This is a list of the busiest airports in Africa, ranked by total passengers per year, which includes arrival, departure and transit passengers.
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[9] | ? |
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[10] | 2% |
2 | Egypt | Cairo International Airport | CAI | HECA | Cairo | 15,010,501[11] | 5.9% |
3 | Spain | Gran Canaria Airport | LPA | GCLP | Gran Canaria | 13,261,405[12] | 2.3% |
4 | Spain | Tenerife South Airport | TFS | GCTS | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 11,168,506[12] | 1.1% |
5 | Ethiopia | Bole International Airport | ADD | HAAB | Addis Ababa | ||
6 | South Africa | Cape Town International Airport | CPT | FACT | Cape Town | 10,823,737[13] | 0.1% |
7 | Morocco | Mohammed V International Airport | CMN | GMMN | Casablanca | 10,306,293[14] | |
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[22] | 0.6% |
2 | Egypt | Cairo International Airport | CAI | HECA | Cairo | 13,773,560[11] | 6.9% |
3 | South Africa | Cape Town International Airport | CPT | FACT | Cape Town | 8,348,854[22] | 1.8% |
4 | Morocco | Mohammed V International Airport | CMN | GMMN | Casablanca | 7,559,751[23] | 5.2% |
5 | Nigeria | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | LOS | DNMM | Lagos | 7,261,178[24] | 5.6% |
6 | Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport | SSH | HESH | Sharm el-Sheikh | 5,953,034[11] | 11.3% |
7 | Egypt | Hurghada International Airport | HRG | HEGN | Hurghada | 5,782,566[11] | 23.4% |
8 | South Africa | King Shaka International Airport | DUR | FALE | Durban | 5,196,123[22] | 9.5% |
9 | Nigeria | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport | ABV | DNAA | Abuja | 3,945,897[24] | 27.0% |
10 | South Africa | Port Elizabeth Airport | PLZ | FAPE | Port Elizabeth | 1,269,634[22] | 3.5% |