Country Comparison > Heliports

Rank	Country	Heliports
1	Korea, South	536
2	United States	146
3	Antarctica	53
4	Russia	47
5	China	35
6	India	30
7	Germany	28
8	Korea, North	23
9	Pakistan	18
10	Turkey	18
11	Indonesia	17
12	Iraq	17
13	Brazil	16
14	Japan	14
15	Iran	14
16	Canada	11
17	United Kingdom	11
18	Ukraine	10
19	Afghanistan	9
20	Greece	9
21	East Timor	9
22	Saudi Arabia	8
23	Spain	8
24	Syria	7
25	Poland	7
26	New Caledonia	6
27	United Arab Emirates	5
28	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5
29	Hungary	5
30	Hong Kong	5
31	Italy	5
32	Kazakhstan	5
33	Kuwait	4
34	Burma	4
35	Bulgaria	4
36	Taiwan	4
37	Sudan	4
38	Thailand	3
39	Brunei	3
40	Solomon Islands	3
41	Israel	3
42	Spratly Islands	3
43	France	3
44	Georgia	3
45	Egypt	3
46	Venezuela	2
47	Croatia	2
48	Colombia	2
49	Algeria	2
50	Switzerland	2
51	Sierra Leone	2
52	Sweden	2
53	Romania	2
54	Philippines	2
55	Niger	2
56	Nigeria	2
57	Panama	2
58	Papua New Guinea	2
59	Malaysia	2
60	Oman	2
61	Libya	2
62	Macau	1
63	Mongolia	1
64	Monaco	1
65	Morocco	1
66	Mexico	1
67	Qatar	1
68	Netherlands	1
69	Norway	1
70	Peru	1
71	South Africa	1
72	Svalbard	1
73	Turkmenistan	1
74	Azerbaijan	1
75	Albania	1
76	Argentina	1
77	Australia	1
78	Austria	1
79	Bahrain	1
80	Belgium	1
81	Bahamas, The	1
82	Burundi	1
83	Belarus	1
84	Cambodia	1
85	Northern Mariana Islands	1
86	Slovakia	1
87	Luxembourg	1
88	Jordan	1
89	Vietnam	1
90	Ecuador	1
91	Estonia	1
92	Eritrea	1
93	El Salvador	1
94	Czech Republic	1
95	French Polynesia	1
96	Montenegro	1
97	Gaza Strip	1

Definition: This entry gives the total number of heliports with hard-surface runways, helipads, or landing areas that support routine sustained helicopter operations exclusively and have support facilities including one or more of the following facilities: lighting, fuel, passenger handling, or maintenance. It includes former airports used exclusively for helicopter operations but excludes heliports limited to day operations and natural clearings that could support helicopter landings and takeoffs.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2009