National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 3
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - number of registered air carriers country ranks ]
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 25
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers country ranks ]
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 4,911,730
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 381,381,300
mt-km
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
4R
(2016)
Airports:
18
(2020)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
141
[see also: Airports country ranks ]
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 11
(2020)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 2
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 4
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 7
(2020)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 3
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 2
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways country ranks ]
Heliports:
1
(2020)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]
Pipelines:
7 km refined products
Railways:
total: 1,562 km
(2016)
[see also: Railways - total country ranks ]
broad gauge: 1,562 km
1.676-m gauge
(2016)
[see also: Railways - broad gauge country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
82
Roadways:
total: 114,093 km
(2010)
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
paved: 16,977 km
(2010)
[see also: Roadways - paved country ranks ]
unpaved: 97,116 km
(2010)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
43
Waterways:
160 km
(primarily on rivers in southwest)
(2012)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
100
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]
Merchant marine:
total: 87
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
by type:
bulk carrier 9, container ship 1, general cargo 11, oil tanker 11, other 55
(2018)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
94
Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s):
Colombo
container port(s) (TEUs):
Colombo (6,209,000)
(2017)