National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 7
[see also: National air transport system - number of registered air carriers country ranks ]
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 35
[see also: National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers country ranks ]
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 5,762,485
[see also: National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 86,128,720 mt-km (2015)
[see also: National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
HC (2016)

Airports:
432 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 20
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 104
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 18
914 to 1,523 m: 26
under 914 m: 51 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 328
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 37
under 914 m: 291 (2013)

Heliports:
2 (2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]

Pipelines:
extra heavy crude 527 km; gas 71 km; oil 2,131 km; refined products 1,526 km (2013)
[see also: Pipelines country ranks ]

Railways:
total: 965 km
narrow gauge: 965 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 90
[see also: Railways country ranks ]

Roadways:
total: 43,670 km
[see also: Roadways - total (km) country ranks ]
paved: 6,472 km
[see also: Roadways - paved (km) country ranks ]
unpaved: 37,198 km (2007)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved (km) country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 84

Waterways:
1,500 km (most inaccessible) (2012)
country comparison to the world: 52
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 44
by type: cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger 9, petroleum tanker 28, refrigerated cargo 1
registered in other countries: 4 (Panama 3, Peru 1) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 72
[see also: Merchant marine country ranks ]

Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Esmeraldas, Manta, Puerto Bolivar
river port(s): Guayaquil (Guayas)
container port(s) (TEUs): Guayaquil (1,405,762)

Transportation - note:
the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters as at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen