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: 140
[see also: National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers country ranks ]
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 29,944,771
[see also: National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 384,470,240 mt-km (2015)
[see also: National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
VN (2016)

Airports:
45 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 97
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 38
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 10
2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 13
914 to 1,523 m: 9 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 7
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 3 (2013)

Heliports:
1 (2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]

Pipelines:
condensate 72 km; condensate/gas 398 km; gas 955 km; oil 128 km; oil/gas/water 33 km; refined products 206 km; water 13 km (2013)
[see also: Pipelines country ranks ]

Railways:
total: 2,600 km
standard gauge: 178 km 1.435-m gauge; 253 km mixed gauge
narrow gauge: 2,169 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 64
[see also: Railways country ranks ]

Roadways:
total: 195,468 km
[see also: Roadways - total (km) country ranks ]
paved: 148,338 km
[see also: Roadways - paved (km) country ranks ]
unpaved: 47,130 km (2013)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved (km) country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 28

Waterways:
47,130 km (30,831 km weight under 50 tons) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 4
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 579
by type: barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 142, cargo 335, chemical tanker 23, container 19, liquefied gas 7, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 48, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1
registered in other countries: 86 (Cambodia 1, Kiribati 2, Mongolia 33, Panama 43, Taiwan 1, Tuvalu 6) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 20
[see also: Merchant marine country ranks ]

Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Cam Pha Port, Da Nang, Haiphong, Phu My, Quy Nhon
river port(s): Ho Chi Minh (Mekong)
container port(s) (TEUs): Haiphong (1,018,794), Saigon New Port (3,071,777)

Transportation - note:
the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift