Northern Africa

Northern Africa has 57 airports with published data across 6 countries. Cairo, the busiest airport in Northern Africa, had 10,050 arrivals and departures in September 2026, according to Avionio.

Source: Avioniocollected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count

Flights (arrivals + departures)

September 2026
September 2026

September 2026 — based on 5 of the 6 countries in this region, 43 airports. Countries measured a different way are not in this table; see their own pages.

collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
  1. Cairo International AirportEgypt 10,050
  2. Houari Boumediene AirportAlgeria 7,944
  3. Hurghada International AirportEgypt 6,091
  4. Sharm El Sheikh International AirportEgypt 4,889
  5. Mitiga International AirportLibya 2,331
  6. Djerba Zarzis International AirportTunisia 2,068
  7. Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International AirportAlgeria 2,007
  8. Monastir Habib Bourguiba International AirportTunisia 1,759
  9. Marsa Alam International AirportEgypt 1,569
  10. Port Sudan New International AirportSudan 1,564
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#AirportCountry Flights (arrivals + departures)
01 Cairo International Airport Egypt 10,050
02 Houari Boumediene Airport Algeria 7,944
03 Hurghada International Airport Egypt 6,091
04 Sharm El Sheikh International Airport Egypt 4,889
05 Mitiga International Airport Libya 2,331
06 Djerba Zarzis International Airport Tunisia 2,068
07 Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport Algeria 2,007
08 Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport Tunisia 1,759
09 Marsa Alam International Airport Egypt 1,569
10 Port Sudan New International Airport Sudan 1,564
11 Benina International Airport Libya 1,109
12 Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport Tunisia 1,091
13 Alexandria International Airport Egypt 1,002
14 Khartoum International Airport Sudan 634
15 Aswan International Airport Egypt 628
16 Annaba Rabah Bitat Airport Algeria 491
17 Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport Algeria 354
18 Mersa Matruh International Airport Egypt 196
19 Noumérat - Moufdi Zakaria Airport Algeria 179
20 Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport Algeria 164
21 Tiska Djanet Airport Algeria 141
22 Béchar Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport Algeria 138
23 Bordj Badji Mokhtar Airport Algeria 122
24 Batna Mostefa Ben Boulaid Airport Algeria 104
25 Suhaj International Airport Egypt 100
26 Abu Simbel Airport Egypt 98
27 Kassala Airport Sudan 82
28 Hassi Messaoud-Oued Irara Krim Belkacem Airport Algeria 66
29 Tindouf Airport Algeria 58
30 Sabha Airport Libya 52
31 Cheikh Larbi Tébessi Airport Algeria 51
32 Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport Algeria 50
33 Chlef Aboubakr Belkaid International Airport Algeria 47
34 El Alamein International Airport Egypt 37
35 Touggourt Sidi Madhi Airport Algeria 35
36 Zarzaitine - In Aménas Airport Algeria 34
37 Laghouat - Molay Ahmed Medeghri Airport Algeria 32
38 Illizi Takhamalt Airport Algeria 17
39 El Bayadh Airport Algeria 16
40 Timimoun Airport Algeria 13
41 Mecheria Airport Algeria 6
42 Tabarka-Aïn Draham International Airport Tunisia 5
43 Tozeur Nefta International Airport Tunisia 2

Source: Avionio

Every airport in this region

57

All 57 published airports here, not only the ones the table above can rank. 54 have official monthly figures; 3 are counted daily from flight boards. The two are measured differently, so this list does not rank them against each other — each row says how its own figure was measured.

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AirportCountry FigureHow it is measured
Abu Simbel Airport Egypt 98 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Al Massira Airport Morocco 2,140 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · all traffic at the airport
Alexandria International Airport Egypt 1,002 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Annaba Rabah Bitat Airport Algeria 491 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Aswan International Airport Egypt 628 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Batna Mostefa Ben Boulaid Airport Algeria 104 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Benina International Airport Libya 1,109 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Bordj Badji Mokhtar Airport Algeria 122 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Béchar Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport Algeria 138 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Cairo International Airport Egypt 10,050 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Cheikh Larbi Tébessi Airport Algeria 51 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Chlef Aboubakr Belkaid International Airport Algeria 47 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Djerba Zarzis International Airport Tunisia 2,068 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
El Alamein International Airport Egypt 37 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
El Bayadh Airport Algeria 16 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport Tunisia 1,091 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Fes Saïss International Airport Morocco 1,271 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · all traffic at the airport
Hassi Messaoud-Oued Irara Krim Belkacem Airport Algeria 66 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Houari Boumediene Airport Algeria 7,944 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Hurghada International Airport Egypt 6,091 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Illizi Takhamalt Airport Algeria 17 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Kassala Airport Sudan 82 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Khartoum International Airport Sudan 634 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Laghouat - Molay Ahmed Medeghri Airport Algeria 32 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Marrakesh Menara Airport Morocco 5,424 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · all traffic at the airport
Marsa Alam International Airport Egypt 1,569 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Mecheria Airport Algeria 6 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Mersa Matruh International Airport Egypt 196 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Mitiga International Airport Libya 2,331 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport Algeria 164 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Mohammed V International Airport Morocco 9,719 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · all traffic at the airport
Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport Tunisia 1,759 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Nador Al Aaroui International Airport Morocco 839 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Noumérat - Moufdi Zakaria Airport Algeria 179 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport Algeria 2,007 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Oujda Angads Airport Morocco 367 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Port Sudan New International Airport Sudan 1,564 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Rabat-Salé Airport Morocco 2,131 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · all traffic at the airport
Sabha Airport Libya 52 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Sania Ramel Airport Morocco 627 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Sfax Thyna International Airport Tunisia 195 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Sharm El Sheikh International Airport Egypt 4,889 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport Algeria 354 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Suhaj International Airport Egypt 100 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Tabarka-Aïn Draham International Airport Tunisia 5 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport Morocco 2,511 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · all traffic at the airport
Timimoun Airport Algeria 13 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Tindouf Airport Algeria 58 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Tiska Djanet Airport Algeria 141 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport Algeria 50 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Touggourt Sidi Madhi Airport Algeria 35 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Tozeur Nefta International Airport Tunisia 2 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Tunis Carthage International Airport Tunisia 1,613 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Zarzaitine - In Aménas Airport Algeria 34 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport Algeria 154 scheduled flights · counted daily · 12 days
In Salah Airport Algeria 48 scheduled flights · counted daily · 11 days
Sphinx International Airport Egypt 297 scheduled flights · counted daily · 13 days

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