Top 10 Largest and Busiest Airports in Africa

Africa's largest and busiest airport. Africa is a developing continent and the aviation industry is no exception. Africa now accounts for 3% of the global air traffic, even though it is home to 17% of the world's population. Africa being a growing continent has an interesting aviation sector. Africa boasts a handful of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic and airport capacity. Passenger traffic is heavy at airports like Cairo International Airport and Tambo International Airport. Apart from these two, there are another 8 airports on the continent that are also busy as well as having a huge passenger capacity. In this video, we present the 10 busiest airports in Africa, which may surprise you with their passenger flow and other features. Don't touch that dial if you don't want to miss any of the interesting facts and traits of these airports. Hello and welcome to today's video where we'll be looking into Africa's top 10 largest and busiest airports. Before we begin, don't forget to hit the subscribe button if you haven't done so. Turn on the post notification bell so that you won't miss any future video posts. Like, comment and share. Without further ado, let's get started. Number 10. Port Elizabeth International Airport, South Africa Port Elizabeth International Airport is owned and administered by the Airports Company of South Africa and is situated around 2 miles south of the city, giving it the moniker 10-minute airport due to its proximity to most major parts of the city. Every year, the Port Elizabeth International Airport handles over 1 million people and over 800 tons of cargo, including flowers, frozen lobster, and other items. The airport can now accommodate up to 2 million passengers per year thanks to the new terminal refurbishment. The airport also has two asphalt-paved runways, 13 apron aircraft parking spaces, and a terminal building that is 8,700 square meters. The plan for the 2010 FIFA World Cup saw the airport's runway extended from 19,080 meters to a massive 3,000 meters, allowing the airport to accommodate the international flights that would be arriving. However, this planned airport upgrade never materialized. The sea flight of the South African Air Force's 15th Squadron is based at the Port Elizabeth Airport, which also serves as an air force station. It is a helicopter unit whose main mission is to conduct marine and landward search and rescue missions. The South African Air Force Museum maintains a section of the airport also. Matala Mohamed International Airport, Nigeria Matala Mohamed International Airport is a multi-purpose international airport in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. On April 7, 2007, MMA-2, a newly privately financed domestic terminal, was launched. The airport has two asphalt-paved runways and is located at a height of 135 feet above mean sea level. Matala Mohamed International Airport, being a major international airport in Nigeria's Lagos state, covers a large area of 3,345 square kilometers. It is regarded as one of Africa's top 10 airports, with its huge capacity allowing 6.5 million people to travel each year. 8. Mohamed V International Airport, Morocco The airport, which is operated by ONDA, is situated 30 kilometers southeast of Casablanca and is Morocco's busiest. With almost 7.3 million passengers passing through each year, it was named after Morocco's late Sultan Mohamed V. There are about 182 flights to Paris every week, over 17 flights to New York, and 14 flights to Dubai and Frankfurt per week. Casablanca is one of the most important commercial and industrial centers in the southern Mediterranean, and cargo activities are expected to grow dramatically in the future years. 7. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Kenya The next airport on our list of Africa's busiest airports is NBO, an international airport in Nairobi. Kenya's main airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, was formerly known as Mbakasi Airport and Nairobi International Airport. It is currently constructing a Category 2 runway with a length of 4.8 kilometers and a width of 75 meters for 37 billion Kenyan shillings, about $370 million USD. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, also known by its NBO aircode, is located 18 kilometers southeast of Nairobi's economic core. The airport spans a wide area of 30,000 square meters. The fact that this airport has a tremendous passenger volume of 9 million passengers makes it the busiest on the continent. The airport, however, has experienced a huge blow due to the global pandemic, COVID-19, which saw its flights and passengers volume reduce in 2020. However, as time goes on, the norm is slowly coming back and the airport is expected to go back to full operation soon. 6. Elgada International Airport, Egypt Sham El Sheikh Airport, named after the Egyptian city of Sham El Sheikh, is busier than many other larger airports. Elgada International Airport is the city of Elgada's sole international airport. It is situated 5 kilometers southeast of El Dahar. Elgada's city core is El Dahar. Because it is the only international airport in the area, many travelers from all over the world use it. In addition, this airport, which has airport code HRG, has a large surface area of 92,000 square meters. As a consequence, it handles a lot of passenger traffic, around 6.6 to 9 million people each year. This airport, which is ranked among Africa's best airports, astounds us with the large number of travelers it receives. Elgada, Egypt's Red Sea governance capital, Safarga, Egypt's seaport city, and a slew of other spectacular Red Sea beach and aquatic sports resources including Alkwesir, Soma Bay, Ogona, El Mahamia, Sham El Naga, and Makadi Bay are all served by the air facility. There is presently just one terminal serving it. However, preparations are already underway to make it the center of attention, with travelers having access to a broad range of retailers, duty-free boutiques, and eateries. 5. Algiers-Hawaii-Bohemian Airport, Algeria Hawaii-Bohemian, a former Algerian president, is honored with the airport's name. Da El Beda, the neighborhood where the airport is situated, was formerly known as Maison Blanc, White House. And most of the literature regarding the Algerian War of Independence refers to the airport as Maison Blanc Airport. Algiers-Hawaii-Bohemian Airport, also known by its ALG airport code, is the city's primary international airport. It is located 16.9 kilometers from the city's core. The surface area of this airport is 73 hectares, with 7.9 million passengers from all over the world each year. It qualifies to be one of the busiest airports in the world. These factors combine to make it one of Africa's busiest airports. 4. Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt Egypt's Cairo International Airport is ranked fourth on this list. It is the fourth best with over 65 foreign airlines, both passenger and cargo, using its services. It is around 37 square kilometers and is located to the northeast of the city, about 15 kilometers from the city's economic district. The airport has three terminals, one of which is a new cargo terminal and the biggest, of which was inaugurated on April 27, 2009. It is rapidly improving, and growth might soon see it surpass Oliver Tambo's International Airport. Cairo Airport is served by over 65 airlines, including charter aircraft and nine cargo carriers, all flying to and from different global destinations. 3. King's Shaka International Airport, Durban, South Africa The main airport servicing Durban, South Africa is King's Shaka International Airport, and it is also known as La Mercy Airport. This world-class facility, located 35 kilometers north of Durban, provides a variety of amenities to make your travel experience as pleasant as possible. King's Shaka International Airport is believed to be three times bigger and contains five times as many stores as Durban International Airport. It has expanded dramatically in just eight years to become one of Africa's largest and busiest airports by 2020, with a significant clientele of 5 million people per year. It can accommodate 7.5 million people and provides plenty of space for future growth if necessary. 2. Cape Town International Airport, Cape Town, South Africa Cape Town International Airport, about 12 miles from Cape Town, South Africa, is Africa's second busiest airport. This airport handled 8,636,294 passengers in 2014. The Cape Town International Airport's passenger counts increased by 3.4 percent in 2014 compared to 2013. This airport is direct domestic flights to Johannesburg and Durban. In 2011, the Johannesburg trip was the world's ninth busiest air route, transporting 4.5 million passengers. It also offers international flights to other African, Asian, and European destinations. Mango and South African Express use the Cape Town International Airport as their principal hub. It is a two-level terminal, as well as shops, restaurants, hotels, and a metro line that links to Cape Town. 1. Oortambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa This airport can be described in one word, largest and busiest in South Africa and Africa as a whole. Oortambo International Airport in Johannesburg is ranked first among Africa's finest, busiest, and largest airports in 2021. It is Southern Africa's aviation transportation center. Oortambo currently handles more than 17 million passengers per year, with recent infrastructure upgrades allowing it to handle up to 28 million passengers per year. At Oortambo, around 18,000 people are employed by a variety of industries, and the airport plays an important part in the Gauteng province's economy. Oliver Reginald Tambo, fondly known as O.R. by his peers, was one of South Africa's most important founding fathers, and the airport bears his name in honor of his significant contribution to the liberation of the country. The Oortambo International Airport is one of only three in the world that provides flights to every continent except Antarctica. It is located at a height of 5,558 feet above sea level and has two north-south runways. The Oortambo airport served 19,164,000 passengers in 2014. This was a 9.3% raise over the previous year's figures. Air travel has been one of the most dependent modes of transport over time in the world. With millions of flights from one continent to another, Africa has not been left behind despite it being a developing continent. The African continent takes up a good percentage of passengers from all over the world for different reasons, be it business, leisure in the different African tourist attractions, or just connecting flights. Despite the unprecedented hard times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of African airlines are coming back to their feet and soon they will be back to normal. Figures in these top 10 largest and busiest airports in Africa show the potential that the continent holds in the future of air travel. With few changes to improve the current facilities available, the continent would see greater air travel traffic, raising it from the current 3% to greater heights. That marks the end of today's video. 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