title: Lists of airports
text: # Lists of airports
  
  An airport is an aerodrome with facilities for flights to take off and land. Airports often have facilities to store and maintain aircraft, and a control tower. An airport consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface such as a runway for a plane to take off or a helipad, and often includes adjacent utility buildings such as control towers, hangars and terminals.
  
  An airport with a helipad for rotorcraft but no runway is called a heliport. An airport for use by seaplanes and amphibious aircraft is called a seaplane base. Such a base typically includes a stretch of open water for takeoffs and landings, and seaplane docks for tying-up.
  
  An international airport has additional facilities for customs and immigration.
  
  List of airports by IATA airport code: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
  
  * By country: see Category:Lists of airports by country
  * By metropolitan area: see Category:Airports by city
  * List of eponyms of airports (airports named after people)
  * Lists of military installations
  * Lists of the World's busiest airports:
     * by aircraft movements
     * by cargo traffic
     * by passenger traffic
     * by international passenger traffic
  * Lists by elevation:
     * List of highest airports
     * List of lowest airports
  * With triple takeoff/landing capability
  * Worldwide list of airports with scheduled commercial service, see: Airline destinations
  