Italy

Italy Transport System

number of registered air carriers: 9 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 180

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 27,630,435 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1.418 billion (2018) mt-km

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix I

Airports total: 129 (2021)

country comparison to the world: 44 Airports - with paved runways total: 98

over 3,047 m: 9

2,438 to 3,047 m: 31

1,524 to 2,437 m: 18

914 to 1,523 m: 29

under 914 m: 11 (2021)

Airports - with unpaved runways total: 31

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

914 to 1,523 m: 10

under 914 m: 20 (2021)

Heliports 5 (2021)

Pipelines 20223 km gas, 1393 km oil, 1574 km refined products (2013)

Railways total: 20,182 km (2014)

standard gauge: 18,770.1 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge (12,893.6 km electrified)

narrow gauge: 122.3 km (2014) 1.000-m gauge (122.3 km electrified)

1289.3 0.950-m gauge (151.3 km electrified)

country comparison to the world: 15 Roadways total: 487,700 km (2007)

paved: 487,700 km (2007) (includes 6,700 km of expressways)

country comparison to the world: 16 Waterways 2,400 km (2012) (used for commercial traffic; of limited overall value compared to road and rail)

country comparison to the world: 36 Merchant marine total: 1,296

by type: bulk carrier 36, container ship 7, general cargo 111, oil tanker 103, other 1,039 (2021)

country comparison to the world: 20 Ports and terminals major seaport(s): Augusta, Cagliari, Genoa, Livorno, Taranto, Trieste, Venice

oil terminal(s): Melilli (Santa Panagia) oil terminal, Sarroch oil terminal

container port(s) (TEUs): Genoa (2,621,472), Gioia Tauro (2,523,000) (2019)

LNG terminal(s) (import): La Spezia, Panigaglia, Porto Levante

container port(s) (TEUs): Ashdod (1,443,000) (2016)