Madagascar Transportation - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

National air transport system

number of registered air carriers: 4 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 18

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 541,290 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 16.25 million (2018) mt-km

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

5R

Airports

83 (2021)

Airports - with paved runways

26

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

57

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

Railways

total: 836 km (2018)

narrow gauge: 836 km (2018) 1.000-m gauge

Roadways

total: 31,640 km (2018)

Waterways

600 km (2011) (432 km navigable)

Merchant marine

total: 28

by type: general cargo 15, oil tanker 2, other 11 (2022)

Ports and terminals

major seaport(s): Antsiranana (Diego Suarez), Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara (Tulear)

NOTE: The information regarding Madagascar on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Madagascar 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Madagascar 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.