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This is a list of the busiest airports in Africa by passengers/year (top 20 airports by total passengers/year).

Contents
1 2009 statistics
2 2008 statistics
3 2007 statistics
4 Gallery
5 See also
5.1 Internal links
5.2 External links
5.3 Notes and references

2009 statistics
Country
1.

South
Africa

2.

Egypt

3.

South
Africa

4.

Airport

City

2009

Change
(09/08)

OR Tambo International Airport

Johannesburg

17,445,271 ▼5.7%

Cairo International Airport

Cairo

14,382,042 ▲0.2%

Cape Town International Airport

Cape Town

7,725,214 ▼ 4.4%

Egypt

Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport

Sharm
el-Sheikh

7,430,940 ▼4.2%

5.

Egypt

Hurghada International Airport

Hurghada

6,730,087 ▼0.2%

6.

Morocco

Mohammed V International Airport

Casablanca

6,392,789 ▲ 3.0%

7.

Nigeria

Murtala Muhammed International
Airport

Lagos

5,654,122 ▲ 9.1%

8.

Kenya

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Nairobi

5,104,791 ▲ 5.0%

9.

Algeria

Houari Boumedienne Airport

Algiers

4,474,970 ▲ 8.4%

Durban International Airport

Durban

4,304,740 ▼ 3.5%

10.

South
Africa

11.

Tunisia

Monastir International Airport

Monastir

4,262,574 ▼ 1.2%

12.

Tunisia

Carthage Airport

Tunis

4,257,455 ▲ 0.8%

13.

Ethiopia

Bole International Airport

Addis Ababa

3,497,847

▲
13.1%

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14.

Nigeria

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport

Abuja

3,196.438

15.

Morocco

Marrakech-Menara Airport

Marrakech

2,982,000 ▼ 3.8%

17.1%

2008 statistics
Country
1.

South
Africa

2.

Egypt

3.

South
Africa

4.

Airport

City

2008

Change
(08/07)

OR Tambo International Airport

Johannesburg

18,501,628 ▼4.3%

Cairo International Airport

Cairo

14,360,175 ▲14.2%

Cape Town International Airport

Cape Town

8,078,589 ▼ 2.9%

Egypt

Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport

Sharm
el-Sheikh

7,758,859 ▲20.8%

5.

Egypt

Hurghada International Airport

Hurghada

6,743,199 ▲13.4%

6.

Morocco

Mohammed V International Airport

Casablanca

6,209,711 ▲ 6.0%

7.

Nigeria

Murtala Muhammed International
Airport

Lagos

5,136,697

8.

Kenya

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Nairobi

~5,104,791

Durban International Airport

Durban

4,458,715 ▼ 7.1%
~4,314,040 ▲ 0.8%

9.

South
Africa

▲
23.5%

▲ 5%

10.

Tunisia

Monastir International Airport

Monastir

11.

Algeria

Houari Boumedienne Airport

Algiers

12.

Tunisia

Carthage Airport

Tunis

13.

Morocco

Marrakech-Menara Airport

Marrakech

3,100,495 ▲ 1.6%

14.

Ethiopia

Bole International Airport

Addis Ababa

3,092,186 ▲ 9.0%
[1]

15.

Libya

Tripoli International Airport

Tripoli

~3,070,200

16.

Tunisia

Djerba-Zarzis Airport

Djerba

~2,626,742 ▲ 2.8%

17.

Mauritius

Plaisance - Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Airport

Plaisance

18.

Nigeria

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport

Abuja

~2,354,000 ▲ 7.0%

19.

Senegal

Yoff Airport

Dakar

~2,205,000 ▲ 5.0%

20.

Egypt

Luxor International Airport

Luxor

2,168,700 ▲9.7%

4,200,000 ▲ 6.0%
~4,068,233 ▲ 3.5%

▲
42.8%

2,609,805 ▲ 1.8%

2007 statistics
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Airport

City

2007

Change
(07/06)

OR Tambo International Airport

Johannesburg

19,457,498 ▲ 9.3%

Cairo International Airport

Cairo

12,577,524

Cape Town International Airport

Cape Town

8,426,618

Egypt

Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport

Sharm
el-Sheikh

6,424,851

5.

Egypt

Hurghada International Airport

Hurghada

5,947,616

6.

Morocco

Mohammed V International Airport

Casablanca

5,858,192

7.

Kenya

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Nairobi

4,861,706 ▲ 9.3%

Durban International Airport

Durban

4,792,553

8.

South
Africa

▲
16.7%

▲
12.1%

▲
27.0%

▲
23.0%

▲
15.5%

▲
12.6%

▲

9.

Nigeria

Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos

4,450,000

10.

Tunisia

Monastir International Airport

Monastir

4,279,802 ▲ 1.9%

11.

Tunisia

Tunis-Carthage International Airport

Tunis

3,930,661 ▲ 7.7%

12.

Algeria

Houari Boumedienne Airport

Algiers

3,814,555 ▲ 9.3%

13.

Morocco

Marrakech-Menara Airport

Marrakech

3,050,916

14.

Ethiopia

Bole International Airport

Addis Ababa

2,837,543

15.

Mauritius

Plaisance - Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Airport

Port Louis

2,562,830

16.

Tunisia

Djerba-Zarzis Airport

Tunis

2,555,197 ▲ 5.4%

17.

Nigeria

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport

Abuja

2,200,000 ▲ 9.4%

18.

Libya

Tripoli International Airport

Tripoli

2,150,000

19.

Senegal

Dakar - Sédar Senghor Airport

Dakar

2,100,000

20.

Egypt

Luxor International Airport

Luxor

1,977,568 ▼ 3.6%

15.8%

▲
15.2%

▲
24.0%

▲
16.9%

Gallery

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Cairo International
Airport

Mohammed V
International Airport

OR Tambo
International Airport

Hurghada International
Airport

Jomo Kenyatta Airport

Durban International
Airport

Murtala Muhammed
International Airport

Monastir International
Airport

Tunis-Carthage
International Airport

Houari Boumedienne
Airport

Marrakech-Menara
Airport

Bole International
Airport

See also
Internal links
World's busiest airports by passenger traffic
List of the busiest airports in Europe by passenger traffic
List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries
List of largest airlines in Africa

External links
AZ World Airports (http://www.azworldairports.com/azworld/index.cfm)
OR Tambo International Airport Homepage (http://www.airports.co.za/home.asp?pid=228&
selAirport=jhb)
Cairo International Airport official website (http://www.cairo-airport.com/)
Cape Town International Airport Homepage (http://www.airports.co.za/home.asp?pid=229)
ACSA South Africa Homepage (http://www.acsa.co.za/home.asp?pid=100)

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ONDA Morocco Homepage (http://www.onda.ma)
OACA Tunisia Homepage (http://www.oaca.nat.tn/francais/index_public_fr_aer.htm)
Airports of Mauritius LTD (http://aml.mru.aero/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=26&
Itemid=42)
Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/National%20statistics
/national%20statistics%202008/Section_H_Transport&%20communication.pdf)
Algiers Airport (http://www.aeroportalger.dz/en/site/home.php)
JCDecauxMEA (http://www.jcdecauxmea.com/who-are-we.php)

Notes and references
1. ^ http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/National%20statistics/national%20statistics%202008
/Section_H_Transport&%20communication.pdf
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