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