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@2053 Airports
Afghanistan
47 (2004 est.)
Albania
11 (2004 est.)
Algeria
137 (2004 est.)
American Samoa
3 (2004 est.)
Andorra
none (2004 est.)
Angola
243 (2004 est.)
Anguilla
3 (2004 est.)
Antarctica
there are no developed public access airports or landing
facilities; 30 stations, operated by 16 national governments party
to the Antarctic Treaty, have restricted aircraft landing facilities
for either helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft; commercial
enterprises operate two additional aircraft landing facilities;
helicopter pads are available at 27 stations; runways at 15
locations are gravel, sea-ice, blue-ice, or compacted snow suitable
for landing wheeled, fixed-wing aircraft; of these, one is greater
than 3 km in length, six are between 2 km and 3 km in length, three
are between 1 km and 2 km in length, three are less than 1 km in
length, and two are of unknown length; snow surface skiways, limited
to use by ski-equipped, fixed-wing aircraft, are available at
another 15 locations; of these, four are greater than 3 km in
length, three are between 2 km and 3 km in length, two are between 1
km and 2 km in length, two are less than 1 km in length, and four
are of unknown length; aircraft landing facilities generally subject
to severe restrictions and limitations resulting from extreme
seasonal and geographic conditions; aircraft landing facilities do
not meet ICAO standards; advance approval from the respective
governmental or nongovernmental operating organization required for
using their facilities; landed aircraft are subject to inspection in
accordance with Article 7, Antarctic Treaty; guidelines for the
operation of aircraft near concentrations of birds in Antarctica
were adopted in 2004; relevant legal instruments and authorization
procedures adopted by states party to the Antarctic Treaty
regulating access to the Antarctic Treaty area, that is to all areas
between 60 and 90 degrees of latitude South, have to be complied
with (see information under "Legal System"); an Antarctic Flight
Information Manual (AFIM) providing up-to-date details of Antarctic
air facilities and procedures is maintained and published by the
Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (2004 est.)