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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. In December 2024, it was reported that Ethiopia will be constructing a new airport worth US$6 billion near its capital Addis Ababa. The airport will be Africa's largest and busiest airport and is designed to serve 100 million passengers annually.[1]
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Country | Airport | IATA | ICAO | City | 2020 | % Change (2020/2019) | |
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1 | Egypt | Cairo International Airport | CAI | HECA | Cairo | 7,145,562 | 62.3% |
2 | South Africa | O.R. Tambo International Airport | JNB | FAOR | Johannesburg | 6,839,670 | 68.4% |
3 | Ethiopia | Bole International Airport | ADD | HAAB | Addis Ababa | 5,500,000[14] | 38.3% |
4 | Spain | Gran Canaria Airport | LPA | GCLP | Gran Canaria | 5,134,372 | 51% |
5 | South Africa | Cape Town International Airport | CPT | FACT | Cape Town | 4,012,204 | 62.9% |
6 | Nigeria | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | LOS | DNMM | Lagos | 4,110,395 | 45.2% |
7 | Spain | Tenerife South Airport | TFS | GCTS | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 3,392,329 | 62% |
8 | Nigeria | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport | ABV | DNAA | Abuja | 3,880,283 | 30.1% |
9 | Morocco | Mohammed V International Airport | CMN | GMMN | Casablanca | 2,994,902 | 71.0% |
10 | South Africa | King Shaka International Airport | DUR | FALE | Durban | 2,255,666 | 64.0% |
11 | Egypt | Hurghada International Airport | HRG | HEGN | Hurghada | 2,085,607 | 72.2% |
12 | Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport | SSH | HESH | Sharm el-Sheikh | 2,039,357 | 65.4% |
Country | Airport | IATA | ICAO | City | 2019 | Change (19-18) | |
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1 | South Africa | O. R. Tambo International Airport | JNB | FAOR | Johannesburg | 21,665,403[15] | 2% |
2 | Egypt | Cairo International Airport | CAI | HECA | Cairo | 15,010,501[16] | 5.9% |
3 | Spain | Gran Canaria Airport | LPA | GCLP | Gran Canaria | 13,261,405[17] | 2.3% |
4 | Spain | Tenerife South Airport | TFS | GCTS | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 11,168,506[17] | 1.1% |
5 | Ethiopia | Bole International Airport | ADD | HAAB | Addis Ababa | ||
6 | South Africa | Cape Town International Airport | CPT | FACT | Cape Town | 10,979,946[18] | 2% |
7 | Morocco | Mohammed V International Airport | CMN | GMMN | Casablanca | 10,306,293[19] | |
8 | Nigeria | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | LOS | DNMM | Lagos | 7,496,318 | 2.8 % |
9 | Tunisia | Tunis–Carthage International Airport | TUN | DTTA | Tunis | 6,441,886 | 2.9 % |
Country | Airport | IATA | ICAO | City | 2013 | Change (13/12) | |
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1 | South Africa | O.R. Tambo International Airport | JNB | FAOR | Johannesburg | 18,792,857[28] | 0.6% |
2 | Egypt | Cairo International Airport | CAI | HECA | Cairo | 13,773,560[16] | 6.9% |
3 | South Africa | Cape Town International Airport | CPT | FACT | Cape Town | 8,348,854[28] | 1.8% |
4 | Morocco | Mohammed V International Airport | CMN | GMMN | Casablanca | 7,559,751[29] | 5.2% |
5 | Nigeria | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | LOS | DNMM | Lagos | 7,261,178[30] | 5.6% |
6 | Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport | SSH | HESH | Sharm el-Sheikh | 5,953,034[16] | 11.3% |
7 | Egypt | Hurghada International Airport | HRG | HEGN | Hurghada | 5,782,566[16] | 23.4% |
8 | South Africa | King Shaka International Airport | DUR | FALE | Durban | 5,196,123[28] | 9.5% |
9 | Nigeria | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport | ABV | DNAA | Abuja | 3,945,897[30] | 27.0% |
10 | South Africa | Port Elizabeth Airport | PLZ | FAPE | Port Elizabeth | 1,269,634[28] | 3.5% |
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