There are 6 main recognized countries in the world where there is no airport. One of them is the Vatican City, the smallest country in the world, in the center of the Italian city of Rome, which is surrounded by walls and is an independent state within Italy. But, it has Heliport in the western corner which is used by Vatican officials.
The total area is 109 acres, lacking an airport. However, people can easily get here via the Italian capital. Similarly, the world's fifth smallest country, San Marino, is surrounded by Italian territory and over 33,000 residents lack an airport. It has one heliport in Borgo Maggiore and a small airfield in Torraccia.
For air travel, they have to fly 9 miles to an international airport in Italy. Monaco, the world's second-smallest country, is also near the Vatican in Europe. To get there, head to Nice Côte d'Azur Airport Airport in France. It has Monaco Heliport in the district of Fontvieille.
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Interestingly, the third and fourth smallest countries in the world have their own airports, but the fifth (San Marino, mentioned above) and sixth Liechtenstein (the country between Switzerland and Austria) lack an airport, according to the report. Residents have to head to an airport in Switzerland, 24 miles from their capital.
The same fate befell the inhabitants of Andorra, another country in Europe, with Spain on one side and France on the other, with no airports for the nearly 84,000 people.
However, over 10 million tourists come here every year. They manage to reach here by car from Spain or France. The last country is the Palestinian territories. Although it has four airports within the Palestinian territories. But they have been not operational airports since 2004.
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, South Ossetia, Tokelau, and the Pitcairn Islands have no airports.