National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 4
[see also: National air transport system - number of registered air carriers country ranks ]
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 103
[see also: National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers country ranks ]
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 12,018,103
[see also: National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 121,567,075 mt-km (2015)
[see also: National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
HP (2016)

Airports:
117 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 49
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 57
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 20
under 914 m: 30 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 60
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 8
under 914 m: 51 (2013)

Heliports:
3 (2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]

Pipelines:
oil 128 km (2013)
[see also: Pipelines country ranks ]

Railways:
total: 77 km
standard gauge: 77 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 129
[see also: Railways country ranks ]

Roadways:
total: 15,137 km
[see also: Roadways - total (km) country ranks ]
paved: 6,351 km
[see also: Roadways - paved (km) country ranks ]
unpaved: 8,786 km (2010)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved (km) country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 123

Waterways:
800 km (includes the 82-km Panama Canal that is being widened) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 72
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 6,413
by type: barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 2,525, cargo 1,115, carrier 27, chemical tanker 588, combination ore/oil 1, container 742, liquefied gas 205, passenger 42, passenger/cargo 51, petroleum tanker 545, refrigerated cargo 191, roll on/roll off 87, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 290
foreign-owned: 5,157 (Albania 4, Argentina 5, Australia 4, Bahamas 6, Bangladesh 5, Belgium 1, Bermuda 27, Brazil 3, Bulgaria 6, Burma 3, Canada 6, Chile 14, China 534, Colombia 2, Croatia 2, Cuba 2, Cyprus 5, Denmark 41, Ecuador 3, Egypt 11, Finland 2, France 7, Gabon 1, Ger
registered in other countries: 1 (Honduras 1) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 1
[see also: Merchant marine country ranks ]

Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Balboa, Colon, Cristobal
container port(s) (TEUs): Balboa (3,232,265), Colon (2,390,976), Manzanillo (2,391,066)