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Railwaystotal: 306 km (2018)

narrow gauge: 306 km 0.950-m gauge (2018)
Roadwaystotal: 16,000 km (2018)

paved: 1,600 km (2000)

unpaved: 14,400 km (2000)
Ports and terminalsmajor seaport(s): Assab, Massawa
Merchant marinetotal: 9

by type: general cargo 4, oil tanker 1, other 4 (2020)
Airportstotal: 13 (2020)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 4 (2019)

over 3,047 m: 2

2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
Airports - with unpaved runwaystotal: 9 (2013)

over 3,047 m: 1 (2013)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2013)
Heliports1 (2013)
National air transport systemnumber of registered air carriers: 1 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 1

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 102,729 (2018)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefixE3

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021

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