Syria Transportation - 2024

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

National air transport system

number of registered air carriers: 3 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 11

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 17,896 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 30,000 (2018) mt-km

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

YK

Airports

39 (2024)

Heliports

12 (2024)

Pipelines

3,170 km gas, 2029 km oil (2013)

Railways

total: 2,052 km (2014)

standard gauge: 1,801 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge: 251 km (2014) 1.050-m gauge

Roadways

total: 69,873 km (2010)

paved: 63,060 km (2010)

unpaved: 6,813 km (2010)

Waterways

900 km (2011) (navigable but not economically significant)

Merchant marine

total: 24 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 1, general cargo 8, oil tanker 1, other 13

Ports and terminals

major seaport(s): Baniyas, Latakia, Tartus

NOTE: The information regarding Syria 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 Syria 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Syria 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.