>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
5N
Airports
total: 54 (2021)
country comparison to the world: 87
Airports - with paved runways
total: 40
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
total: 14
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
total: 791
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