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National air transport system
number of registered air carriers: 4 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 18

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 541,290 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 16.25 million (2018) mt-km

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
5R

Airports
total: 83 (2021)

country comparison to the world: 66
Airports - with paved runways
total: 26

over 3,047 m: 1

2,438 to 3,047 m: 2

1,524 to 2,437 m: 6

914 to 1,523 m: 16

under 914 m: 1 (2021)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 57

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

914 to 1,523 m: 38

under 914 m: 18 (2021)

Railways
total: 836 km (2018)

narrow gauge: 836 km (2018) 1.000-m gauge

country comparison to the world: 96
Roadways
total: 31,640 km (2018)

country comparison to the world: 95
Waterways
600 km (2011) (432 km navigable)

country comparison to the world: 86
Merchant marine
total: 27

by type: general cargo 14, oil tanker 2, other 11 (2021)

country comparison to the world: 137
Ports and terminals
major seaport(s): Antsiranana (Diego Suarez), Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara (Tulear)