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India among 25 countries that have most airports

Last updated on: March 25, 2013 09:03 IST
A view of Dvortshovaya Square (Palace Square) in central St Petersburg, Russia.

There are some countries that have no airports at all, while some nations are not short of them.

Let's take a look at some countries that lead the way when it comes to number of airports, according to indexmundi.com.

Source: indexmundi.com

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India among 25 countries that have most airports

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A view of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

The United States

Number of airports: 15,079

Global rank: 1

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India among 25 countries that have most airports

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A view of Refice in northeast Brazil.

Brazil

Number of airports: 4,105

Global rank: 2

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A view of downtown Mexico City, Mexico.

Mexico

Number of airports: 1,724

Global rank: 3

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A view of the Montreal skyline from Mont-Royal mountain, Canada.

Canada

Number of airports: 1,453

Global rank: 4

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St Nicholas (Nikolskaya) Tower, left, and the History Museum, right, in Moscow's Red Square, Russia.

Russia

Number of airports: 1,218

Global rank: 5

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Overview of Buenos Aires' 9 de Julio Avenue with the Obelisk in the background, Argentina.

Argentina

Number of airports: 1,149

Global rank: 6

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A view of the main entrance of La Casa de la Moneda in Potosi, some 460km southeast of La Paz, Bolivia.

Bolivia

Number of airports: 865

Global rank: 7

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A view of illuminated Christmas decorations at Monserrate church in Bogota, Colombia.

Colombia

Number of airports: 862

Global rank: 8

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Lapacho trees, Paraguay's national tree, are seen in bloom against the backdrop of the city in Asuncion.

Paraguay

Number of airports: 800

Global rank: 9

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An aerial view of capital Jakarta in Indonesia.

Indonesia

Number of airports: 676

Global rank: 10

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Cityscape of Johannesburg in South Africa.

South Africa

Number of airports: 567

Global rank: 11

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A view of the Parliament Building in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea

Number of airports: 562

Global rank: 12

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A view of a Christmas market in Dresden, Germany.

Germany

Number of airports: 541

Global rank: 13

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An aerial view shows vehicles travelling on intersections at night in downtown Shanghai, China.

China

Number of airports: 497

Global rank: 14

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People have a drink at 360, a three-tiered rooftop bar, in Caracas, Venezuela.

Venezuela

Number of airports: 492

Global rank: 15

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A view of Santiago City in Chile.

Chile

Number of airports: 476

Global rank: 16

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A man rides Velib, a self-service public bicycle, as he makes his way along a snow-covered area at the Champs de Mars near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

France

Number of airports: 473

Global rank: 17

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An outdoor shopping mall in Melbourne, Australia.

Australia

Number of airports: 467

Global rank: 18

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Pedestrians walk along Oxford Street in London, United Kingdom.

The United Kingdom

Number of airports: 462

Global rank: 19

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An aerial view shows Quito's Basilica church in Ecuador.

Ecuador

Number of airports: 431

Global rank: 20

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A view of the Independence Square in central Kiev, Ukraine.

Ukraine

Number of airports: 412

Global rank: 21

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Two elephants fight during a traditional rural sports festival in Boko, Assam, India.

India

Number of airports: 352

Global rank: 22

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A boy learns to ski fresh powder at the Shemshak ski resort, 30km north of Tehran, Iran.

Iran

Number of airports: 324

Global rank: 23

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A child plays near a fountain at the Parque Central in Guatemala City.

Guatemala

Number of airports: 291

Global rank: 24

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A view of capital Manila in the Philippines.

The Philippines

Number of airports: 247

Global rank: 25