Eritrea Transportation - 2023

National air transport system

number of registered air carriers: 1 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 1

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 102,729 (2018)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

E3

Airports

13 (2021)

Airports - with paved runways

4

note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)

Airports - with unpaved runways

9

note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control

Heliports

1 (2021)

Railways

total: 306 km (2018)

narrow gauge: 306 km (2018) 0.950-m gauge

Roadways

total: 16,000 km (2018)

paved: 1,600 km (2000)

unpaved: 14,400 km (2000)

Merchant marine

total: 9

by type: general cargo 4, oil tanker 1, other 4 (2022)

Ports and terminals

major seaport(s): Assab, Massawa