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/N | Airport Name | Codes | City | Country | |
| 1 | O. R. Tambo International Airport | JNB | Johannesburg |   South Africa | 21,180,060 |
| 2 | Cairo International Airport | CAI | Cairo |   Egypt | 11,081,892 |
| 3 | Cape Town International Airport | CPT | Cape Town | South Africa | 10,693,063 |
| 4 | Mohammed V International Airport | CMN | Casablanca |   Morocco | 9,357,427 |
| 5 | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport | ADD | Addis Ababa |   Ethiopia | 8,900,000 |
| 6 | Houari Boumediene Airport | ALG | Algier |   Algeria | 7,500,000 |
| 7 | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport | NBO | Nairobi |   Kenya | 7,039,175 |
| 8 | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | LOS | Lagos |   Nigeria | 6,367,478 |
| 9 | Tunis Carthage International Airport | TUN | Tunis |   Tunisia | 5,691,037 |
| 10 | King Shaka International Airport | DUR | Durban | South Africa | 5,527,747 |
| 11 | Menara Airport | RAK | Marrakech | Morocco | 4,359,865 |
| 12 | Hurghada International Airport | HRG | Hurghada | Egypt | 4,027,291 |
| 13 | Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport | MIR | Monastir | Tunisia | 3,831,924 |
| 14 | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport | MRU | Plaisance |   Mauritius | 3,588,777 |
| 15 | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport | ABV | Abuja | Nigeria | 3,462,830 |
| 16 | Kotoka International Airport | ACC | Accra |   Ghana | 2,547,527 |
| 17 | Sharm El Sheikh International Airport | SSH | Sharm El Sheikh | Egypt | 2,509,277 |
| 18 | Julius Nyerere International Airport | DAR | Dar Es Salaam |   Tanzania | 2,496,394 |
| 19 | Quatro de Fevereiro Airport | LAD | Luanda |   Angola | 2,430,794 |
| 20 | Roland Garros Airport | RUN | St.-denis |   Reunion | 2,293,242 |
| 21 | Khartoum International Airport | KRT | Khartoum |   Sudan | 2,178,097 |
| 22 | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport | DKR | Dakar |   Senegal | 2,114,269 |
| 23 | Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport | ABJ | Abidjan |  Cote d’Ivoire | 2,070,000 |
| 24 | Es Senia Airport | ORN | Oran | Algeria | 1,851,910 |
| 25 | Borg El Arab Airport | HBE | Alexandria | Egypt | 1,774,163 |
| 26 | Port Elizabeth International Airport | PLZ | Port Elizabeth | South Africa | 1,620,705 |
| 27 | Agadir–Al Massira Airport | AGA | Agadir | Morocco | 1,544,160 |
| 28 | Entebbe International Airport | EBB | Entebbe |   Uganda | 1,530,031 |
| 29 | Douala International Airport | DLA | Douala |   Cameroon | 1,500,000 |
| 30 | Djerba–Zarzis International Airport | DJE | Djerba | Tunisia | 1,354,502 |
| 31 | Mombasa Moi International Airport | MBA | Mombasa | Kenya | 1,313,168 |
| 32 | Port Harcourt International Airport | PHC | Port Hartcourt | Nigeria | 1,223,807 |
| 33 | Amílcar Cabral International Airport | SID | Amilcar Cabral |   Cape Verde | 1,093,059 |
| 34 | Tangier Ibn Batouta Airport | TNG | Tanger | Morocco | 1,070,247 |
| 35 | Abeid Amani Karume International Airport | ZNZ | Zanzibar | Tanzania | 934,337 |
| 36 | Kilimanjaro International Airport | JRO | Kilimanjaro | Tanzania | 780,800 |
| 37 | Ndjili International Airport | FIH | Kinshasa |   Democratic Republic of the Congo | 773,338 |
| 38 | Harare International Airport | HRE | Harare |   Zimbabwe | 612,208 |
| 39 | Ivato Airport | TNR | Antananarivo |   Madagascar | 611,175 |
| 40 | Cadjehoun Airport | COO | Cotonou |   Benin | 503,633 |
| 41 | Annaba Airport | AAE | Annaba | Algeria | 466,053 |
| 42 | Oued Irara Airport | HME | Hassi Messaoud | Algeria | 450,929 |
| 43 | Mwanza Airport | MWZ | Mwanza | Tanzania | 444,215 |
| 44 | Mallam Aminu International Airport | KAN | Kano | Nigeria | 389,530 |
| 45 | Akanu Ibiam International Airport | ENU | Enugu | Nigeria | 352,820 |
| 46 | Victoria Falls Airport | VFA | Victoria Falls | Zimbabwe | 341,196 |
| 47 | Nairobi Wilson Airport | WIL | Nairobi | Kenya | 302,194 |
| 48 | Soummam Airport | BJA | Bejaja | Algeria | 294,933 |
| 49 | Kisumu Airport | KIS | Kisumu | Kenya | 267,379 |
| 50 | Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport | NSI | Yaounde | Cameroon | 208,973 |
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