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An airport of entry (AOE) is an airport that provides customs and immigration services for incoming flights. These services allow the airport to serve as an initial port of entry for foreign visitors arriving in a country.
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Africa
| Location | Airport | IATA Code | International Passengers | Domestic Passengers | Transit Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Egypt (see also List of airports in Egypt) |
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| Alexandria | Alexandria International Airport | ALY | 795,128 | ||
| Alexandria | Borg El Arab Airport | HBE | 236,135 | ||
| Cairo | Cairo International Airport | CAI | 12,577,524 | ||
| Sharm El Sheikh | Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport | SSH | 6,424,851 | ||
Americas
Asia
Europe
According to the Schengen rules, no immigration procedure is needed for passengers on flights between two countries in the Schengen Area. Airport with no flights outside this area is therefore not an Airport of entry.
Oceania
| Location | Airport | IATA Code | International Passengers | Domestic Passengers | Transit Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
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| Adelaide | Adelaide Airport | ADL | |||
| Brisbane | Brisbane Airport | BNE | |||
| Canberra | Canberra International Airport | CBR | |||
| Darwin | Darwin International Airport | DRW | |||
| Hobart | Hobart International Airport | HBA | |||
| Melbourne | Melbourne Airport | MEL | |||
| Perth | Perth Airport | PER | |||
| Sydney | Sydney Airport | SYD | |||
 Fiji |
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| Nadi | Nadi International Airport | NAN | |||
| Suva | Nausori International Airport | SUV | |||
 New Zealand |
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| Auckland | Auckland Airport | AKL | |||
| Christchurch | Christchurch International Airport | CHC | |||
| Wellington | Wellington International Airport | WLG | |||
 Samoa |
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| Apia | Faleolo International Airport | APW | |||
 Tonga |
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| Nukuʻalofa | Fuaʻamotu International Airport | TBU | |||
Terminology
The word "international" in an airport's name usually means that it is an airport of entry, but many airports of entry do not use it. Airports of entry can range from large urban airports with heavy scheduled passenger service, like John F. Kennedy International Airport, to small rural airports serving general aviation exclusively. Often, smaller airports of entry are located near an existing port of entry such as a bridge or seaport.
On the other hand however, some "former" airports of entry chose to leave their name with the word "international" in it, even though they no longer serve international flights. One example is Osaka International Airport, or Itami Airport as locals call it. Even when Itami had ended all international services and became a purely domestic airport after the opening of Kansai International Airport in 1994, it kept its original name of "Osaka International Airport". Many airports in the nearby region have the same situation, like Taipei Songshan Airport. Songshan retained its official Chinese name, Taipei International Airport, after Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (now Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) opened.
For the European Union, flights between countries in the Schengen area are considered domestic regarding passport and immigration check. Several international airports have only intra Schengen-flights. Several of these have occasional charter flights to foreign countries.
See also
- Customs
- International airport
- Port of entry
- Schengen Agreement
- World's busiest airports by passenger traffic
- World's busiest airports by international passenger traffic
- Busiest airports in Europe by passenger traffic
- List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries
Notes
- ^ "US-VISIT: Current Ports of Entry","US Department of Homeland Security",
- ^ Capital Region International Airport Designated Foreign Trade Zone, FlyLansing.com, August 24, 2009
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