National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 15
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - number of registered air carriers country ranks ]
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 228
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers country ranks ]
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 15,003,958
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 107,184,869
mt-km
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
EP
(2016)
Airports:
319
(2013)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
22
[see also: Airports country ranks ]
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 140
(2019)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 42
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 29
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 26
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 36
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 7
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m country ranks ]
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 179
(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: 2
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 135
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 32
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways country ranks ]
Heliports:
26
(2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]
Pipelines:
7 km condensate, 973 km condensate/gas, 20794 km gas, 570 km liquid petroleum gas, 8625 km oil, 7937 km refined products
(2013)
Railways:
total: 8,484 km
(2014)
[see also: Railways - total country ranks ]
standard gauge: 8,389.5 km
1.435-m gauge (189.5 km electrified)
(2014)
[see also: Railways - standard gauge country ranks ]
broad gauge: 94 km
1.676-m gauge
(2014)
[see also: Railways - broad gauge country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
25
Roadways:
total: 223,485 km
(2018)
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
paved: 195,485 km
(2018)
[see also: Roadways - paved country ranks ]
unpaved: 28,000 km
(2018)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
23
Waterways:
850 km
(on Karun River; some navigation on Lake Urmia)
(2012)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
69
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]
Merchant marine:
total: 720
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
by type:
bulk carrier 31, container ship 25, general cargo 336, oil tanker 17, other 311
(2018)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
30
Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s):
Bandar-e Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Bandar Emam
container port(s) (TEUs):
Bandar Abbas (2,607,000)
(2017)