Most Connected Airports in Africa

Top 50 airports in Africa ranked by Reach Score — measuring global connectivity through direct flights.

# Code City Country Routes Score Continents
1 ADD Addis Ababa Ethiopia 135 92
5/6
2 CMN Casablanca Morocco 117 89
5/6
3 JNB Johannesburg South Africa 79 88
6/6
4 CAI Cairo Egypt 127 87
4/6
5 CPT Cape Town South Africa 41 84
5/6
6 RAK Marrakech Morocco 107 83
4/6
7 SSH Sharm el Sheikh Egypt 83 82
4/6
8 NBO Nairobi Kenya 66 81
4/6
9 HRG Hurghada Egypt 93 80
3/6
10 ALG Algiers Algeria 87 80
4/6
11 NBJ Luanda Angola 35 80
5/6
12 AGA Agadir Morocco 71 79
4/6
13 LOS Lagos Nigeria 48 78
4/6
14 DSS Dakar Senegal 36 77
4/6
15 ACC Accra Ghana 33 77
4/6
16 TUN Tunis Tunisia 60 76
4/6
17 MRU Mauritius Mauritius 25 76
4/6
18 ABJ Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire 36 75
4/6
19 ZNZ Zanzibar United Republic of Tanzania 32 73
3/6
20 RMF Marsa Alam Egypt 32 71
3/6
21 RBA Rabat Morocco 44 70
3/6
22 DAR Dar Es Salaam United Republic of Tanzania 42 70
3/6
23 SID Sal Cape Verde 38 70
2/6
24 EBB Entebbe Uganda 37 70
3/6
25 KGL Kigali Rwanda 25 69
3/6
26 TNG Tangier Morocco 44 68
3/6
27 ABV Abuja Nigeria 39 68
3/6
28 LFW Lome Togo 24 68
3/6
29 FIH Kinshasa The Democratic Republic of The Congo 26 67
3/6
30 BVC Boa Vista Cape Verde 25 67
2/6
31 LXR Luxor Egypt 23 67
3/6
32 SEZ Mahe Island Seychelles 17 67
3/6
33 RUN Saint Denis de la Reunion Reunion 14 66
3/6
34 ORN Oran Algeria 31 65
3/6
35 MIR Monastir Tunisia 26 65
3/6
36 DLA Douala Cameroon 22 65
3/6
37 JRO Kilimanjaro United Republic of Tanzania 19 65
3/6
38 MBA Mombasa Kenya 17 65
3/6
39 CZL Constantine Algeria 29 64
3/6
40 NBE Enfidha Tunisia 20 64
3/6
41 RAI Praia Cape Verde 19 64
3/6
42 DJE Djerba Tunisia 35 63
2/6
43 LBV Libreville Gabon 23 63
3/6
44 COO Cotonou Benin 16 63
3/6
45 MPM Maputo Mozambique 16 63
3/6
46 CKY Conakry Guinea 15 63
3/6
47 FEZ Fes Morocco 32 62
2/6
48 LUN Lusaka Zambia 22 62
3/6
49 HBE Alexandria Egypt 21 62
3/6
50 NSI Yaounde Cameroon 16 62
3/6

Frequently asked questions

  • What is the most connected airport in Africa?

    Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is the most connected airport in Africa with a Reach Score of 92/99 and 135 direct destinations.

  • How many major airports are in Africa?

    There are 50 well-connected airports ranked in Africa. The top hubs include Addis Ababa (ADD), Casablanca (CMN), Johannesburg (JNB).

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