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: 163
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers country ranks ]
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 26,843,991
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1,322,379,468
mt-km
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
HB
(2016)
Airports:
63
(2013)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
78
[see also: Airports country ranks ]
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 40
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 3
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 6
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 17
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m country ranks ]
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 23
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
under 914 m: 23
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways country ranks ]
Heliports:
2
(2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]
Pipelines:
1,800 km gas, 94 km oil (of which 60 are inactive), 17 km refined products
(2017)
Railways:
total: 5,690 km
(includes 19 km in neighboring countries)
(2015)
[see also: Railways - total country ranks ]
standard gauge: 3,836 km
1.435-m gauge (3,634 km electrified)
(2015)
[see also: Railways - standard gauge country ranks ]
narrow gauge: 1,630 km
1.200-m gauge (2 km electrified) (includes 19 km in neighboring countries)
(2015)
1188 km 1.000-m gauge (1,167.3 km electrified)
36 km 0.800-m gauge (36.4 km electrified)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
34
Roadways:
total: 71,557 km
(2017)
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
paved: 71,557 km
(includes 1,458 of expressways)
(2017)
[see also: Roadways - paved country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
67
Waterways:
1,292 km
(there are 1,227 km of waterways on lakes and rivers for public transport and 65 km on the Rhine River between Basel-Rheinfelden and Schaffhausen-Bodensee for commercial goods transport)
(2010)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
57
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]
Merchant marine:
total: 30
includes Liechtenstein
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
by type:
bulk carrier 24, general cargo 4, oil tanker 2
(2019)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
126
Ports and terminals:
river port(s):
Basel (Rhine)