Iran
Iran National Transport System
number of registered air carriers: 22 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 237
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 25,604,871 (2018)
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 290.74 million (2018) mt-km
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
EP
Airports
total: 319 (2021)
country comparison to the world: 22
Airports - with paved runways
total: 140
over 3,047 m: 42
2,438 to 3,047 m: 29
1,524 to 2,437 m: 26
914 to 1,523 m: 36
under 914 m: 7 (2021)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 179
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 135
under 914 m: 32 (2021)
Heliports
26 (2021)
Pipelines
7 km condensate, 973 km condensate/gas, 20794 km gas, 570 km liquid petroleum gas, 8625 km oil, 7937 km refined products (2013)
Railways
total: 8,484 km (2014)
standard gauge: 8,389.5 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge (189.5 km electrified)
broad gauge: 94 km (2014) 1.676-m gauge
country comparison to the world: 25
Roadways
total: 223,485 km (2018)
paved: 195,485 km (2018)
unpaved: 28,000 km (2018)
country comparison to the world: 23
Waterways
850 km (2012) (on Karun River; some navigation on Lake Urmia)
country comparison to the world: 69
Merchant marine
total: 893
by type: bulk carrier 32, container ship 31, general cargo 371, oil tanker 84, other 375 (2021)
country comparison to the world: 26
Ports and terminals
major seaport(s): Bandar-e Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni
container port(s) (TEUs): Bandar Abbas
LNG terminal(s) (import): Dabhol, Dahej, Hazira