This is a list of countries (sovereign states) and territories without an airport.
Of the world's independent states,[1] only five of the six European microstates have no airport within their boundaries, though all have at least one heliport. All apart from Monaco are landlocked. (Liechtenstein is doubly landlocked.)
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Andorra has no airport,[2] but has three private heliports, one of which is a hospital helipad. A "National Heliport" is planned to be built, but the process is currently stalled.[3] By both population and land area, it is the largest country not to have an airport. The nearest airports in Spain are Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell Airport (12 km away), Lleida-Alguaire Airport, Barcelona-El Prat Airport, and Girona-Costa Brava Airport. The nearest airports in France are Carcassonne Airport, Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport and Toulouse-Blagnac Airport.[4] Barcelona and Toulouse are major airports and the most common choice for long-distance travel to Andorra. |
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Liechtenstein has no airport, but has a heliport in the southern town of Balzers.[5][6] The nearest international airports are St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport in Switzerland and Friedrichshafen Airport in Germany, which have few scheduled flights. The nearest major airport is Zurich Airport in Switzerland, which has rail services to Buchs and Sargans.[7] From these towns, one can catch a postal bus[7] or a train to Liechtenstein. |
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Monaco has no airport, but has Monaco Heliport in the district of Fontvieille.[8] The nearest airport is Nice Côte d'Azur Airport in France.[9] |
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San Marino has no airport,[10] but has one heliport in Borgo Maggiore and a small airfield in Torraccia with a 680-metre (2,230-foot) grass runway. The nearest airport is Rimini Airport, thereafter the much larger Bologna Airport, both in Italy. |
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Vatican City has no airport, but has Vatican City Heliport in the western corner, which is used by visiting heads and Vatican officials.[11] It would be physically impossible to fit an airport into the 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) land area of the Holy See.[12] The nearest airports are Rome Ciampino Airport and Rome–Fiumicino Airport in Italy. |
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While there is an airport in Stepanakert, this has seen no air traffic movements since 1992. |
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While there are four airports within the Palestinian territories, none has been operational since 2004. |
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While there are several airports within Western Sahara, all of them are in the Moroccan-controlled portion of the territory except for a dirt airstrip near Tifariti. |
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Of the world's 17 non-self-governing territories, two have no airport within their boundaries: Tokelau and the Pitcairn Islands. Both are remote island groups, so a fairly long boat trip is the only way to get there.
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Tokelau[note 1] does not have an airport, so boats are the only means of travel and transport.[13] |
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The Pitcairn Islands[note 2] does not have an airport or seaport; the islanders rely on longboats to ferry people and goods between ship and shore through Bounty Bay.[14] |