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List of countries without an airport

Of the world's independent states,^[1] only five 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.)

Country	Notes
Andorra	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. InSpain, the nearest airports are Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell Airport (12 km away), Lleida–Alguaire Airport and Girona–Costa Brava Airport. InFrance, the nearest airports are Carcassonne Airport and Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport.[4] The nearest major airports are Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport in Spain and Toulouse–Blagnac Airport in France, which are the most common choice for long-distance travel to Andorra.
Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein has no airport, but has a heliport in the southern town of Balzers.[5][6] The nearest airports are St. Gallen–Altenrhein AirportinSwitzerland and Friedrichshafen AirportinGermany, which have few scheduled flights. The nearest major airport is Zürich 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.
Monaco	Monaco has no airport, but has Monaco Heliport in the district of Fontvieille.[8] The nearest major airport is Nice Côte d'Azur AirportinFrance.[9]
San Marino	San Marino has no airport,[10] but has one heliport in Borgo Maggiore and a small airfield called Torraccia airfieldinTorraccia with a 680-metre (2,230-foot) grass runway. The nearest airports in Italy are Federico Fellini International Airport in Rimini, and the much larger Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport.
Vatican City	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 major airports in Italy are Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport and Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, both serving the city of Rome.

States with limited recognition[edit]

Country	Notes
Palestine	While there are four airports within the Palestinian territories, none have been operational since 2004.
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	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.
South Ossetia
Transnistria	There is the Tiraspol Airport, which does not have regular flights

Non-self-governing territories[edit]

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.

Territory	Sovereign state	Notes
Tokelau	New Zealand	Tokelau[note 1] does not have an airport, so boats are the only means of travel and transport.[13] The nearest airport is Faleolo International Airport on Upolu Island in Samoa.
Pitcairn Islands	United Kingdom	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]

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