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    Top 50 Biggest and Busiest International Airports in Africa: A Comprehensive Ranking

    Oladayo OjoBy 02 Mins Read

    Air travel is a crucial component of the global transportation network and plays a significant role in connecting people, cultures, and economies. In Africa, international airports serve as gateways to the continent, providing essential links to the rest of the world.

    With a rapidly growing population and increasing economic activity, the demand for air travel in Africa is on the rise.

    In this article, we will take a look at the 50 biggest and busiest international airports in Africa, ranking them by passenger traffic, size, and facilities. These airports serve as a barometer of the region’s economic growth and development and offer a glimpse into the future of air travel on the continent.

    S/NAirport NameCodesCityCountry
    1O. R. Tambo International AirportJNBJohannesburg South Africa21,180,060
    2Cairo International AirportCAICairo Egypt11,081,892
    3Cape Town International AirportCPTCape Town South Africa10,693,063
    4Mohammed V International AirportCMNCasablanca Morocco9,357,427
    5Addis Ababa Bole International AirportADDAddis Ababa Ethiopia8,900,000
    6Houari Boumediene AirportALGAlgier Algeria7,500,000
    7Jomo Kenyatta International AirportNBONairobi Kenya7,039,175
    8Murtala Muhammed International AirportLOSLagos Nigeria6,367,478
    9Tunis Carthage International AirportTUNTunis Tunisia5,691,037
    10King Shaka International AirportDURDurban South Africa5,527,747
    11Menara AirportRAKMarrakech Morocco4,359,865
    12Hurghada International AirportHRGHurghada Egypt4,027,291
    13Monastir Habib Bourguiba International AirportMIRMonastir Tunisia3,831,924
    14Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International AirportMRUPlaisance Mauritius3,588,777
    15Nnamdi Azikiwe International AirportABVAbuja Nigeria3,462,830
    16Kotoka International AirportACCAccra Ghana2,547,527
    17Sharm El Sheikh International AirportSSHSharm El Sheikh Egypt2,509,277
    18Julius Nyerere International AirportDARDar Es Salaam Tanzania2,496,394
    19Quatro de Fevereiro AirportLADLuanda Angola2,430,794
    20Roland Garros AirportRUNSt.-denis Reunion2,293,242
    21Khartoum International AirportKRTKhartoum Sudan2,178,097
    22Léopold Sédar Senghor International AirportDKRDakar Senegal2,114,269
    23Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International AirportABJAbidjan Cote d’Ivoire2,070,000
    24Es Senia AirportORNOran Algeria1,851,910
    25Borg El Arab AirportHBEAlexandria Egypt1,774,163
    26Port Elizabeth International AirportPLZPort Elizabeth South Africa1,620,705
    27Agadir–Al Massira AirportAGAAgadir Morocco1,544,160
    28Entebbe International AirportEBBEntebbe Uganda1,530,031
    29Douala International AirportDLADouala Cameroon1,500,000
    30Djerba–Zarzis International AirportDJEDjerba Tunisia1,354,502
    31Mombasa Moi International AirportMBAMombasa Kenya1,313,168
    32Port Harcourt International AirportPHCPort Hartcourt Nigeria1,223,807
    33Amílcar Cabral International AirportSIDAmilcar Cabral Cape Verde1,093,059
    34Tangier Ibn Batouta AirportTNGTanger Morocco1,070,247
    35Abeid Amani Karume International AirportZNZZanzibar Tanzania934,337
    36Kilimanjaro International AirportJROKilimanjaro Tanzania780,800
    37Ndjili International AirportFIHKinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo773,338
    38Harare International AirportHREHarare Zimbabwe612,208
    39Ivato AirportTNRAntananarivo Madagascar611,175
    40Cadjehoun AirportCOOCotonou Benin503,633
    41Annaba AirportAAEAnnaba Algeria466,053
    42Oued Irara AirportHMEHassi Messaoud Algeria450,929
    43Mwanza AirportMWZMwanza Tanzania444,215
    44Mallam Aminu International AirportKANKano Nigeria389,530
    45Akanu Ibiam International AirportENUEnugu Nigeria352,820
    46Victoria Falls AirportVFAVictoria Falls Zimbabwe341,196
    47Nairobi Wilson AirportWILNairobi Kenya302,194
    48Soummam AirportBJABejaja Algeria294,933
    49Kisumu AirportKISKisumu Kenya267,379
    50Yaoundé Nsimalen International AirportNSIYaounde Cameroon208,973
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