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This is a list of the busiest airports in Africa, ranked by total passengers per year, which includes arrival, departure and transit passengers.
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| Country | Airport | IATA | ICAO | City | 2020 | % Change (2020/2019) | |
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| 1 |  Egypt | Cairo International Airport | CAI | HECA | Cairo | 7,145,562 |  62.3% |
| 2 |  South Africa | O.R. Tambo International Airport | JNB | FAOR | Johannesburg | 6,839,670 | 68.4% |
| 3 |  Ethiopia | Bole International Airport | ADD | HAAB | Addis Ababa | 5,500,000 [14] | 38.3% |
| 4 |  Spain | Gran Canaria Airport | LPA | GCLP | Gran Canaria | 5,134,372 | 51% |
| 5 | South Africa | Cape Town International Airport | CPT | FACT | Cape Town | 4,012,204 | 62.9% |
| 6 |  Nigeria | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | LOS | DNMM | Lagos | 4,110,395 | 45.2% |
| 7 | Spain | Tenerife South Airport | TFS | GCTS | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 3,392,329 | 62% |
| 8 | Nigeria | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport | ABV | DNAA | Abuja | 3,880,283 | 30.1% |
| 9 |  Morocco | Mohammed V International Airport | CMN | GMMN | Casablanca | 2,994,902 | 71.0% |
| 10 | South Africa | King Shaka International Airport | DUR | FALE | Durban | 2,255,666 | 64.0% |
| 11 | Egypt | Hurghada International Airport | HRG | HEGN | Hurghada | 2,085,607 | 72.2% |
| 12 | Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport | SSH | HESH | Sharm el-Sheikh | 2,039,357 | 65.4% |
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| Country | Airport | IATA | ICAO | City | 2019 | Change (19-18) | |
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| 1 | South Africa | O. R. Tambo International Airport | JNB | FAOR | Johannesburg | 21,665,403 [15] |  2% |
| 2 | Egypt | Cairo International Airport | CAI | HECA | Cairo | 15,010,501 [16] | 5.9% |
| 3 | Spain | Gran Canaria Airport | LPA | GCLP | Gran Canaria | 13,261,405 [17] | 2.3% |
| 4 | Spain | Tenerife South Airport | TFS | GCTS | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 11,168,506 [17] | 1.1% |
| 5 | Ethiopia | Bole International Airport | ADD | HAAB | Addis Ababa | ||
| 6 | South Africa | Cape Town International Airport | CPT | FACT | Cape Town | 10,979,946 [18] | 2% |
| 7 | Morocco | Mohammed V International Airport | CMN | GMMN | Casablanca | 10,306,293 [19] | |
| 8 | Nigeria | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | LOS | DNMM | Lagos | 7,496,318 | 2.8 % |
| 9 |  Tunisia | Tunis–Carthage International Airport | TUN | DTTA | Tunis | 6,441,886 | 2.9 % |
| Country | Airport | IATA | ICAO | City | 2013 | Change (13/12) | |
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| 1 | South Africa | O.R. Tambo International Airport | JNB | FAOR | Johannesburg | 18,792,857 [28] | 0.6% |
| 2 | Egypt | Cairo International Airport | CAI | HECA | Cairo | 13,773,560 [16] | 6.9% |
| 3 | South Africa | Cape Town International Airport | CPT | FACT | Cape Town | 8,348,854 [28] | 1.8% |
| 4 | Morocco | Mohammed V International Airport | CMN | GMMN | Casablanca | 7,559,751 [29] | 5.2% |
| 5 | Nigeria | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | LOS | DNMM | Lagos | 7,261,178 [30] | 5.6% |
| 6 | Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport | SSH | HESH | Sharm el-Sheikh | 5,953,034 [16] | 11.3% |
| 7 | Egypt | Hurghada International Airport | HRG | HEGN | Hurghada | 5,782,566 [16] | 23.4% |
| 8 | South Africa | King Shaka International Airport | DUR | FALE | Durban | 5,196,123 [28] | 9.5% |
| 9 | Nigeria | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport | ABV | DNAA | Abuja | 3,945,897 [30] | 27.0% |
| 10 | South Africa | Port Elizabeth Airport | PLZ | FAPE | Port Elizabeth | 1,269,634 [28] | 3.5% |
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