Nigeria

National Air Transport System

number of registered air carriers: 13 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 104

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 8,169,192 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 19.42 million (2018) mt-km Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

total: 54 (2021)

country comparison to the world: 87 Airports - with paved runways

over 3,047 m: 10

2,438 to 3,047 m: 12

1,524 to 2,437 m: 9

914 to 1,523 m: 6

under 914 m: 3 (2021) Airports - with unpaved runways

1,524 to 2,437 m: 2

914 to 1,523 m: 9

under 914 m: 3 (2021) Heliports

5 (2021) Pipelines

124 km condensate, 4,045 km gas, 164 km liquid petroleum gas, 4,441 km oil, 3,940 km refined products (2013) Railways

total: 3,798 km (2014)

standard gauge: 293 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge: 3,505 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge

note: as of the end of 2018, there were only six operational locomotives in Nigeria primarily used for passenger service; the majority of the rail lines are in a severe state of disrepair and need to be replaced

country comparison to the world: 52 Roadways

total: 195,000 km (2017)

paved: 60,000 km (2017)

unpaved: 135,000 km (2017)

country comparison to the world: 29 Waterways

8,600 km (2011) (Niger and Benue Rivers and smaller rivers and creeks)

country comparison to the world: 17 Merchant marine

by type: general cargo 14, oil tanker 110, other 667 (2021)

country comparison to the world: 31 Ports and terminals

major seaport(s): Bonny Inshore Terminal, Calabar, Lagos

oil terminal(s): Bonny Terminal, Brass Terminal, Escravos Terminal, Forcados Terminal, Pennington Terminal, Qua Iboe Terminal

LNG terminal(s) (export): Bonny Island