Ireland
Ireland National Transport System
number of registered air carriers: 9 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 450
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 167,598,633 (2018)
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 168.71 million (2018) mt-km
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
EI
Airports
total: 40 (2021)
country comparison to the world: 105
Airports - with paved runways
total: 16
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 5 (2021)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 24
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 21 (2021)
Pipelines
2,427 km gas (2017)
Railways
total: 4,301 km (2018)
narrow gauge: 1,930 km (2018) 0.914-m gauge (operated by the Irish Peat Board to transport peat to power stations and briquetting plants)
broad gauge: 2,371 km (2018) 1.600-m gauge (53 km electrified)
country comparison to the world: 43
Roadways
total: 99,830 km (2018)
paved: 99,830 km (2018) (includes 2,717 km of expressways)
country comparison to the world: 48
Waterways
956 km (2010) (pleasure craft only)
country comparison to the world: 67
Merchant marine
total: 96
by type: bulk carrier 12, general cargo 36, oil tanker 1, other 47 (2021)
country comparison to the world: 91
Ports and terminals
major seaport(s): Dublin, Shannon Foynes
cruise port(s): Cork (250,000), Dublin (359,966) (2020)
container port(s) (TEUs): Dublin (529,563) (2016)
river port(s): Cork (Lee), Waterford (Suir)
LNG terminal(s) (import): Dabhol, Dahej, Hazira