Which is the busiest airport in Africa?
The busiest airport in Africa is positioned according to the number of passengers it accommodates yearly.
Besides, it is more accessible and affordable in 2020 than before.
Travellers waiting in the check-in hall of Sharm el-Sheikh airport. Photo: Benno Schwinghammer/picture allianceSource: Getty Images
10 busiest airport in Africa
How many international airports are in Africa?
There areapproximately forty-six global-standard airfields and around 431 national ones.
Most airfields found in the continent are airstrips servicing local flights.
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However, the few major international airports are doing a great job in serving millions of travellers yearly.
Here are the top 10 airports in Africa with thehighest passenger traffic.
Oliver Tambo International Airport, South Africa
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O.R. Tambo International Airport. Photo: @jebbrooksfliesSource: Instagram
South Africa’s Oliver Tambo International Airport is the biggest and busiest airport in Africa.
It is situated in the heart of Joburg.
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It has a yearly capacity of 28,000,000 travellers, making it top in the largest airport in Africa list.
Tambo landing strip is often characterized by longer queues because of the large number of passengers.
The airfield has a world-class train and bus shuttle service to transport passengers within the Gauteng province.
Zamalek Fans at Cairo International Airport. Photo: Ziad Ahmed/NurPhotoSource: Getty Images
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It is also the largest and busiest in Egypt, with key airlines like EgyptAir and Nile Air.
Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa. Photo: Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu AgencySource: Getty Images
It has four terminals and serves a whopping 15 million travellers annually.
There are approximately 175 passengers flight departing daily from CIA.
One of its longest flight takes roughly 12h 10min from Cairo to Toronto with Boeing 777-300.
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Bole International Airport, Ethiopia
Addis Ababa Bole International (ADD) is situated in Bole District, Ethiopia.
Bole also serves other regions, including North America, Asia, South America, and Europe.
To add, Bole deals with more than 12 million travellers every year.
Cape Town, International Airport, British Airways ticket counter check in desk line. Photo: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images GroupSource: Getty Images
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It comes second after Oliver Tambo.
Mohammed V is the fifth busiest airport in Africa 2020, with three terminals serving 10,306,293 travellers in 2019.
Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca, Morocco. Photo: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhotoSource: Getty Images
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It was named after a former president of Algeria and has an annual capacity of about 7.5 million passengers.
The Airport of Algiers has been functioning for several decades, boosting its reputation.
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Its two passenger terminals handle leisure flights from Europe.
JKIA operates scheduled flights to more than 50 destinations across the world.
It is operated and ran by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services.
Houari Boumediene airport in Algiers. Photo: Billal Bensalem/NurPhotoSource: Getty Images
The number of globetrotters passing through the facility is approximately 6,500,000 annually.
The airport hosts several airlines serving flights across the continent as well as Europe and Asia.
The landing strip in Mauritius handles nearly 4 million passengers yearly.
Hurghada International Airport in Egypt. Photo: @TransportDaySource: Twitter
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When talking about the most aesthetically pleasant landing strips, then Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt comes to mind.
The airports second terminal was launched in 2007 and is currently the country’s third busiest airport.
Kenya Airways planes are seen at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Photo: Dennis Sigwe/SOPA Images/LightRocketSource: Getty Images
Sharm El Sheikh Airport is distinguished by 40 check-in counters and can handle to 4,000,000 travellers annually.
Sharm El Sheikh cost roughly $350 million to construct.
It reported5.52 millionin 2017-2018,5.6 millionin 2018-2019, and 5.69 million in 2019-2020 domestic passenger traffic.
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International traffic for the three periods were 352,244, 367,707, and 380, 871 respectively.
Now you know the busiest airport in Africa and others with the biggest passenger traffic all year round.
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Terminal of the Murtala-Mohammed International Airport in Ikeja. Photo: JOKER/Hady Khandani/ullstein bildSource: Getty Images
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The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) is among the best airport management companies globally.
It oversees nine airports inMzansiand extends its services in Mumbai, India, and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Tunis Carthage International Airport. Photo: @ScafidiTravelsSource: Twitter
Established in 1993 Under Airports Act No 44 of 1993, ACSA is a public company.
74.6% of shares are held by the South African government, while private shareholders own 25.4 %.
Its current CEO is Mpumi Mpofu.
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