Maldives

Maldives Transport System

number of registered air carriers: 3 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 36

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 1,147,247 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 7.75 million (2018)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix 8Q

Airports total: 9 (2021)

country comparison to the world: 157 Airports - with paved runways total: 7

over 3,047 m: 1

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2021)

Airports - with unpaved runways total: 2

914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2021)

Roadways total: 93 km (2018)

paved: 93 km (2018) - 60 km in Malée; 16 km on Addu Atolis; 17 km on Laamu

note: island roads are mainly compacted coral

country comparison to the world: 214 Merchant marine total: 68

by type: general cargo 21, oil tanker 19, other 28 (2021)

country comparison to the world: 108 Ports and terminals major seaport(s): Male