Airport codes Africa
Continent code
AF
Countries
57
Large airports
46
Medium airports
431
Small airports
1625
Heliports
N/A
Total airports
2102
46 large airports in Africa
About Africa
Airport codes Africa
Find your airport code in this complete list of airport codes in Africa. Search for major codes of African airports alphabetically, by country or by region. Get IATA codes, ICAO codes and African country codes from the largest international airports in South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria to the smaller national and local airports in Africa.
African airports
We also provide flight and travel information from the largest airports in Africa. Services like public transportation, the best prices for airport taxi services, airport parking, car rentals and airport hotels of almost every African airport, country and region.
About Africa
In terms of land area, Africa is the second-largest continent in the world. The only continent that is larger than Africa is Asia. The continent covers 20% of the total land surface of the earth, namely 30.244.050km² (both mainland and islands). About one-seventh of the world's population lives in Africa (over 1 billion people). There are 56 countries in Africa. Africa also has a rich diversity of languages and ethnicities. About 1250-3000 different languages are spoken by people across the continent. With 18% of the total population of Africa Nigeria is the biggest country with a population of 181.563.000.
The busiest airport in Africa is Oliver Tambo International Airport, located in Johannesburg, South Africa.
How many large and medium airports are there in Africa?
Africa has a total of 477 airports with scheduled flight connections. In Africa there are 46 large airports and 431 medium airports. View the detailled map and complete list of airports in Africa and find out more information about services and airport facilities in Africa.
Countries in Africa
| Code | Name | Native name | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| DZA | Algeria | الجزائر | Algerian dinar |
| AGO | Angola | Angola | Angolan kwanza |
| BEN | Benin | Bénin | West African CFA franc |
| BWA | Botswana | Botswana | Botswana pula |
| BFA | Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | West African CFA franc |
| BDI | Burundi | Burundi | Burundian franc |
| CMR | Cameroon | Cameroon | Central African CFA franc |
| CPV | Cape Verde | Cabo Verde | Cape Verdean escudo |
| CAF | Central African Republic | Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka | Central African CFA franc |
| TCD | Chad | Tchad | Central African CFA franc |
| COM | Comoros | Komori | Comorian franc |
| COG | Congo (Brazzaville) | République du Congo | Central African CFA franc |
| COD | Congo (Kinshasa) | République démocratique du Congo | Congolese franc |
| CIV | Côte d'Ivoire | Côte d'Ivoire | West African CFA franc |
| DJI | Djibouti | Djibouti | Djiboutian franc |
| EGY | Egypt | مصر | Egyptian pound |
| GNQ | Equatorial Guinea | Guinea Ecuatorial | Central African CFA franc |
| ERI | Eritrea | ኤርትራ | Eritrean nakfa |
| ETH | Ethiopia | ኢትዮጵያ | Ethiopian birr |
| GAB | Gabon | Gabon | Central African CFA franc |
| GMB | Gambia | Gambia | Gambian dalasi |
| GHA | Ghana | Ghana | Ghanaian cedi |
| GIN | Guinea | Guinée | Guinean franc |
| GNB | Guinea-Bissau | Guiné-Bissau | West African CFA franc |
| KEN | Kenya | Kenya | Kenyan shilling |
| LSO | Lesotho | Lesotho | Lesotho loti and South African rand |
| LBR | Liberia | Liberia | Liberian dollar |
| LBY | Libya | ليبيا | Libyan dinar |
| MDG | Madagascar | Madagasikara | Malagasy ariary |
| MWI | Malawi | Malawi | Malawian kwacha |
| MLI | Mali | Mali | West African CFA franc |
| MRT | Mauritania | موريتانيا | Mauritanian ouguiya |
| MUS | Mauritius | Maurice | Mauritian rupee |
| MYT | Mayotte | Mayotte | Euro |
| MAR | Morocco | المغرب | Moroccan dirham |
| MOZ | Mozambique | Moçambique | Mozambican metical |
| NAM | Namibia | Namibia | Namibian dollar and South African rand |
| NER | Niger | Niger | West African CFA franc |
| NGA | Nigeria | Nigeria | Nigerian naira |
| REU | Réunion | La Réunion | Euro |
| RWA | Rwanda | Rwanda | Rwandan franc |
| SHN | Saint Helena | Saint Helena | Saint Helena pound |
| STP | São Tomé and Principe | São Tomé e Príncipe | São Tomé and Príncipe dobra |
| SEN | Senegal | Sénégal | West African CFA franc |
| SYC | Seychelles | Seychelles | Seychellois rupee |
| SLE | Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | Sierra Leonean leone |
| SOM | Somalia | Soomaaliya | Somali shilling |
| ZAF | South Africa | South Africa | South African rand |
| SSD | South Sudan | South Sudan | South Sudanese pound |
| SDN | Sudan | السودان | Sudanese pound |
| SWZ | Swaziland | Swaziland | Swazi lilangeni |
| TZA | Tanzania | Tanzania | Tanzanian shilling |
| TGO | Togo | Togo | West African CFA franc |
| TUN | Tunisia | تونس | Tunisian dinar |
| UGA | Uganda | Uganda | Ugandan shilling |
| ZMB | Zambia | Zambia | Zambian kwacha |
| ZWE | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | Zambian kwacha |