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:
507
(2013)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
13
[see also: Airports country ranks ]
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 510
(2019)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 87
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 187
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 109
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 43
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 84
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m country ranks ]
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 23
(2019)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 2
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 0
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 7
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 13
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways country ranks ]
Heliports:
39
(2019)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]
Pipelines:
76000 km gas, 30400 km crude oil, 27700 km refined petroleum products, 797000 km water
(2018)
Railways:
total: 131,000 km
1.435-m gauge (80,000 km electrified); 102,000 traditional, 29,000 high-speed
(2018)
[see also: Railways - total country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
2
Roadways:
total: 4,960,600 km
(2017)
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
paved: 4,338,600 km
(includes 136,500 km of expressways)
(2017)
[see also: Roadways - paved country ranks ]
unpaved: 622,000 km
(2017)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
2
Waterways:
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 ]
Merchant marine:
total: 4,610
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
by type:
bulk carrier 1114, container ship 242, general cargo 741, oil tanker 503, other 2010
(2018)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
4
Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s):
Dalian, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin
container port(s) (TEUs):
Dalian (9,707,000), Guangzhou (18,858,000), Ningbo (24,607,000), Qingdao (18,262,000), Shanghai (40,233,000), Shenzhen (25,208,000), Tianjin (15,040,000)
(2017)
LNG terminal(s) (import):
Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Tangshan, Zhejiang
river port(s):
Guangzhou (Pearl)
Transportation - note:
seven of the world’s ten largest container ports are in China
