Korea North Transportation - 2024

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

National air transport system

number of registered air carriers: 1 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 4

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 103,560 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 250,000 (2018) mt-km

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

P

Airports

83 (2024)

Heliports

8 (2024)

Pipelines

6 km oil (2013)

Railways

total: 7,435 km (2014)

standard gauge: 7,435 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge (5,400 km electrified)

note: figures are approximate; some narrow-gauge railway also exists

Roadways

total: 25,554 km (2006)

paved: 724 km (2006)

unpaved: 24,830 km (2006)

Waterways

2,250 km (2011) (most navigable only by small craft)

Merchant marine

total: 264 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 10, container ship 5, general cargo 191, oil tanker 29, other 29

Ports and terminals

major seaport(s): Ch'ongjin, Haeju, Hungnam, Namp'o, Songnim, Sonbong (formerly Unggi), Wonsan

NOTE: The information regarding Korea North on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Korea North 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Korea North 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.