National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 28
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - number of registered air carriers country ranks ]
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 1,242
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers country ranks ]
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 131,449,680
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 5,466,504,676
mt-km
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
G
(2016)
Airports:
460
(2013)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
17
[see also: Airports country ranks ]
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 271
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 7
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 29
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 89
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 80
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 66
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m country ranks ]
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 189
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 26
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 160
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways country ranks ]
Heliports:
9
(2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]
Pipelines:
502 km condensate, 9 km condensate/gas, 28603 km gas, 59 km liquid petroleum gas, 5256 km oil, 175 km oil/gas/water, 4919 km refined products, 255 km water
(2013)
Railways:
total: 16,837 km
(2015)
[see also: Railways - total country ranks ]
standard gauge: 16,534 km
1.435-m gauge (5,357 km electrified)
(2015)
[see also: Railways - standard gauge country ranks ]
broad gauge: 303 km
1.600-m gauge (in Northern Ireland)
(2015)
[see also: Railways - broad gauge country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
17
Roadways:
total: 394,428 km
(2009)
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
paved: 394,428 km
(includes 3,519 km of expressways)
(2009)
[see also: Roadways - paved country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
19
Waterways:
3,200 km
(620 km used for commerce)
(2009)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
31
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]
Merchant marine:
total: 1,570
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
by type:
bulk carrier 129, container ship 109, general cargo 162, oil tanker 177, other 993
(2018)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
18
Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s):
Dover, Felixstowe, Immingham, Liverpool, London, Southampton, Teesport (England); Forth Ports (Scotland); Milford Haven (Wales)
oil terminal(s):
Fawley Marine terminal, Liverpool Bay terminal (England); Braefoot Bay terminal, Finnart oil terminal, Hound Point terminal (Scotland)
container port(s) (TEUs):
Felixstowe (3,849,700), London (2,431,000), Southampton (2,040,000)
(2017)
LNG terminal(s) (import):
Isle of Grain, Milford Haven, Teesside
Transportation - note:
begun in 1988 and completed in 1994, the Channel Tunnel (nicknamed the Chunnel) is a 50.5-km (31.4-mi) rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover that runs from Folkestone, Kent, England to Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais in northern France; it is the only fixed link between the island of Great Britain and mainland Europe
