurghada8,062,652[12]Increase19.8%
6. MoroccoMohammed V International Airport CMN GMMNCasablanca7,243,462[13]Increase13.3%
7. NigeriaMurtala Muhammed International Airport LOS DNMMLagos6,273,545[14]Increase11.1%
8. KenyaJomo Kenyatta International Airport NBO HKJKNairobi5,485,771[15]Increase8.0%
9. South AfricaKing Shaka International Airport DUR FALEDurban4,757,800[4]Increase10.5%
10. EthiopiaBole International Airport ADD HAABAddis Ababa4,041,365[16]Increase13.83
11. NigeriaNnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ABV DNAAAbuja3,922,547[14]Increase22.7%
12. MoroccoMarrakesh Menara Airport Marrakesh3,453,044[17]Increase15.0%
13. MauritiusSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport MRU FIMPMauritius2,509,156[18]Increase8.5%
14. FranceLa Réunion Roland Garros Airport RUN FMEESaint-Denis1,911,336[19]Increase13.5%
15. SenegalLéopold Sédar Senghor International Airport DKR GOOYDakar1,687,006[20]unknown
16. MoroccoAgadir–Al Massira Airport AGA GMADAgadir1,621,272[21]Increase11.3%
17. TanzaniaJulius Nyerere International Airport DAR HTDADar es Salaam1,556,410[8]Increase9.4%
18. South AfricaPort Elizabeth Airport PLZ FAPEPort Elizabeth1,400,688[22]Increase3.2%
19. GhanaAccra International Airport ACC DGAAAccra1,387,045[23][24]unknown
20. NigeriaPort Harcourt International Airport PHC DNPOPort Harcourt1,211,816[14]Increase12.0%
21. South AfricaLanseria International Airport Krugersdorp1,000,000[25]unknown
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2011 statistics

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CountryAirport IATA ICAOCity2011Change
(11/10)
1. South AfricaO.R. Tambo International Airport JNB FAORJohannesburg18,922,346[1]Increase2.9%
2. EgyptCairo International Airport CAI HECACairo13,037,541[26]Decrease19.3%
3. South AfricaCape Town International Airport CPT FACTCape Town8,436,562[26]Increase4.1%
4. MoroccoMohammed V International Airport CMN GMMNCasablanca7,290,314[13]Increase0.7%
5. NigeriaMurtala Muhammed International Airport LOS DNMMLagos6,746,290[14]Increase7.6%
6. EgyptHurghada International Airport HRG HEGNHurghada5,875,423[26]Decrease25.9%
7. KenyaJomo Kenyatta International Airport NBO HKJKNairobi5,803,635[26]Increase5.8%
8. EgyptSharm el-Sheikh International Airport SSH HESHSharm el-Sheikh5,476,388[26]Decrease27.0%
9. EthiopiaBole International Airport ADD HAABAddis Ababa5,045,213[26]Increase25.0%
10. South AfricaKing Shaka International Airport DUR FALEDurban5,038,231[4]Increase6.0%
11. AlgeriaHouari Boumedienne Airport ALG DAAGAlgiers4,793,172[26]Increase7.0%
12. NigeriaNnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ABV DNAAAbuja4,216,147[14]Increase7.5%
13. TunisiaCarthage Airport TUN DTTATunis3,994,705[27]Decrease13.2%
14. MoroccoMarrakesh Menara Airport RAK GMMXMarrakesh3,430,174[28]Increase0.1%
15. MauritiusSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport MRU FIMPMauritius2,587,526[29]Increase6.3%
16. FranceLa Réunion Roland Garros Airport RUN FMEESaint-Denis2,085,047[30]Increase9.1%
17. SenegalLéopold Sédar Senghor International Airport DKR GOOYDakar1,838,190[20]Increase9.0%
18. TanzaniaJulius Nyerere International Airport DAR HTDADar es Salaam1,829,219[8]Increase17.5%
19. TunisiaDjerba–Zarzis International Airport DJE DTTJDjerba1,781,000[27]unknown
20. GhanaAccra International Airport ACC DGAAAccra1,585,602[31]Increase14.3%
21. MoroccoAgadir–Al Massira Airport AGA GMADAgadir1,516,247[28]Decrease6.5%
22. South AfricaPort Elizabeth Airport PLZ FAPEPort Elizabeth1,366,204[22]Decrease2.5%
23. TunisiaEnfidha–Hammamet International Airport NBE DTNHEnfidha1,300,000[27]Increase160.0%
24. NigeriaPort Harcourt International Airport PHC DNPOPort Harcourt1,206,492[14]Decrease0.4%
25. TunisiaMonastir International Airport MIR DTMBMonastir1,000,007[27]Decrease70.3%
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2012 statistics

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CountryAirport IATA ICAOCity2012Change
(12/11)
1 South AfricaO.R. Tambo International Airport JNB FAORJohannesburg18,681,458[32]Decrease1.2%
2 EgyptCairo International Airport CAI HECACairo14,729,300[33]Increase12.8%
3 South AfricaCape Town International Airport CPT FACTCape Town8,505,563[32]Increase0.8%
4 MoroccoMohammed V International Airport CMN GMMNCasablanca7,186,331[13]Decrease1.4%
5 EgyptHurghada International Airport HRG HEGNHurghada7,135,972[33]Increase21.4%
6 NigeriaMurtala Muhammed International Airport LOS DNMMLagos6,879,286[34]Increase1.9%
7 EgyptSharm el-Sheikh International Airport SSH HESHSharm el-Sheikh6,625,153[33]Increase20.9%
8 EthiopiaBole International Airport ADD HAABAddis Ababa6,500,000[35]Increase28.83%
9 KenyaJomo Kenyatta International Airport NBO HKJKNairobi6,458,614[35]Increase11.2%
10 AlgeriaHouari Boumediene Airport ALG DAAGAlgiers5,404,971[36]Increase13.0%
11 TunisiaCarthage Airport TUN DTTATunis5,249,021[36]Increase31.2%
12 South AfricaKing Shaka International Airport DUR FALEDurban4,747,224[37]Decrease5.8%
13 NigeriaNnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ABV DNAAAbuja3,679,224[38]Decrease12.7%
14 MoroccoMarrakesh Menara Airport RAK GMMXMarrakesh3,373,475[39]Decrease1.7%
15 MauritiusSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport MRU FIMPMauritius2,490,862[40]Decrease3.7%
16 TunisiaEnfidha–Hammamet International Airport NBE DTNHEnfidha2,100,000[41]Increase61.5%
17 TanzaniaJulius Nyerere International Airport DAR HTDADar es Salaam2,088,282[8]Increase14.2%
18 FranceLa Réunion Roland Garros Airport RUN FMEESaint-Denis1,997,800[42]Decrease4.2%
19 EgyptBorg El Arab Airport HBE HEBABorg El Arab1,974,678[33]Increase95.3%
20 TunisiaDjerba-Zarzis Airport DJE DTTJDjerba1,969,046[36]Increase31.2%
21 GhanaAccra International Airport ACC DGAAAccra1,726,051[31]Increase8.9%
22 MoroccoAgadir–Al Massira Airport AGA GMADAgadir1,384,931[39]Decrease8.7%
23 South AfricaPort Elizabeth Airport PLZ FAPEPort Elizabeth1,316,063[22]Decrease3.7%
24 TunisiaMonastir International Airport MIR DTMBMonastir1,238,757[32]Increase23.9%
25 NigeriaPort Harcourt International Airport PHC DNPOPort Harcourt1,192,136[34]Decrease11.5%
26 EgyptMarsa Alam International Airport RMF HEMAMarsa Alam913,61[33]Increase32.8%
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2013 statistics

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CountryAirport IATA ICAOCity2013Change
(13/12)
1 South AfricaO.R. Tambo International Airport JNB FAORJohannesburg18,792,857[43]Increase0.6%
2 EgyptCairo International Airport CAI HECACairo13,773,560[33]Decrease6.9%
3 South AfricaCape Town International Airport CPT FACTCape Town8,348,854[43]Decrease1.8%
4 MoroccoMohammed V International Airport CMN GMMNCasablanca7,559,751[13]Increase5.2%
5 NigeriaMurtala Muhammed International Airport LOS DNMMLagos7,261,178[44]Increase5.6%
6 EgyptSharm el-Sheikh International Airport SSH HESHSharm el-Sheikh5,953,034[33]Decrease11.3%
7 EgyptHurghada International Airport HRG HEGNHurghada5,782,566[33]Decrease23.4%
8 South AfricaKing Shaka International Airport DUR FALEDurban5,196,123[43]Increase9.5%
9 NigeriaNnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ABV DNAAAbuja3,945,897[44]Increase27.0%
10 South AfricaPort Elizabeth Airport PLZ FAPEPort Elizabeth1,269,634[43]Decrease3.5%
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2014 statistics

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CountryAirport IATA ICAOCity2014Change
(13-14)
1 South AfricaO. R. Tambo International Airport JNB FAORJohannesburg19,164,108Increase9.3%
2 EgyptCairo International Airport CAI HECACairo14,678,066Increase6.6%
3 South AfricaCape Town International Airport CPT FACTCape Town8,636,294Increase3.4%
4 MoroccoMohammed V International Airport CMN GMMNCasablanca7,975,344Increase5.4%
5 NigeriaMurtala Muhammed International Airport LOS DNMMLagos7,561,369
6 EgyptHurghada International Airport HRG HEGNHurghada7,223,136Increase25%
7 EthiopiaBole International Airport ADD HAABAddis Ababa6,931,000
8 AlgeriaHouari Boumediene Airport ALG DAAGAlgiers6,460,303
9 KenyaJomo Kenyatta International Airport NBO HKJKNairobi6,386,456
10 EgyptSharm el-Sheikh International Airport SSH HESHSharm el-Sheikh6,235,864Increase4.8%
11 TunisiaTunis-Carthage Airport TUN DTTATunis5,151,632
12 South AfricaKing Shaka International Airport DUR FALEDurban4,495,974Decrease13.5%
13 NigeriaNnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ABV DNAAAbuja4,159,654
14 MoroccoMarrakesh Menara Airport RAK GMMXMarrakesh4,063,490
15 MauritiusSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport MRU FIMPPort Louis2,762,935
16 GhanaAccra International Airport ACC DGAAAccra2,547,527
17 EgyptBorg El Arab Airport HBE HEBABorg El Arab2,501,704
18 TanzaniaJulius Nyerere International Airport DAR HTDADar es Salaam2,478,055
19 TunisiaEnfidha–Hammamet International Airport NBE DTNHEnfidha2,225,714
20 FranceRoland Garros Airport RUN FMEESaint-Denis, Réunion2,014,111
21 TunisiaDjerba–Zarzis International Airport DJE DTTJDjerba2,004,261
22 SenegalLéopold Sédar Senghor International Airport DKR GOOYDakar1,836,769
23 MoroccoAgadir–Al Massira Airport AGA GMADAgadir1,476,603
24 UgandaEntebbe International Airport EBB HUENKampala1,449,824
25 AlgeriaAhmed Ben Bella Airport ORN DAOOOran1,370,387
26 KenyaMoi International Airport MBA HKMOMombasa1,366,504
27 NigeriaPort Harcourt International Airport PHC DNPOPort Harcourt1,337,464
28 CongoMaya-Maya Airport BZV FCBBBrazzaville1,294,863
29 South AfricaPort Elizabeth International Airport PLZ FAPEPort Elizabeth1,284,002
30 Ivory CoastFélix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport ABJ DIAPAbidjan1,267,579
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2016 statistics

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CountryAirport IATA ICAOCity2016
1 South AfricaO.R. Tambo International Airport JNB FAORJohannesburg20,803,950
2 EgyptCairo International Airport CAI HECACairo16,468,082
3 South AfricaCape Town International Airport CPT FACTCape Town10,090,418
4 EthiopiaBole International Airport ADD HAABAddis Ababa8,730,600
5 MoroccoMohammed V International Airport CMN GMMNCasablanca8,616,981
6 AlgeriaHouari Boumediene Airport ALG DAAGAlgiers7,572,758
7 KenyaJomo Kenyatta International Airport NBO HKJKNairobi7,111,501
8 NigeriaMurtala Muhammed International Airport LOS DNMMLagos6,694,747[45]
9 South AfricaKing Shaka International Airport DUR FALEDurban5,192,315
10 TunisiaTunis-Carthage Airport TUN DTTATunis4,928,438
11 NigeriaNnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ABV DNAAAbuja4,230,090[45]
12 MoroccoMarrakesh Menara Airport RAK GMMXMarrakesh3,895,647
13 MauritiusSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport MRU FIMPPort Louis3,197,308
14 SudanKhartoum International Airport KRT HSSSKhartoum3,142,751
15 EgyptHurghada International Airport HRG HEGNHurghada2,906,907
16 EgyptBorg El Arab Airport HBE HEBABorg El Arab2,642,059
17 TanzaniaJulius Nyerere International Airport DAR HTDADar es Salaam2,469,356
18 GhanaAccra International Airport ACC DGAAAccra2,381,917
19 FranceRoland Garros Airport RUN FMEESaint-Denis, Réunion2,107,270
20 SenegalLéopold Sédar Senghor International Airport DKR GOOYDakar1,954,229
21 Ivory CoastFélix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport ABJ DIAPAbidjan1,829,049
22 EgyptSharm El Sheikh International Airport SSH HESHSharm El Sheikh1,756,554
23 AlgeriaAhmed Ben Bella Airport ORN DAOOOran1,675,930
24 South AfricaPort Elizabeth International Airport PLZ FAPEPort Elizabeth1,582,961
25 UgandaEntebbe International Airport EBB HUENKampala1,549,549
26 MoroccoAgadir–Al Massira Airport AGA GMADAgadir1,334,331
27 KenyaMoi International Airport MBA HKMOMombasa1,325,251
28 TunisiaDjerba–Zarzis International Airport DJE DTTJDjerba1,248,583
29 ZambiaKenneth Kaunda International Airport LUN FLKKLusaka1,147,422
30 SeychellesSeychelles International Airport SEZ FSIAVictoria1,074,822
31 NigeriaPort Harcourt International Airport PHC DNPOPort Harcourt974,028[45]
32 TanzaniaAbeid Amani Karume International Airport ZNZ HTZAZanzibar1,032,284
33 CongoMaya-Maya Airport BZV FCBBBrazzaville986,077
34 GabonLéon-Mba International Airport LBV FOOLLibreville939,521
35 Cape VerdeAmílcar Cabral International Airport SID GVACSal914,696
36 CameroonDouala International Airport DLA FKKDDouala912,228
37 MoroccoFès–Saïs Airport FEZ GMFFFez893,103
38 MozambiqueMaputo International Airport MPM FQMAMaputo889,131
39 MoroccoRabat–Salé Airport RBA GMMERabat873,535
40 MoroccoTangier Ibn Battouta Airport TNG GMTTTangier849,410
41 MadagascarIvato International Airport TNR FMMIAntananarivo833,824
42 CongoAgostinho-Neto International Airport PNR FCPPPointe-Noire817,888
43 DR CongoN'djili International Airport FIH FZAAKinshasa814,500
44 South AfricaEast London Airport ELS FAELEast London802,544
45 TunisiaEnfidha–Hammamet International Airport NBE DTNHEnfidha797,857
46 TunisiaMonastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport MIR DTMBMonastir792,318
47 TanzaniaKilimanjaro International Airport HRO HTJK Arusha785,747
48 NamibiaHosea Kutako International Airport Windhoek773,721
49 TogoLomé–Tokoin International Airport Lomé758,784
50 South AfricaGeorge Airport George738,461
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2017 statistics

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CountryAirport IATA ICAOCity2017
1 South AfricaO.R. Tambo International Airport JNB FAORJohannesburg21,180,060
2 EgyptCairo International Airport CAI HECACairo15,959,076[33]
3 SpainGran Canaria Airport LPA GCLPGran Canaria13,092,117[46]
4 SpainTenerife South Airport TFS GCTSSanta Cruz de Tenerife11,249,327[46]
5 South AfricaCape Town International Airport CPT FACTCape Town10,693,063[47]
6 EthiopiaBole International Airport ADD HAABAddis Ababa10,072,828[48]
7 MoroccoMohammed V International Airport CMN GMMNCasablanca9,357,427
8 AlgeriaHouari Boumediene Airport ALG DAAGAlgiers7,823,634
9 KenyaJomo Kenyatta International Airport NBO HKJKNairobi7,039,175
10 NigeriaMurtala Muhammed International Airport LOS DNMMLagos6,367,478[45]
11 SpainFuerteventura Airport FUE GCFVPuerto del Rosario6,049,401[46]
12 TunisiaTunis-Carthage Airport TUN DTTATunis5,691,037
13 South AfricaKing Shaka International Airport DUR FALEDurban5,527,747
14 EgyptHurghada International Airport HRG HEGNHurghada4,730,232[33]
15 SpainTenerife North Airport TFN GCXOTenerife4,704,863[46]
16 MoroccoMarrakesh Menara Airport RAK GMMXMarrakesh4,359,865
17 MauritiusSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport MRU FIMPPort Louis3,588,777
18 NigeriaNnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ABV DNAAAbuja3,462,830[45]
19 PortugalCristiano Ronaldo International Airport FNC LPMAMadeira3,377,000
20 EgyptSharm El Sheikh International Airport SSH HESHSharm El Sheikh2,985,035[33]
21  Tanzania Julius Nyerere International Airport DAR HTDA Dar es Salaam 2,385,456[49] Decrease 3.5%
22 FranceRoland Garros Airport RUN FMEESaint-Denis, Réunion2,293,242
23 EgyptBorg El Arab Airport HBE HEBABorg El Arab2,207,723[33]
24 SenegalLéopold Sédar Senghor International Airport DKR GOOYDakar2,114,269
25 Ivory CoastFélix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport ABJ DIAPAbidjan2,070,000
26 AlgeriaAhmed Ben Bella Airport ORN DAOOOran1,938,373
27 South AfricaPort Elizabeth International Airport PLZ FAPEPort Elizabeth1,620,705
28 MoroccoAgadir–Al Massira Airport AGA GMADAgadir1,544,160
29 UgandaEntebbe International Airport EBB HUENKampala1,530,031
30 TunisiaDjerba–Zarzis International Airport DJE DTTJDjerba1,354,502
31 SpainLa Palma SPC GCLALa Palma1,302,485
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2018 statistics

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CountryAirport IATA ICAOCity2018Change
(18-17)
1 South AfricaO. R. Tambo International Airport JNB FAORJohannesburg21,231,510[50]Increase0.2%
2 EgyptCairo International Airport CAI HECACairo15,010,501[33]Decrease5.9%
3 SpainGran Canaria Airport LPA GCLPGran Canaria13,573,000[51]
4 EthiopiaBole International Airport ADD HAABAddis Ababa12,143,938[48]Increase20.6%
5 SpainTenerife South Airport TFS GCTSSanta Cruz de Tenerife11,042,000[51]
6 South AfricaCape Town International Airport CPT FACTCape Town10,777,524[47]Increase0.8%
7 MoroccoMohammed V International Airport CMN GMMNCasablanca9,748,567[52]Increase4.2%
8 AlgeriaHouari Boumediene Airport ALG DAAGAlgiers8,400,000
9 NigeriaMurtala Muhammed International Airport LOS DNMMLagos7,290,530[45]Increase14.5%
10 KenyaJomo Kenyatta International Airport NBO HKJKNairobi7,039,175
11 EgyptHurghada International Airport HRG HEGNHurghada6,600,000
12 TunisiaTunis–Carthage International Airport TUN DTTATunis6,200,000
13 SpainFuerteventura Airport FUE GCFVPuerto del Rosario6,119,000[51]
14 South AfricaKing Shaka International Airport DUR FALEDurban5,880,390
15 SpainTenerife North Airport TFN GCXOTenerife5,494,000[51]
16 MoroccoMarrakesh Menara Airport RAK GMMXMarrakesh5,279,575[52]Increase20.9%
17 MauritiusSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport MRU FIMPPort Louis4,100,000
18 EgyptSharm El Sheikh International Airport (Asia) SSH HESHSharm El Sheikh3,700,000
19 NigeriaNnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ABV DNAAAbuja4,879,066[45]Increase40.9%
20  Tanzania Julius Nyerere International Airport DAR HTDA Dar es Salaam 2,417,090[49] Increase1.3%
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2019 statistics

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CountryAirport IATA ICAOCity2019Change
(19-18)
1 South AfricaO. R. Tambo International Airport JNB FAORJohannesburg21,665,403[53]Increase2%
2 EgyptCairo International Airport CAI HECACairo15,010,501[33]Decrease5.9%
3 SpainGran Canaria AirportLPAGCLPGran Canaria13,261,405[54]Decrease2.3%
4 SpainTenerife South Airport TFS GCTSSanta Cruz de Tenerife11,168,506[54]Decrease1.1%
5 EthiopiaBole International Airport ADD HAABAddis Ababa
6 South AfricaCape Town International Airport CPT FACTCape Town10,979,946[55]Increase2%
7 MoroccoMohammed V International Airport CMN GMMNCasablanca10,306,293[56]
8  Nigeria Murtala Muhammed International Airport LOS DNMM Lagos 7,496,318 Increase2.8 %
9  Tunisia Tunis–Carthage International Airport TUN DTTA Tunis 6,441,886 Increase2.9 %
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2020 statistics

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CountryAirport IATA ICAOCity2020% Change
(2020/2019)
1 EgyptCairo International Airport CAI HECACairo7,145,562Decrease62.3%
2 South AfricaO.R. Tambo International Airport JNB FAORJohannesburg6,839,670Decrease 68.4%
3 EthiopiaBole International Airport ADD HAABAddis Ababa5,500,000Decrease38.3%
4 SpainGran Canaria AirportLPAGCLPGran Canaria5,134,372Decrease51%
5 South AfricaCape Town International Airport CPT FACTCape Town4,012,204Decrease62.9%
6 NigeriaMurtala Muhammed International Airport LOS DNMMLagos4,110,395Decrease45.2%
7 SpainTenerife South Airport TFS GCTSSanta Cruz de Tenerife3,392,329Decrease62%
8 NigeriaNnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ABV DNAAAbuja3,880,283Decrease30.1%
9 MoroccoMohammed V International Airport CMN GMMNCasablanca2,994,902Decrease71.0%
10 South AfricaKing Shaka International Airport DUR FALEDurban2,255,666Decrease64.0%
11 EgyptHurghada International Airport HRG HEGNHurghada2,085,607Decrease72.2%
12 EgyptSharm el-Sheikh International Airport SSH HESHSharm el-Sheikh2,039,357Decrease65.4%
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2021 statistics

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CountryAirport IATA ICAOCity2021% Change
(2021/2020)
1 EgyptCairo International Airport CAI HECACairo11,346,398[57]Increase 58.8%
2 South AfricaO. R. Tambo International Airport JNB FAORJohannesburg8,203,905[57]Increase19.9 %
3 SpainGran Canaria Airport LPA GCLPGran Canaria6,900,493Increase34.4 %
4  Nigeria Murtala Muhammed International Airport LOS DNMM Lagos 5,695,408 Increase38.4 %
5  Nigeria Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ABV DNAA Abuja 5,406,186 Increase37.2 %
6 EgyptHurghada International Airport HRG HEGNHurghada4,909,379Increase 133.8%
7 South AfricaCape Town International Airport CPT FACTCape Town4,757,855[57]Increase18.6 %
8 SpainTenerife South Airport TFS GCTSSanta Cruz de Tenerife4,605,827Increase35.8 %
9  Ethiopia Bole International Airport ADD HAAB Addis Ababa 4,585,712 Decrease 16.6%
10 EgyptSharm el-Sheikh International Airport SSH HESHSharm el-Sheikh4,557,288Increase 123.7%
11 MoroccoMohammed V International Airport CMN GMMNCasablanca4,150,015[57]Increase38.4 %
12  Kenya Jomo Kenyatta International Airport NBO HKJK Nairobi 3,974,158[58][57] ?
13 South AfricaKing Shaka International Airport DUR FALEDurban2,806,248Increase24.4 %
14 TunisiaTunis–Carthage International Airport TUN DTTATunis2,643,098Increase28.5 %
15 FranceRoland Garros Airport RUN FMEESainte-Marie2,473,843Increase25.4 %
16  Portugal Madeira Airport FNC LPMA Santa Cruz, Madeira 1,894,902
17 MoroccoMarrakesh Menara Airport RAK GMMXMarrakesh1,525,491Increase1.08 %
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2022 statistics

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CountryAirportIATACity2022% Change
(2022/2021)
1 EgyptCairo International Airport CAICairo20,009,336[59][60][61]Increase 76%
2 South AfricaO. R. Tambo International Airport JNBJohannesburg14,789,508[59]Increase 80%
3 SpainGran Canaria Airport LPALas Palmas de Gran Canaria12,417,699[62]Increase 80%
4 SpainTenerife South Airport TFSSanta Cruz de Tenerife10,821,703[62]Increase 135%
5 South AfricaCape Town International Airport CPTCape Town7,876,183[59][63]Increase 80%
6 MoroccoMohammed V International Airport CMNCasablanca7,637,643[59][64]Increase 84%
7 SpainLanzarote Airport ACELanzarote7,350,451[62]Increase 114%
8 EgyptHurghada International Airport HRGHurghada7,164,088[59][61]Increase 46%
9 EthiopiaBole International Airport ADDAddis Ababa6,656,516[59]Increase 86%
10 KenyaJomo Kenyatta International Airport NBONairobi6,556,569[59]Increase 65%
11 NigeriaMurtala Muhammed International Airport LOSLagos6,526,023[59]Increase 15%
12 AlgeriaHouari Boumediene Airport ALGAlgiers6,317,793[59]Increase 191%
13 NigeriaNnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ABVAbuja5,985,596[59]Increase 11%
14 SpainFuerteventura Airport FUEPuerto del Rosario5,641,500[62]Increase 81%
15 SpainTenerife North Airport TFNSan Cristóbal de La Laguna5,566,243[62]Increase 45
16 TunisiaTunis–Carthage International Airport TUNTunis5,522,011[59]Increase 109%
17 MoroccoMarrakesh Menara Airport RAKMarrakesh4,903,681[59]Increase 221%
18 EgyptSharm el-Sheikh International Airport SSHSharm el-Sheikh4,579,249[59][61]Increase 1%
19 South AfricaKing Shaka International Airport DURDurban4,151,182[59]Increase 48%
20 PortugalMadeira Airport FNCSanta Cruz, Madeira3,868,767[65]Increase 204%
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2023 statistics

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CountryAirportIATACity2023% Change
(2023/2022)
1 Steady EgyptCairo International Airport CAICairo26,214,633[66]Increase 31%
2 Steady South AfricaO. R. Tambo International Airport JNBJohannesburg17,533,720[66]Increase 18.6%
3 Steady SpainGran Canaria Airport LPALas Palmas de Gran Canaria13,961,507[67]Increase 12.4%
4 Steady SpainTenerife South Airport TFSSanta Cruz de Tenerife12,337,325[67]Increase 14.0%
5 Rise MoroccoMohammed V International Airport CMNCasablanca9,790,914[66]Increase 28.2%
6 Fall South AfricaCape Town International Airport CPTCape Town9,710,835[66]Increase 23.3%
7 Rise EgyptHurghada International Airport HRGHurghada8,790,407[66]Increase 22.7%
8 Fall SpainLanzarote Airport ACELanzarote8,213,259[67]Increase 9.5%
9 Rise KenyaJomo Kenyatta International Airport NBONairobi8,210,198[66]Increase 25.2%
10 Fall EthiopiaBole International Airport ADDAddis Ababa7,973,957[66]Increase 19.8%
11 Rise AlgeriaHouari Boumediene Airport ALGAlgiers7,960,190[66]Increase 26%
12 Rise MoroccoMarrakesh Menara Airport RAKMarrakesh6,903,964[66]Increase 40.8%
13 Fall NigeriaMurtala Muhammed International Airport LOSLagos6,818,574[66]Increase 4%
14 Rise TunisiaTunis–Carthage International Airport TUNTunis6,649,912[66]Increase 20.4%
15 Steady SpainTenerife North Airport TFNSan Cristóbal de La Laguna6,120,505[67]Increase 10.0%
16 Fall SpainFuerteventura Airport FUEPuerto del Rosario6,020,403[67]Increase 6.7%
17 Rise EgyptSharm el-Sheikh International Airport SSHSharm el-Sheikh5,981,124[66]Increase 32.5%
18 Fall NigeriaNnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ABVAbuja5,874,493[66]Decrease 3.3%
19 Steady South AfricaKing Shaka International Airport DURDurban4,908,099[66]Increase 18.2%
20 Steady PortugalMadeira Airport FNCSanta Cruz, Madeira4,587,082[65]Increase 18.6%
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2024 statistics

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CountryAirport IATACity2024[68]Change
(2024/2023)[68]
1. EgyptCairo International Airport CAICairo28,974,638Increase 10.6%
2. South AfricaOR Tambo International Airport JNBJohannesburg18,371,492Increase 34.5%
3.  Spain Gran Canaria Airport LPA Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 15,203,255 Increase 9.0%
4.  Spain Tenerife South Airport TFS Santa Cruz de Tenerife 13,683,698 Increase 11.1%
5. EthiopiaBole International Airport ADDAddis Ababa11,799,224Increase 13.6%
6. MoroccoMohammed V International Airport CMNCasablanca10,449,372Increase 6.7%
7. South AfricaCape Town International Airport CPTCape Town10,366,555Increase 6.8%
8. EgyptHurghada International Airport HRGHurghada9,636,689Increase 9.6%
9. MoroccoMarrakesh Menara Airport RAKMarrakesh9,250,943Increase 34.0%
10. AlgeriaHouari Boumedienne Airport ALGAlgiers9,151,517Increase 15.0%
11. KenyaJomo Kenyatta International Airport NBONairobi8,754,580Increase 6.6%
12.  Spain Lanzarote Airport ACE Lanzarote 8,714,439[69] Increase 6.1%
13. TunisiaCarthage Airport TUNTunis7,275,501Increase 9.0%
14. EgyptSharm el-Sheikh International Airport SSHSharm el-Sheikh6,837,007Increase 14.2%
15.  Spain Tenerife North Airport TFN San Cristóbal de La Laguna 6,765,619[69] Increase 10.5%
16. NigeriaMurtala Muhammed International Airport LOSLagos6,603,088Decrease 3.2%
17.  Spain Fuerteventura Airport FUE Puerto del Rosario 6,445,952[69] Increase 7.1%
18. NigeriaNnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ABVAbuja5,490,131Decrease 6.5%
19. South AfricaDurban International Airport DURDurban4,994,867Increase 1.8%
20.  Portugal Madeira Airport FNC Santa Cruz, Madeira 4,804,730[65] Increase 4.8%
21. GhanaAccra International Airport ACCAccra3,401,214Increase 2.7%
22. MoroccoAgadir–Al Massira Airport AGAAgadir3,124,205Increase 35.5%
23. SenegalBlaise Diagne International AirportDSSDakar2,925,964Decrease 0.6%
24. TanzaniaJulius Nyerere International Airport DARDar es Salaam2,887,382Increase 7.4%
25.  France Roland Garros Airport RUN Saint-Denis 2,712,095 Increase 0.8%
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2025 statistics

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CountryAirportIATACityTotal Passengers

2025[70]

 Change
(2025/2024)[70]
1. EgyptCairo International Airport CAICairo31,137,557Increase7.5
2. South AfricaOR Tambo International Airport JNBJohannesburg19,735,437Increase7.4
3. EthiopiaBole International Airport ADDAddis Ababa13,134,076Increase8.6
4. MoroccoMohammed V International Airport CMNCasablanca11,456,284Increase9.3
5. EgyptHurghada International Airport HRGHurghada11,425,529Increase18.5
6. South AfricaCape Town International Airport CPTCape Town11,113,490Increase7.2
7. MoroccoMarrakesh Menara Airport RAKMarrakesh10,197,736Increase10.1
8. AlgeriaHouari Boumedienne Airport ALGAlgiers10,141,679Increase10.8
9. EgyptSharm el-Sheikh International Airport SSHSharm el-Sheikh9,046,690Increase32.3
10. KenyaJomo Kenyatta International Airport NBONairobi8,996,281Increase2.9
11. NigeriaMurtala Muhammed International Airport LOSLagos7,468,125Increase13.1
12. TunisiaCarthage Airport TUNTunis7,424,405Increase2.0
13. NigeriaNnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ABVAbuja5,794,766Increase12.5
14. South AfricaKing Shaka International Airport DURDurban5,514,432Increase10.4
15. GhanaAccra International Airport ACCAccra3,625,778Increase2.4
16. MoroccoAgadir–Al Massira Airport AGAAgadir3,495,277Increase11.7
17. TanzaniaJulius Nyerere International Airport DARDar es Salaam3,011,045Increase4.3
18. SenegalBlaise Diagne International AirportDSSDakar2,939,453Increase0.5
19. EgyptMarsa Alam International Airport RMFMarsa Alam2,817,308Increase23.3
20. MoroccoTangier Ibn Battouta Airport TNGTangier2,812,029Increase17.2
21. TanzaniaAbeid Amani Karume International Airport ZNZZanzibar2,694,149Increase13.9
22. UgandaEntebbe International Airport EBBKampala2,614,977Increase10.1
23. Ivory CoastFélix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport ABJAbidjan2,520,594Increase0.9
24 AlgeriaAhmed Ben Bella Airport ORNOran2,445,371Increase11.0
25. TunisiaDjerba–Zarzis International Airport DJEDjerba2,370,512Increase6.0
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