Page last updated on February 08, 2019

National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 12 (2015)
[see also: National air transport system - number of registered air carriers country ranks ]
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 498 (2015)
[see also: National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers country ranks ]
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 84,738,479 (2015)
[see also: National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 16.647 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:
A6 (2016)

Airports:
43 (2013)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 100
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 25 (2013)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 12 (2013)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 (2013)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 (2013)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2013)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 2 (2013)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m country ranks ]

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

Heliports:
5 (2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]

Pipelines:
533 km condensate, 3277 km gas, 300 km liquid petroleum gas, 3287 km oil, 24 km oil/gas/water, 218 km refined products, 99 km water (2013)

Roadways:
total: 4,080 km (2008)
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
paved: 4,080 km (includes 253 km of expressways) (2008)
[see also: Roadways - paved country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 106

Merchant marine:
total: 618 (2017)
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
by type: general cargo 97, oil tanker 26, other 495 (2017)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 34

Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Al Fujayrah, Mina' Jabal 'Ali (Dubai), Khor Fakkan (Khawr Fakkan) (Sharjah), Mubarraz Island (Abu Dhabi), Mina' Rashid (Dubai), Mina' Saqr (Ra's al Khaymah)
container port(s) (TEUs): Mubarraz Island (Abu Dhabi) (1,550,000), Dubai Port (14,772,000), Khor Fakkan (Khawr Fakkan) (Sharjah) (4,330,200) (2016)
LNG terminal(s) (export): Das Island