National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 56
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - number of registered air carriers country ranks ]
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 2,890
(2015)
[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
(2015)
[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: Airports - with paved runways: Airports - with unpaved runways: Heliports: Pipelines: Railways: Roadways: Waterways: Merchant marine: Ports and terminals: Transportation - note:
507
(2013)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
14
[see also: Airports country ranks ]
total: 463
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 71
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 158
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 123
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 25
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 86
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m country ranks ]
total: 44
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 4
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 9
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 18
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways country ranks ]
47
(2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]
70000 km gas, 22900 km crude oil, 25500 km refined petroleum products, 710206 km water
(2015)
total: 124,000 km
(2017)
[see also: Railways - total country ranks ]
standard gauge: 124,000 km
1.435-m gauge (80,000 km electrified); 102,000 traditional, 22,000 high-speed
(2017)
[see also: Railways - standard gauge country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
2
total: 4,577,300 km
(2015)
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
paved: 4,046,300 km
(includes 123,500 km of expressways)
(2015)
[see also: Roadways - paved country ranks ]
unpaved: 531,000 km
(2015)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
3
110,000 km
(navigable waterways)
(2011)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
1
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]
total: 4,287
(2017)
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
by type:
bulk carrier 1069, container ship 198, general cargo 697, oil tanker 480, other 1843
(2017)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
4
major seaport(s):
Dalian, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin
container port(s) (TEUs):
Dalian (9,614,000), Guangzhou (18,857,700), Ningbo (21,560,000), Qingdao (18,010,000), Shanghai (37,133,000), Shenzhen (23,979,300), Tianjin (14,490,000)
(2016)
LNG terminal(s) (import):
Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Tangshan, Zhejiang
river port(s):
Guangzhou (Pearl)
seven of the world’s ten largest container ports are in China