National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 56
[see also: National air transport system - number of registered air carriers country ranks ]
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 2,890
[see also: National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers country ranks ]
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 436,183,969
[see also: National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 19.806 billion mt-km (2015)
[see also: National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
B (2016)

Airports:
507 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 14
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 463
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 71
2,438 to 3,047 m: 158
1,524 to 2,437 m: 123
914 to 1,523 m: 25
under 914 m: 86 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 44
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 18 (2013)

Heliports:
47 (2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]

Pipelines:
condensate 9 km; gas 48,502 km; oil 23,072 km; oil/gas/water 31 km; refined products 15,298 km; water 9 km (2013)
[see also: Pipelines country ranks ]

Railways:
total: 191,270 km
broad gauge: 100 km 1.520-m gauge
standard gauge: 190,000 km 1.435-m gauge (92,000 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 670 km 1.000-m gauge; 500 km 0.762-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 2
[see also: Railways country ranks ]

Roadways:
total: 4,106,387 km
[see also: Roadways - total (km) country ranks ]
paved: 3,453,890 km (includes 84,946 km of expressways)
[see also: Roadways - paved (km) country ranks ]
unpaved: 652,497 km (2011)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved (km) country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 3

Waterways:
110,000 km (navigable waterways) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 1
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 2,030
by type: barge carrier 7, bulk carrier 621, cargo 566, carrier 10, chemical tanker 140, container 206, liquefied gas 60, passenger 9, passenger/cargo 81, petroleum tanker 264, refrigerated cargo 33, roll on/roll off 8, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 23
foreign-owned: 22 (Hong Kong 18, Indonesia 2, Japan 2)
registered in other countries: 1,559 (Bangladesh 1, Belize 61, Cambodia 177, Comoros 1, Cyprus 6, Georgia 10, Honduras 2, Hong Kong 500, India 1, Indonesia 1, Kiribati 26, Liberia 4, Malta 6, Marshall Islands 14, North Korea 3, Panama 534, Philippines 4, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincen (2010)
country comparison to the world: 3
[see also: Merchant marine country ranks ]

Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Dalian, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin
river port(s): Guangzhou (Pearl)
container port(s) (TEUs): Dalian (6,400,300), Guangzhou (14,260,400), Ningbo (14,719,200), Qingdao (13,020,100), Shanghai (31,739,000), Shenzhen (22,570,800), Tianjin (11,587,600)(2011)
LNG terminal(s) (import): Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Tangshan, Zhejiang