The present invention relates to an LED lighting apparatus dissipating heat by fanless ventilation including a heat radiation housing that has a heat radiation frame provided around the body of the heat radiation housing and spaced apart from the body and also has linear heat radiation fins configured to minimize interference to air flow and to maximize the heat radiation area, thereby expanding the heat radiation area significantly and thus dissipating heat much more effectively through ventilation by natural convection without a blowing fan, and consequently, extending the life span of the LED lighting apparatus and improving its quality. The LED lighting apparatus comprises a light source part including at least one LED and a PCB used to mount the LED; and a heat radiation housing provided at the upper portion thereof with a terminal part, receiving and supporting the light source part and dissipating heat, wherein the heat radiation housing includes a light source installation part provided at the lower portion of the heat radiation housing to install the light source part, a body formed above the light source installation part and receiving a power driver therein, a ring-type heat radiation frame spaced apart from the outer circumferential surface of the body, and a plurality of linear heat radiation fins connecting the ring-type heat radiation frame to the body and spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval to dissipate heat.