List of the busiest airports in Africa

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

Evolution in graph

Annual passenger traffic on busiest African airports. See Wikidata query.

2023 statistics

	Country	Airport	IATA	City	2023	% Change (2023/2022)
01	Egypt	Cairo International Airport	CAI	Cairo	26,214,633[1]	31%
02	South Africa	O. R. Tambo International Airport	JNB	Johannesburg	17,533,720[1]	18.6%
03	Spain	Gran Canaria Airport	LPA	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	13,961,507[2]	12.4%
04	Spain	Tenerife South Airport	TFS	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	12,337,325[2]	14.0%
05	Morocco	Mohammed V International Airport	CMN	Casablanca	09,790,914[1]	28.2%
06	South Africa	Cape Town International Airport	CPT	Cape Town	09,710,835[1]	23.3%
07	Egypt	Hurghada International Airport	HRG	Hurghada	08,790,407[1]	22.7%
08	France	Roland Garros Airport	RUN	Saint-Denis, Réunion	08,337,325[2]	028.9%
09	Spain	Lanzarote Airport	ACE	Lanzarote	08,213,259[2]	09.5%
010	Kenya	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport	NBO	Nairobi	08,210,198[1]	25.2%
11	Ethiopia	Bole International Airport	ADD	Addis Ababa	07,973,957[1]	19.8%
12	Algeria	Houari Boumediene Airport	ALG	Algiers	07,960,190[1]	26%
13	Morocco	Marrakesh Menara Airport	RAK	Marrakesh	06,903,964[1]	40.8%
14	Nigeria	Murtala Muhammed International Airport	LOS	Lagos	06,818,574[1]	04%
15	Tunisia	Tunis–Carthage International Airport	TUN	Tunis	06,649,912[1]	20.4%
16	Spain	Tenerife North Airport	TFN	San Cristóbal de La Laguna	06,120,505[2]	10.0%
17	Spain	Fuerteventura Airport	FUE	Puerto del Rosario	06,020,403[2]	06.7%
18	Egypt	Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport	SSH	Sharm el-Sheikh	05,981,124[1]	32.5%
19	Nigeria	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport	ABV	Abuja	05,874,493[1]	03.3%
20	South Africa	King Shaka International Airport	DUR	Durban	04,908,099[1]	18.2%

2022 statistics

	Country	Airport	IATA	City	2022	% Change (2022/2021)
1	Egypt	Cairo International Airport	CAI	Cairo	20,009,336[3][4][5]	076%
2	South Africa	O. R. Tambo International Airport	JNB	Johannesburg	14,789,508[3]	080%
3	Spain	Gran Canaria Airport	LPA	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	12,417,699[6]	080%
4	Spain	Tenerife South Airport	TFS	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	10,821,703[6]	135%
5	South Africa	Cape Town International Airport	CPT	Cape Town	07,876,183[3][7]	080%
6	Morocco	Mohammed V International Airport	CMN	Casablanca	07,637,643[3][8]	084%
7	Spain	Lanzarote Airport	ACE	Lanzarote	07,350,451[6]	114%
8	Egypt	Hurghada International Airport	HRG	Hurghada	07,164,088[3][5]	046%
9	Ethiopia	Bole International Airport	ADD	Addis Ababa	06,656,516[3]	086%
10	Kenya	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport	NBO	Nairobi	06,556,569[3]	065%
11	Nigeria	Murtala Muhammed International Airport	LOS	Lagos	06,526,023[3]	015%
12	Algeria	Houari Boumediene Airport	ALG	Algiers	06,317,793[3]	191%
13	Nigeria	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport	ABV	Abuja	05,985,596[3]	011%
14	Spain	Fuerteventura Airport	FUE	Puerto del Rosario	05,641,500[6]	081%
15	Spain	Tenerife North Airport	TFN	San Cristóbal de La Laguna	05,566,243[6]	045
16	Tunisia	Tunis–Carthage International Airport	TUN	Tunis	05,522,011[3]	109%
17	Morocco	Marrakesh Menara Airport	RAK	Marrakesh	04,903,681[3]	221%
18	Egypt	Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport	SSH	Sharm el-Sheikh	04,579,249[3][5]	001%
19	South Africa	King Shaka International Airport	DUR	Durban	04,151,182[3]	048%
20	Portugal	Madeira Airport	FNC	Santa Cruz, Madeira	04,094,000[9]

2021 statistics

	Country	Airport	IATA	ICAO	City	2021	% Change (2021/2020)
1	Egypt	Cairo International Airport	CAI	HECA	Cairo	11,346,398[10]	58.8 %
2	South Africa	O. R. Tambo International Airport	JNB	FAOR	Johannesburg	8,203,905[10]	019.9 %
3	Spain	Gran Canaria Airport	LPA	GCLP	Gran Canaria	6,900,493	034.4 %
4	Nigeria	Murtala Muhammed International Airport	LOS	DNMM	Lagos	5,695,408	038.4 %
5	Nigeria	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport	ABV	DNAA	Abuja	5,406,186	037.2 %
6	Egypt	Hurghada International Airport	HRG	HEGN	Hurghada	4,909,379	133.8 %
7	South Africa	Cape Town International Airport	CPT	FACT	Cape Town	4,757,855[10]	018.6 %
8	Spain	Tenerife South Airport	TFS	GCTS	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	4,605,827	035.8 %
9	Ethiopia	Bole International Airport	ADD	HAAB	Addis Ababa	4,585,712	16.6%0
10	Egypt	Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport	SSH	HESH	Sharm el-Sheikh	4,557,288	123.7 %
11	Morocco	Mohammed V International Airport	CMN	GMMN	Casablanca	4,150,015[10]	038.4 %
12	Kenya	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport	NBO	HKJK	Nairobi	3,974,158[11][10]	?
13	South Africa	King Shaka International Airport	DUR	FALE	Durban	2,806,248	024.4 %
14	Tunisia	Tunis–Carthage International Airport	TUN	DTTA	Tunis	2,643,098	028.5 %
15	France	Roland Garros Airport	RUN	FMEE	Sainte-Marie	2,473,843	025.4 %
16	Morocco	Marrakesh Menara Airport	RAK	GMMX	Marrakesh	1,525,491	01.08 %

2020 statistics

	Country	Airport	IATA	ICAO	City	2020	% Change (2020/2019)
1	Egypt	Cairo International Airport	CAI	HECA	Cairo	7,145,562	062.3%
2	South Africa	O.R. Tambo International Airport	JNB	FAOR	Johannesburg	6,839,670	68.4%0
3	Ethiopia	Bole International Airport	ADD	HAAB	Addis Ababa	5,500,000[12]	38.3%0
4	Spain	Gran Canaria Airport	LPA	GCLP	Gran Canaria	5,134,372	051%
5	South Africa	Cape Town International Airport	CPT	FACT	Cape Town	4,012,204	062.9%
6	Nigeria	Murtala Muhammed International Airport	LOS	DNMM	Lagos	4,110,395	045.2%
7	Spain	Tenerife South Airport	TFS	GCTS	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	3,392,329	062%
8	Nigeria	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport	ABV	DNAA	Abuja	3,880,283	030.1%
9	Morocco	Mohammed V International Airport	CMN	GMMN	Casablanca	2,994,902	071.0%
10	South Africa	King Shaka International Airport	DUR	FALE	Durban	2,255,666	064.0%
11	Egypt	Hurghada International Airport	HRG	HEGN	Hurghada	2,085,607	072.2%
12	Egypt	Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport	SSH	HESH	Sharm el-Sheikh	2,039,357	065.4%

2019 statistics

	Country	Airport	IATA	ICAO	City	2019	Change (19-18)
1	South Africa	O. R. Tambo International Airport	JNB	FAOR	Johannesburg	21,665,403[13]	02%
2	Egypt	Cairo International Airport	CAI	HECA	Cairo	15,010,501[14]	05.9%
3	Spain	Gran Canaria Airport	LPA	GCLP	Gran Canaria	13,261,405[15]	02.3%
4	Spain	Tenerife South Airport	TFS	GCTS	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	11,168,506[15]	01.1%
5	Ethiopia	Bole International Airport	ADD	HAAB	Addis Ababa
6	South Africa	Cape Town International Airport	CPT	FACT	Cape Town	10,979,946[16]	02%
7	Morocco	Mohammed V International Airport	CMN	GMMN	Casablanca	10,306,293[17]
8	Nigeria	Murtala Muhammed International Airport	LOS	DNMM	Lagos	7,496,318	02.8 %
9	Tunisia	Tunis–Carthage International Airport	TUN	DTTA	Tunis	6,441,886	02.9 %

2018 statistics

	Country	Airport	IATA	ICAO	City	2018	Change (18-17)
1	South Africa	O. R. Tambo International Airport	JNB	FAOR	Johannesburg	21,231,510[18]	00.2%
2	Egypt	Cairo International Airport	CAI	HECA	Cairo	15,010,501[14]	05.9%
3	Spain	Gran Canaria Airport	LPA	GCLP	Gran Canaria	13,573,000[19]
4	Ethiopia	Bole International Airport	ADD	HAAB	Addis Ababa	12,143,938[20]	020.6%
5	Spain	Tenerife South Airport	TFS	GCTS	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	11,042,000[19]
6	South Africa	Cape Town International Airport	CPT	FACT	Cape Town	10,777,524[21]	00.8%
7	Morocco	Mohammed V International Airport	CMN	GMMN	Casablanca	9,748,567[22]	04.2%
8	Algeria	Houari Boumediene Airport	ALG	DAAG	Algiers	8,400,000
9	Nigeria	Murtala Muhammed International Airport	LOS	DNMM	Lagos	7,290,530[23]	014.5%
10	Kenya	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport	NBO	HKJK	Nairobi	7,039,175
11	Egypt	Hurghada International Airport	HRG	HEGN	Hurghada	6,600,000
12	Tunisia	Tunis–Carthage International Airport	TUN	DTTA	Tunis	6,200,000
13	Spain	Fuerteventura Airport	FUE	GCFV	Puerto del Rosario	6,119,000[19]
14	South Africa	King Shaka International Airport	DUR	FALE	Durban	5,880,390
15	Spain	Tenerife North Airport	TFN	GCXO	Tenerife	5,494,000[19]
16	Morocco	Marrakesh Menara Airport	RAK	GMMX	Marrakesh	5,279,575[22]	020.9%
17	Mauritius	Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport	MRU	FIMP	Port Louis	4,100,000
18	Egypt	Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (Asia)	SSH	HESH	Sharm El Sheikh	3,700,000
19	Nigeria	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport	ABV	DNAA	Abuja	4,879,066[23]	040.9%
20	Tanzania	Julius Nyerere International Airport	DAR	HTDA	Dar es Salaam	2,417,090[24]	01.3%

2017 statistics

	Country	Airport	IATA	ICAO	City	2017
1	South Africa	O.R. Tambo International Airport	JNB	FAOR	Johannesburg	21,180,060
2	Egypt	Cairo International Airport	CAI	HECA	Cairo	15,959,076[14]
3	Spain	Gran Canaria Airport	LPA	GCLP	Gran Canaria	13,092,117[25]
4	Spain	Tenerife South Airport	TFS	GCTS	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	11,249,327[25]
5	South Africa	Cape Town International Airport	CPT	FACT	Cape Town	10,693,063[21]
6	Ethiopia	Bole International Airport	ADD	HAAB	Addis Ababa	10,072,828[20]
7	Morocco	Mohammed V International Airport	CMN	GMMN	Casablanca	9,357,427
8	Algeria	Houari Boumediene Airport	ALG	DAAG	Algiers	7,823,634
9	Kenya	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport	NBO	HKJK	Nairobi	7,039,175
10	Nigeria	Murtala Muhammed International Airport	LOS	DNMM	Lagos	6,367,478[23]
11	Spain	Fuerteventura Airport	FUE	GCFV	Puerto del Rosario	6,049,401[25]
12	Tunisia	Tunis-Carthage Airport	TUN	DTTA	Tunis	5,691,037
13	South Africa	King Shaka International Airport	DUR	FALE	Durban	5,527,747
14	Egypt	Hurghada International Airport	HRG	HEGN	Hurghada	4,730,232[14]
15	Spain	Tenerife North Airport	TFN	GCXO	Tenerife	4,704,863[25]
16	Morocco	Marrakesh Menara Airport	RAK	GMMX	Marrakesh	4,359,865
17	Mauritius	Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport	MRU	FIMP	Port Louis	3,588,777
18	Nigeria	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport	ABV	DNAA	Abuja	3,462,830[23]
19	Portugal	Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport	FNC	LPMA	Madeira	3,377,000
20	Egypt	Sharm El Sheikh International Airport	SSH	HESH	Sharm El Sheikh	2,985,035[14]
21	Tanzania	Julius Nyerere International Airport	DAR	HTDA	Dar es Salaam	2,385,456[24]	3.5%
22	France	Roland Garros Airport	RUN	FMEE	Saint-Denis, Réunion	2,293,242
23	Egypt	Borg El Arab Airport	HBE	HEBA	Borg El Arab	2,207,723[14]
24	Senegal	Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport	DKR	GOOY	Dakar	2,114,269
25	Ivory Coast	Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport	ABJ	DIAP	Abidjan	2,070,000
26	Algeria	Ahmed Ben Bella Airport	ORN	DAOO	Oran	1,938,373
27	South Africa	Port Elizabeth International Airport	PLZ	FAPE	Port Elizabeth	1,620,705
28	Morocco	Agadir–Al Massira Airport	AGA	GMAD	Agadir	1,544,160
29	Uganda	Entebbe International Airport	EBB	HUEN	Kampala	1,530,031
30	Tunisia	Djerba–Zarzis International Airport	DJE	DTTJ	Djerba	1,354,502
31	Spain	La Palma	SPC	GCLA	La Palma	1,302,485

2016 statistics

	Country	Airport	IATA	ICAO	City	2016
1	South Africa	O.R. Tambo International Airport	JNB	FAOR	Johannesburg	20,803,950
2	Egypt	Cairo International Airport	CAI	HECA	Cairo	16,468,082
3	South Africa	Cape Town International Airport	CPT	FACT	Cape Town	10,090,418
4	Ethiopia	Bole International Airport	ADD	HAAB	Addis Ababa	8,730,600
5	Morocco	Mohammed V International Airport	CMN	GMMN	Casablanca	8,616,981
6	Algeria	Houari Boumediene Airport	ALG	DAAG	Algiers	7,572,758
7	Kenya	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport	NBO	HKJK	Nairobi	7,111,501
8	Nigeria	Murtala Muhammed International Airport	LOS	DNMM	Lagos	6,694,747[23]
9	South Africa	King Shaka International Airport	DUR	FALE	Durban	5,192,315
10	Tunisia	Tunis-Carthage Airport	TUN	DTTA	Tunis	4,928,438
11	Nigeria	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport	ABV	DNAA	Abuja	4,230,090[23]
12	Morocco	Marrakesh Menara Airport	RAK	GMMX	Marrakesh	3,895,647
13	Mauritius	Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport	MRU	FIMP	Port Louis	3,197,308
14	Sudan	Khartoum International Airport	KRT	HSSS	Khartoum	3,142,751
15	Egypt	Hurghada International Airport	HRG	HEGN	Hurghada	2,906,907
16	Egypt	Borg El Arab Airport	HBE	HEBA	Borg El Arab	2,642,059
17	Tanzania	Julius Nyerere International Airport	DAR	HTDA	Dar es Salaam	2,469,356
18	Ghana	Kotoka International Airport	ACC	DGAA	Accra	2,381,917
19	France	Roland Garros Airport	RUN	FMEE	Saint-Denis, Réunion	2,107,270
20	Senegal	Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport	DKR	GOOY	Dakar	1,954,229
21	Ivory Coast	Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport	ABJ	DIAP	Abidjan	1,829,049
22	Egypt	Sharm El Sheikh International Airport	SSH	HESH	Sharm El Sheikh	1,756,554
23	Algeria	Ahmed Ben Bella Airport	ORN	DAOO	Oran	1,675,930
24	South Africa	Port Elizabeth International Airport	PLZ	FAPE	Port Elizabeth	1,582,961
25	Uganda	Entebbe International Airport	EBB	HUEN	Kampala	1,549,549
26	Morocco	Agadir–Al Massira Airport	AGA	GMAD	Agadir	1,334,331
27	Kenya	Moi International Airport	MBA	HKMO	Mombasa	1,325,251
28	Tunisia	Djerba–Zarzis International Airport	DJE	DTTJ	Djerba	1,248,583
29	Zambia	Kenneth Kaunda International Airport	LUN	FLKK	Lusaka	1,147,422
30	Seychelles	Seychelles International Airport	SEZ	FSIA	Victoria	1,074,822
31	Nigeria	Port Harcourt International Airport	PHC	DNPO	Port Harcourt	974,028[23]
32	Tanzania	Abeid Amani Karume International Airport	ZNZ	HTZA	Zanzibar	1,032,284
33	Congo	Maya-Maya Airport	BZV	FCBB	Brazzaville	986,077
34	Gabon	Léon-Mba International Airport	LBV	FOOL	Libreville	939,521
35	Cape Verde	Amílcar Cabral International Airport	SID	GVAC	Sal	914,696
36	Cameroon	Douala International Airport	DLA	FKKD	Douala	912,228
37	Morocco	Fès–Saïs Airport	FEZ	GMFF	Fez	893,103
38	Mozambique	Maputo International Airport	MPM	FQMA	Maputo	889,131
39	Morocco	Rabat–Salé Airport	RBA	GMME	Rabat	873,535
40	Morocco	Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport	TNG	GMTT	Tangier	849,410
41	Madagascar	Ivato International Airport	TNR	FMMI	Antananarivo	833,824
42	Congo	Agostinho-Neto International Airport	PNR	FCPP	Pointe-Noire	817,888
43	DR Congo	N'djili International Airport	FIH	FZAA	Kinshasa	814,500
44	South Africa	East London Airport	ELS	FAEL	East London	802,544
45	Tunisia	Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport	NBE	DTNH	Enfidha	797,857
46	Tunisia	Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport	MIR	DTMB	Monastir	792,318
47	Tanzania	Kilimanjaro International Airport	HRO	HTJK	Arusha	785,747
48	Namibia	Hosea Kutako International Airport			Windhoek	773,721
49	Togo	Lomé–Tokoin International Airport			Lomé	758,784
50	South Africa	George Airport			George	738,461

2014 statistics

	Country	Airport	IATA	ICAO	City	2014	Change (13-14)
1	South Africa	O. R. Tambo International Airport	JNB	FAOR	Johannesburg	19,164,108	09.3%
2	Egypt	Cairo International Airport	CAI	HECA	Cairo	14,678,066	06.6%
3	South Africa	Cape Town International Airport	CPT	FACT	Cape Town	8,636,294	03.4%
4	Morocco	Mohammed V International Airport	CMN	GMMN	Casablanca	7,975,344	05.4%
5	Nigeria	Murtala Muhammed International Airport	LOS	DNMM	Lagos	7,561,369
6	Egypt	Hurghada International Airport	HRG	HEGN	Hurghada	7,223,136	025%
7	Ethiopia	Bole International Airport	ADD	HAAB	Addis Ababa	6,931,000
8	Algeria	Houari Boumediene Airport	ALG	DAAG	Algiers	6,460,303
9	Kenya	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport	NBO	HKJK	Nairobi	6,386,456
10	Egypt	Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport	SSH	HESH	Sharm el-Sheikh	6,235,864	04.8%
11	Tunisia	Tunis-Carthage Airport	TUN	DTTA	Tunis	5,151,632
12	South Africa	King Shaka International Airport	DUR	FALE	Durban	4,495,974	13.5%
13	Nigeria	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport	ABV	DNAA	Abuja	4,159,654
14	Morocco	Marrakesh Menara Airport	RAK	GMMX	Marrakesh	4,063,490
15	Mauritius	Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport	MRU	FIMP	Port Louis	2,762,935
16	Ghana	Kotoka International Airport	ACC	DGAA	Accra	2,547,527
17	Egypt	Borg El Arab Airport	HBE	HEBA	Borg El Arab	2,501,704
18	Tanzania	Julius Nyerere International Airport	DAR	HTDA	Dar es Salaam	2,478,055
19	Tunisia	Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport	NBE	DTNH	Enfidha	2,225,714
20	France	Roland Garros Airport	RUN	FMEE	Saint-Denis, Réunion	2,014,111
21	Tunisia	Djerba–Zarzis International Airport	DJE	DTTJ	Djerba	2,004,261
22	Senegal	Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport	DKR	GOOY	Dakar	1,836,769
23	Morocco	Agadir–Al Massira Airport	AGA	GMAD	Agadir	1,476,603
24	Uganda	Entebbe International Airport	EBB	HUEN	Kampala	1,449,824
25	Algeria	Ahmed Ben Bella Airport	ORN	DAOO	Oran	1,370,387
26	Kenya	Moi International Airport	MBA	HKMO	Mombasa	1,366,504
27	Nigeria	Port Harcourt International Airport	PHC	DNPO	Port Harcourt	1,337,464
28	Congo	Maya-Maya Airport	BZV	FCBB	Brazzaville	1,294,863
29	South Africa	Port Elizabeth International Airport	PLZ	FAPE	Port Elizabeth	1,284,002
30	Ivory Coast	Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport	ABJ	DIAP	Abidjan	1,267,579

2013 statistics

	Country	Airport	IATA	ICAO	City	2013	Change (13/12)
1	South Africa	O.R. Tambo International Airport	JNB	FAOR	Johannesburg	18,792,857[26]	00.6%
2	Egypt	Cairo International Airport	CAI	HECA	Cairo	13,773,560[14]	06.9%
3	South Africa	Cape Town International Airport	CPT	FACT	Cape Town	8,348,854[26]	01.8%
4	Morocco	Mohammed V International Airport	CMN	GMMN	Casablanca	7,559,751[27]	05.2%
5	Nigeria	Murtala Muhammed International Airport	LOS	DNMM	Lagos	7,261,178[28]	05.6%
6	Egypt	Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport	SSH	HESH	Sharm el-Sheikh	5,953,034[14]	011.3%
7	Egypt	Hurghada International Airport	HRG	HEGN	Hurghada	5,782,566[14]	023.4%
8	South Africa	King Shaka International Airport	DUR	FALE	Durban	5,196,123[26]	09.5%
9	Nigeria	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport	ABV	DNAA	Abuja	3,945,897[28]	027.0%
10	South Africa	Port Elizabeth Airport	PLZ	FAPE	Port Elizabeth	1,269,634[26]	03.5%

2012 statistics

	Country	Airport	IATA	ICAO	City	2012	Change (12/11)
1	South Africa	O.R. Tambo International Airport	JNB	FAOR	Johannesburg	18,681,458[29]	01.2%
2	Egypt	Cairo International Airport	CAI	HECA	Cairo	14,729,300[14]	012.8%
3	South Africa	Cape Town International Airport	CPT	FACT	Cape Town	8,505,563[29]	00.8%
4	Morocco	Mohammed V International Airport	CMN	GMMN	Casablanca	7,186,331[27]	01.4%
5	Egypt	Hurghada International Airport	HRG	HEGN	Hurghada	7,135,972[14]	021.4%
6	Nigeria	Murtala Muhammed International Airport	LOS	DNMM	Lagos	6,879,286[30]	01.9%
7	Egypt	Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport	SSH	HESH	Sharm el-Sheikh	6,625,153[14]	020.9%
8	Ethiopia	Bole International Airport	ADD	HAAB	Addis Ababa	6,500,000[31]	028.83%
9	Kenya	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport	NBO	HKJK	Nairobi	6,458,614[31]	011.2%
10	Algeria	Houari Boumediene Airport	ALG	DAAG	Algiers	5,404,971[32]	013.0%
11	Tunisia	Carthage Airport	TUN	DTTA	Tunis	5,249,021[32]	031.2%
12	South Africa	King Shaka International Airport	DUR	FALE	Durban	4,747,224[33]	05.8%
13	Nigeria	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport	ABV	DNAA	Abuja	3,679,224[34]	012.7%
14	Morocco	Marrakesh Menara Airport	RAK	GMMX	Marrakesh	3,373,475[35]	01.7%
15	Mauritius	Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport	MRU	FIMP	Mauritius	2,490,862[36]	03.7%
16	Tunisia	Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport	NBE	DTNH	Enfidha	2,100,000[37]	061.5%
17	Tanzania	Julius Nyerere International Airport	DAR	HTDA	Dar es Salaam	2,088,282[38]	014.2%
18	France	La Réunion Roland Garros Airport	RUN	FMEE	Saint-Denis	1,997,800[39]	04.2%
19	Egypt	Borg El Arab Airport	HBE	HEBA	Borg El Arab	1,974,678[14]	095.3%
20	Tunisia	Djerba-Zarzis Airport	DJE	DTTJ	Djerba	1,969,046[32]	031.2%
21	Ghana	Kotoka International Airport	ACC	DGAA	Accra	1,726,051[40]	08.9%
22	Morocco	Agadir–Al Massira Airport	AGA	GMAD	Agadir	1,384,931[35]	08.7%
23	South Africa	Port Elizabeth Airport	PLZ	FAPE	Port Elizabeth	1,316,063[41]	03.7%
24	Tunisia	Monastir International Airport	MIR	DTMB	Monastir	1,238,757[29]	023.9%
25	Nigeria	Port Harcourt International Airport	PHC	DNPO	Port Harcourt	1,192,136[30]	011.5%
26	Egypt	Marsa Alam International Airport	RMF	HEMA	Marsa Alam	913,61[14]	032.8%

2011 statistics

	Country	Airport	IATA	ICAO	City	2011	Change (11/10)
1.	South Africa	O.R. Tambo International Airport	JNB	FAOR	Johannesburg	18,922,346[42]	02.9%
2.	Egypt	Cairo International Airport	CAI	HECA	Cairo	13,037,541[43]	019.3%
3.	South Africa	Cape Town International Airport	CPT	FACT	Cape Town	8,436,562[43]	04.1%
4.	Morocco	Mohammed V International Airport	CMN	GMMN	Casablanca	7,290,314[27]	00.7%
5.	Nigeria	Murtala Muhammed International Airport	LOS	DNMM	Lagos	6,746,290[44]	07.6%
6.	Egypt	Hurghada International Airport	HRG	HEGN	Hurghada	5,875,423[43]	025.9%
7.	Kenya	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport	NBO	HKJK	Nairobi	5,803,635[43]	05.8%
8.	Egypt	Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport	SSH	HESH	Sharm el-Sheikh	5,476,388[43]	027.0%
9.	Ethiopia	Bole International Airport	ADD	HAAB	Addis Ababa	5,045,213[43]	025.0%
10.	South Africa	King Shaka International Airport	DUR	FALE	Durban	5,038,231[45]	06.0%
11.	Algeria	Houari Boumedienne Airport	ALG	DAAG	Algiers	4,793,172[43]	07.0%
12.	Nigeria	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport	ABV	DNAA	Abuja	4,216,147[44]	07.5%
13.	Tunisia	Carthage Airport	TUN	DTTA	Tunis	3,994,705[46]	013.2%
14.	Morocco	Marrakesh Menara Airport	RAK	GMMX	Marrakesh	3,430,174[47]	00.1%
15.	Mauritius	Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport	MRU	FIMP	Mauritius	2,587,526[48]	06.3%
16.	France	La Réunion Roland Garros Airport	RUN	FMEE	Saint-Denis	2,085,047[49]	09.1%
17.	Senegal	Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport	DKR	GOOY	Dakar	1,838,190[50]	09.0%
18.	Tanzania	Julius Nyerere International Airport	DAR	HTDA	Dar es Salaam	1,829,219[38]	017.5%
19.	Tunisia	Djerba–Zarzis International Airport	DJE	DTTJ	Djerba	1,781,000[46]	unknown
20.	Ghana	Kotoka International Airport	ACC	DGAA	Accra	1,585,602[40]	014.3%
21.	Morocco	Agadir–Al Massira Airport	AGA	GMAD	Agadir	1,516,247[47]	06.5%
22.	South Africa	Port Elizabeth Airport	PLZ	FAPE	Port Elizabeth	1,366,204[41]	02.5%
23.	Tunisia	Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport	NBE	DTNH	Enfidha	1,300,000[46]	0160.0%
24.	Nigeria	Port Harcourt International Airport	PHC	DNPO	Port Harcourt	1,206,492[44]	00.4%
25.	Tunisia	Monastir International Airport	MIR	DTMB	Monastir	1,000,007[46]	070.3%

2010 statistics

	Country	Airport	IATA	ICAO	City	2010	Change (10/09)
1.	South Africa	O.R. Tambo International Airport	JNB	FAOR	Johannesburg	18,383,549[42]	011.4%
2.	Egypt	Cairo International Airport	CAI	HECA	Cairo	16,148,480[51]	012.3%
3.	Egypt	Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport	SSH	HESH	Sharm el-Sheikh	8,693,990[52]	017.0%
4.	South Africa	Cape Town International Airport	CPT	FACT	Cape Town	8,107,648[53]	05.0%
5.	Egypt	Hurghada International Airport	HRG	HEGN	Hurghada	8,062,652[54]	019.8%
6.	Morocco	Mohammed V International Airport	CMN	GMMN	Casablanca	7,243,462[27]	013.3%
7.	Nigeria	Murtala Muhammed International Airport	LOS	DNMM	Lagos	6,273,545[44]	011.1%
8.	Kenya	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport	NBO	HKJK	Nairobi	5,485,771[55]	08.0%
9.	South Africa	King Shaka International Airport	DUR	FALE	Durban	4,757,800[45]	010.5%
10.	Ethiopia	Bole International Airport	ADD	HAAB	Addis Ababa	4,041,365[56]	013.83
11.	Nigeria	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport	ABV	DNAA	Abuja	3,922,547[44]	022.7%
12.	Morocco	Marrakech-Menara Airport			Marrakech	3,453,044[57]	015.0%
13.	Mauritius	Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport	MRU	FIMP	Mauritius	2,509,156[58]	08.5%
14.	France	La Réunion Roland Garros Airport	RUN	FMEE	Saint-Denis	1,911,336[59]	013.5%
15.	Senegal	Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport	DKR	GOOY	Dakar	1,687,006[50]	unknown
16.	Morocco	Agadir–Al Massira Airport	AGA	GMAD	Agadir	1,621,272[60]	011.3%
17.	Tanzania	Julius Nyerere International Airport	DAR	HTDA	Dar es Salaam	1,556,410[38]	09.4%
18.	South Africa	Port Elizabeth Airport	PLZ	FAPE	Port Elizabeth	1,400,688[41]	03.2%
19.	Ghana	Kotoka International Airport	ACC	DGAA	Accra	1,387,045[61][62]	unknown
20.	Nigeria	Port Harcourt International Airport	PHC	DNPO	Port Harcourt	1,211,816[44]	012.0%
21.	South Africa	Lanseria International Airport			Krugersdorp	1,000,000[63]	unknown

2009 statistics

	Country	Airport	IATA	ICAO	City	2009[64]	Change (09/08)[64]	Worldwide ranking[64]
1.	South Africa	OR Tambo International Airport	JNB	FAOR	Johannesburg	17,607,255	05.5%	74
2.	Egypt	Cairo International Airport			Cairo	14,378,842	00.1%	93
4.	South Africa	Cape Town International Airport	CPT	FACT	Cape Town	7,725,223	04.4%	169
5.	Egypt	Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport	SSH	HESH	Sharm el-Sheikh	7,419,467	04.2%	173
6.	Egypt	Hurghada International Airport	HRG	HEGN	Hurghada	6,728,291	00.2%	184
7.	Morocco	Mohammed V International Airport	CMN	GMMN	Casablanca	6,392,789	02.9%	191
8.	Nigeria	Murtala Muhammed International Airport	LOS	DNMM	Lagos	5,654,122	09.1%	209
9.	Kenya	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport	NBO	HKJK	Nairobi	5,077,968	06.9%	223
10.	Algeria	Houari Boumedienne Airport	ALG	DAAG	Algiers	4,474,970	08.4%	252
11.	South Africa	Durban International Airport			Durban	4,310,095	03.3%	255
12.	Tunisia	Carthage Airport	TUN	DTTA	Tunis	4,257,323	00.9%	256
13.	Tunisia	Monastir International Airport			Monastir	3,831,924	010.1%	272
14.	Ethiopia	Bole International Airport	ADD	HAAB	Addis Ababa	3,552,448	06.8%	284
15.	Nigeria	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport	ABV	DNAA	Abuja	3,206,683	021.1%	304
16.	Morocco	Marrakech-Menara Airport			Marrakech	2,982,151	03.8%	318
17.	Tunisia	Djerba–Zarzis International Airport	DJE	DTTJ	Djerba	2,457,069	06.3%	355
18.	Angola	Quatro de Fevereiro Airport			Luanda	2,430,794	09.4%	358
19.	Mauritius	Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport	MRU	FIMP	Mauritius	2,381,810	08.7%	358
20.	Sudan	Khartoum International Airport	KRT	HSSS	Khartoum	2,178,097	08.0%	372
21.	Egypt	Luxor International Airport			Luxor	1,847,201	014.5%	388
22.	France	Roland Garros Airport	RUN	FMEE	Saint-Denis, Réunion	1,749,958	05.8%	402
23.	Senegal	Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport	DKR	GOOY	Dakar	1,554,546	013.8%	431
24.	Morocco	Agadir–Al Massira Airport	AGA	GMAD	Agadir	1,456,217[65]	unknown	unknown
25.	Tanzania	Julius Nyerere International Airport	DAR	HTDA	Dar es Salaam	1,422,846[38]	07.8%	455
26.	Ghana	Kotoka International Airport	ACC	DGAA	Accra	1,407,734[66]	03.2%	456
27.	South Africa	Port Elizabeth Airport	PLZ	FAPE	Port Elizabeth	1,357,696	07.5%	464
28.	Kenya	Moi International Airport	MBA	HKMO	Mombasa	1,113,874	025.6%	504
29.	Algeria	Oran Es Sénia Airport			Oran	1,101,797	010.8%	509
30.	Egypt	Alexandria International Airport			Alexandria	1,097,905	00.4%	510
31.	Nigeria	Port Harcourt International Airport	PHC	DNPO	Port Harcourt	1,080,088	024.4%	517
32.	Ivory Coast	Port Bouet Airport			Abidjan	959,960	00.5%	539
33.	Egypt	Aswan International Airport			Aswan	863,795	022.0%	563
34.	Congo	Maya-Maya Airport	BZV	FCBB	Brazzaville	730,013	02.1%	598
35.	Gabon	Libreville International Airport			Libreville	721,411	01.0%	602
36.	Cameroon	Douala International Airport	DLA	FKKD	Douala	704,765	00.7%	606
37.	Namibia	Hosea Kutako International Airport			Windhoek	681,317	04.8%	616
38.	South Africa	East London Airport	ELS	FAEL	East London	674,680	05.6%	617
39.	DR Congo	N'djili Airport	FIH	FZAA	Kinshasa	672,347	01.4%	620
40.	Mozambique	Maputo International Airport	MPM	FQMA	Maputo	668,706	00.1%	621
41.	Morocco	Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport	TNG	GMTT	Tangier	646,370	035.9%	628
42.	Zambia	Lusaka International Airport			Lusaka	639,491	017.4%	630
43.	Mali	Bamako–Sénou International Airport			Bamako	628,290	04.3%	633
44.	Zimbabwe	Harare International Airport			Harare	612,208	09.2%	639
45.	Madagascar	Ivato International Airport	TNR	FMMI	Antananarivo	611,175	026.3%	640
46.	Tanzania	Abeid Amani Karume International Airport	ZNZ	HTZA	Zanzibar	539,202	04.2%	666
47.	Morocco	Fes–Saïss Airport			Fes	527,180	028.8%	676
48.	South Africa	George Airport			George	527,026	016.4%	677
49.	Algeria	Oued Irara–Krim Belkacem Airport			Hassi Messaoud	450,036	00.1%	711
50.	Tanzania	Kilimanjaro International Airport			Arusha, Moshi	427,159	018.2%	724

2008 statistics

	Country	Airport	IATA	ICAO	City	2008	Change (08/07)
1.	South Africa	OR Tambo International Airport	JNB	FAOR	Johannesburg	18,501,628[42]	04.3%
2.	Egypt	Cairo International Airport	CAI	HECA	Cairo	14,360,029[64]	014.2%
3.	South Africa	Cape Town International Airport	CPT	FACT	Cape Town	8,077,435[53]	02.9%
4.	Egypt	Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport	SSH	HESH	Sharm el-Sheikh	7,747,422[64]	020.8%
5.	Egypt	Hurghada International Airport	HRG	HEGN	Hurghada	6,741,017[64]	013.4%
6.	Morocco	Mohammed V International Airport	CMN	GMMN	Casablanca	6,209,711[64]	06.0%
7.	Nigeria	Murtala Muhammed International Airport	LOS	DNMM	Lagos	5,184,354[64]	023.5%
8.	Kenya	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport	NBO	HKJK	Nairobi	4,751,159[64]	03.0%
9.	South Africa	Durban International Airport			Durban	4,458,715[45]	07.1%
10.	Tunisia	Monastir International Airport	MIR	DTMB	Monastir	4,262,263[64]	00.8%
11.	Tunisia	Carthage Airport	TUN	DTTA	Tunis	4,218,328[64]	03.5%
12.	Algeria	Houari Boumedienne Airport	ALG	DAAG	Algiers	4,126,795[64]	06.0%
13.	Ethiopia	Bole International Airport	ADD	HAAB	Addis Ababa	3,325,618[67]	09.0%
14.	Morocco	Marrakech-Menara Airport			Marrakech	3,100,495[64]	01.6%
15.	Nigeria	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport	ABV	DNAA	Abuja	2,647,198[64]	07.0%
16.	Tunisia	Djerba-Zarzis Airport	DJE	DTTJ	Djerba	2,621,931[64]	02.8%
17.	Mauritius	Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport	MRU	FIMP	Plaisance	2,609,265[64]	01.4%
18.	Sudan	Khartoum International Airport	KRT	HSSS	Khartoum	2,368,642[64]	unknown
19.	Angola	Quatro de Fevereiro Airport			Luanda	2,222,638[64]	unknown
20.	Egypt	Luxor International Airport			Luxor	2,160,462[64]	09.7%
21.	Senegal	Yoff Airport			Dakar	1,802,559[64]	05.0%
22.	France	Roland Garros Airport	RUN	FMEE	Saint-Denis, Réunion	1,654,105[64]	unknown
23.	Tanzania	Julius Nyerere International Airport	DAR	HTDA	Dar es Salaam	1,542,778[64]	06.4%
24.	South Africa	Port Elizabeth Airport	PLZ	FAPE	Port Elizabeth	1,468,176[64]	unknown
25.	Ghana	Kotoka International Airport	ACC	DGAA	Accra	1,364,654[64][68]	unknown
26.	Egypt	Aswan International Airport			Aswan	1,106,809[64]	unknown
27.	Egypt	Alexandria International Airport			Alexandria	1,102,497[64]	unknown

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