National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 23
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - number of registered air carriers country ranks ]
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 216
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers country ranks ]
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 17,188,887
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 885,277,991
mt-km
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
ZS
(2016)
Airports:
407
(2020)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
20
[see also: Airports country ranks ]
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 130
(2020)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 11
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 46
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 60
[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: 277
(2020)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 19
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 178
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 7
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m country ranks ]
9
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways country ranks ]
Heliports:
Pipelines:
94 km condensate, 1293 km gas, 992 km oil, 1460 km refined products
(2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]
Railways:
total: 20,986 km
(2014)
[see also: Railways - total country ranks ]
standard gauge: 80 km
1.435-m gauge (80 km electrified)
(2014)
[see also: Railways - standard gauge country ranks ]
narrow gauge: 19,756 km
1.065-m gauge (8,271 km electrified)
(2014)
[see also: Railways - narrow gauge country ranks ]
other:
1,150 km (passenger rail, gauge unspecified, 1,115.5 km electrified)
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
13
Roadways:
total: 750,000 km
(2016)
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
paved: 158,124 km
(2016)
[see also: Roadways - paved country ranks ]
unpaved: 591,876 km
(2016)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
10
Merchant marine:
total: 88
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
by type:
bulk carrier 2, general cargo 1, oil tanker 6, other 79
(2018)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
92
Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s):
Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay, Saldanha Bay
container port(s) (TEUs):
Durban (2,699,978)
(2017)
LNG terminal(s) (import):
Mossel Bay