number of registered air carriers: 3 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 36
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 1,147,247 (2018)
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 7.75 million (2018)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
8Q
Airports
total: 9 (2021)
country comparison to the world: 157
Airports - with paved runways
total: 7
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2021)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2021)
Roadways
total: 93 km (2018)
paved: 93 km (2018) - 60 km in Malée; 16 km on Addu Atolis; 17 km on Laamu
note: island roads are mainly compacted coral
country comparison to the world: 214
Merchant marine
total: 68
by type: general cargo 21, oil tanker 19, other 28 (2021)
country comparison to the world: 108
Ports and terminals
major seaport(s): Male