The CIA World Factbook Edition 2022 Transportation
National air transport system In 9 editions of 36.
National air transport system was published in 9 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2016 to 2024. The 2022 edition carries it in 193 entries, in its Transportation section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
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Africa
48 entriesAlgeria
- number of registered air carriers:
3 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 87
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 6,442,442 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 28.28 million (2018) mt-km
Angola
- number of registered air carriers:
10 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 55
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,516,628 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 78.16 million (2018) mt-km
Benin
- number of registered air carriers:
- 1 (2015)
- inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 1 (2015)
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 112,392 (2015)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 805,347 (2015) mt-km
Botswana
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 6
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 253,417 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 110,000 (2018) mt-km
Burkina Faso
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 3
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 151,531 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 100,000 (2018) mt-km
Cabo Verde
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 5
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 140,429 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,728,152 (2015) mt-km
Cameroon
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 3
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 265,136 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 70,000 (2018) mt-km
Central African Republic
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 2
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 46,364 (2015)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 0 (2015) mt-km
Chad
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 3
Comoros
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 9
Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo
- number of registered air carriers:
8 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 13
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 932,043 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 890,000 (2018) mt-km
Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo
- number of registered air carriers:
3 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 12
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 333,899 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 4.6 million (2018) mt-km
Cote d'Ivoire
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 10
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 779,482 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 5.8 million (2018) mt-km
Djibouti
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 4
Egypt
- number of registered air carriers:
14 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 101
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 12,340,832 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 437.63 million (2018) mt-km
Equatorial Guinea
- number of registered air carriers:
6 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 15
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 466,435 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 350,000 (2018) mt-km
Eritrea
- number 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)
Ethiopia
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 75
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 11,501,244 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 2,089,280,000 (2018) mt-km
Gabon
- number of registered air carriers:
3 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 8
Gambia, The now The Gambia
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 6
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 53,735 (2018)
Ghana
- number of registered air carriers:
3 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 21
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 467,438 (2018)
Kenya
- number of registered air carriers:
25 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 188
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 5,935,831 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 294.97 million (2018) mt-km
Libya
- number of registered air carriers:
9 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 55
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 927,153 (2018)
Madagascar
- number of registered air carriers:
4 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 18
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 541,290 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 16.25 million (2018) mt-km
Malawi
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 9
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 10,545 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 10,000 (2018) mt-km
Mauritania
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 6
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 454,435 (2018)
Mauritius
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 13
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,745,291 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 233.72 million (2018) mt-km
Morocco
- number of registered air carriers:
3 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 76
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 8,132,917 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 97.71 million (2018) mt-km
Mozambique
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 11
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 540,124 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 4.78 million (2018) mt-km
Namibia
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 21
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 602,893 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 26.29 million (2018) mt-km
Niger
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 3
Nigeria
- 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
Rwanda
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 12
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,073,528 (2018)
Sao Tome and Principe
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 1
Senegal
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 11
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 21,038 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 40,000 (2018) mt-km
Seychelles
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 7
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 455,201 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 7.79 million (2018) mt-km
Sierra Leone
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 50,193 (2015)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 0 (2015) mt-km
Somalia
- number of registered air carriers:
6 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 7
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 4,486 (2018)
South Africa
- number of registered air carriers:
17 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 243
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 23,921,748 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 716.25 million (2018) mt-km
South Sudan
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 2
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 0 mt-km
Sudan
- number of registered air carriers:
9 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 42
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 269,958 (2018)
Tanzania
- number of registered air carriers:
11 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 91
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,481,557 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 390,000 (2018) mt-km
Togo
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 8
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 566,295 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 10.89 million (2018) mt-km
Tunisia
- number of registered air carriers:
7 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 53
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 4,274,199 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 13.23 million (2018) mt-km
Uganda
- number of registered air carriers:
6 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 26
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 21,537 (2018)
Zambia
- number of registered air carriers:
3 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 6
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 8,904 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 75.08 million (2018) mt-km
Zimbabwe
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 12
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 285,539 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 670,000 (2018) mt-km
Arctic Region
2 entriesGreenland
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020) (registered in Denmark)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 8 (registered in Denmark)
Iceland
- number of registered air carriers:
6 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 63
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 7,819,740 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 163.65 million (2018) mt-km
Asia
22 entriesAfghanistan
- number of registered air carriers:
3 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 13
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,722,612 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 29.56 million (2018) mt-km
Armenia
- number of registered air carriers:
3 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 5
Azerbaijan
- number of registered air carriers:
42 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 44
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 2,279,546 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 44.09 million (2018) mt-km
Bangladesh
- number of registered air carriers:
6 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 30
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 5,984,155 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 63.82 million (2018) mt-km
Bhutan
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 6
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 275,849 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 690,000 (2018) mt-km
China
- number of registered air carriers:
56 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 2,890
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 436,183,969 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 611,439,830 (2018) mt-km
Georgia
- number of registered air carriers:
4 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 12
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 516,034 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 750,000 (2018) mt-km
India
- number of registered air carriers:
14 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 485
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 164,035,637 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 2,703,960,000 (2018) mt-km
Japan
- number of registered air carriers:
22 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 673
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 126,387,527 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 9,420,660,000 (2018) mt-km
Kazakhstan
- number of registered air carriers:
12 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 84
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 7,143,797 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 50.22 million (2018) mt-km
Korea, North now North Korea
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 4
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 103,560 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 250,000 (2018) mt-km
Korea, South now South Korea
- number of registered air carriers:
14 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 424
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 88,157,579 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 11,929,560,000 (2018) mt-km
Kyrgyzstan
- number of registered air carriers:
5 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 17
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 709,198 (2018)
Maldives
- 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)
Mongolia
- number of registered air carriers:
4 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 12
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 670,360 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 7.82 million (2018) mt-km
Nepal
- number of registered air carriers:
6 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 39
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 3,296,953 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 4.66 million (2018) mt-km
Pakistan
- number of registered air carriers:
5 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 52
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 6,880,637 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 217.53 million (2018) mt-km
Russia
- number of registered air carriers:
32 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 958
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 99,327,311 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 6,810,610,000 (2018) mt-km
Sri Lanka
- number of registered air carriers:
3 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 34
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 5,882,376 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 436.2 million (2018) mt-km
Tajikistan
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 6
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 492,320 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 2.34 million (2018) mt-km
Turkmenistan
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 27
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 2,457,474 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 16.92 million (2018) mt-km
Uzbekistan
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 34
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 3,056,558 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 89.43 million (2018) mt-km
Central America and the Caribbean
21 entriesAnguilla
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 4
Antigua and Barbuda
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 10
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 580,174 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 290,000 (2018) mt-km
Aruba
- number of registered air carriers:
3 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 19
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 274,280 (2018)
Bahamas, The now The Bahamas
- number of registered air carriers:
5 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 35
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,197,116 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 160,000 (2018) mt-km
Belize
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 28
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,297,533 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 3.78 million (2018) mt-km
Cayman Islands
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 6
Costa Rica
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 39
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,948,546 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 11.13 million (2018) mt-km
Cuba
- number of registered air carriers:
4 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 18
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 560,754 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 17.76 million (2018) mt-km
Curacao
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 11
Dominican Republic
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 6
El Salvador
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 13
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 2,545,105 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 10.73 million (2018) mt-km
Guatemala
- number of registered air carriers:
3 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 5
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 145,795 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 110,000 (2018) mt-km
Haiti
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 1
Honduras
- number of registered air carriers:
4 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 26
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 251,149 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 450,000 (2018) mt-km
Montserrat
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 3
Nicaragua
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 7
Panama
- number of registered air carriers:
4 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 122
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 12,939,350 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 47.63 million (2018) mt-km
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 11
Trinidad and Tobago
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 19
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 2,525,130 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 41.14 million (2018) mt-km
Turks and Caicos Islands
- number of registered air carriers:
3 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 22
Europe
41 entriesAlbania
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 5
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 303,137 (2018)
Austria
- number of registered air carriers:
11 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 130
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 12,935,505 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 373.51 million (2018) mt-km
Belarus
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 30
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 2,760,168 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1.9 million (2018) mt-km
Belgium
- number of registered air carriers:
7 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 117
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 13,639,487 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,285,340,000 (2018) mt-km
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 1
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 7,070 (2015)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 87 (2015) mt-km
Bulgaria
- number of registered air carriers:
8 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 44
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,022,645 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1.38 million (2018) mt-km
Croatia
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 18
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 2,093,577 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 530,000 (2018) mt-km
Czechia
- number of registered air carriers:
4 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 48
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 5,727,200 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 25.23 million (2018) mt-km
Denmark
- number of registered air carriers:
10 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 76
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 582,011 (2015)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 0 (2015) mt-km
Estonia
- number of registered air carriers:
3 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 14
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 31,981 (2018)
European Union
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 636,860,155 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 31,730,660,000 (2018)
Faroe Islands
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020) (registered in Denmark)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 3 (registered in Denmark)
Finland
- number of registered air carriers:
3 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 77
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 13,364,839 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 957.64 million (2018) mt-km
France
- number of registered air carriers:
19 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 553
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 70,188,028 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 4,443,790,000 (2018) mt-km
Germany
- number of registered air carriers:
20 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 1,113
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 109,796,202 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 7,969,860,000 (2018) mt-km
Greece
- number of registered air carriers:
11 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 97
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 15,125,933 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 21.91 million (2018) mt-km
Guernsey
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020) (registered in UK)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 9 (registered in UK)
Hungary
- number of registered air carriers:
5 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 145
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 31,226,848 (2018)
Ireland
- number of registered air carriers:
9 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 450
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1.676 million (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 168.71 million (2018) mt-km
Italy
- 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
Jersey
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020) (registered in UK)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 4 (registered in UK)
Latvia
- number of registered air carriers:
3 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 53
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 4,058,762 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 4.01 million (2018) mt-km
Lithuania
- number of registered air carriers:
3 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 50
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 26,031 (2018)
Luxembourg
- number of registered air carriers:
4 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 66
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 2,099,102 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 7,323,040,000 (2018) mt-km
Malta
- number of registered air carriers:
13 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 180
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 2,576,898 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 5.14 million (2018) mt-km
Moldova
- number of registered air carriers:
6 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 21
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,135,999 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 640,000 (2018) mt-km
Montenegro
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 4
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 565,522 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 130,000 (2018) mt-km
Netherlands
- number of registered air carriers:
8 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 238
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 43,996,044 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 5,886,510,000 (2018) mt-km
Norway
- number of registered air carriers:
8 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 125
Poland
- number of registered air carriers:
6 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 169
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 9,277,538 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 271.49 million (2018) mt-km
Portugal
- number of registered air carriers:
10 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 168
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 17,367,956 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 454.21 million (2018) mt-km
Romania
- number of registered air carriers:
8 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 60
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 4,908,235 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 2.71 million (2018) mt-km
Serbia
- number of registered air carriers:
4 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 43
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 2,262,703 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 17.71 million (2018) mt-km
Slovakia
- number of registered air carriers:
4 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 45
Slovenia
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 21
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,094,762 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 540,000 (2018) mt-km
Spain
- number of registered air carriers:
21 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 552
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 80,672,105 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1.117 billion (2018) mt-km
Sweden
- number of registered air carriers:
11 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 316
Switzerland
- number of registered air carriers:
6 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 179
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 28,857,994 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,841,310,000 (2018) mt-km
Ukraine
- number of registered air carriers:
14 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 126
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 7,854,842 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 75.26 million (2018) mt-km
United Kingdom
- number of registered air carriers:
20 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 794
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 165,388,610 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 6,198,370,000 (2018) mt-km
Middle East
15 entriesBahrain
- number of registered air carriers:
6 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 42
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 5,877,003 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 420.98 million (2018) mt-km
Cyprus
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 6
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 401,408 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 20,000 (2018) mt-km
Iran
- number of registered air carriers:
22 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 237
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 25,604,871 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 290.74 million (2018) mt-km
Iraq
- number of registered air carriers:
4 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 34
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 2,075,065 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 16.2 million (2018) mt-km
Israel
- number of registered air carriers:
6 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 64
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 7,404,373 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 994.54 million (2018) mt-km
Jordan
- number of registered air carriers:
4 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 54
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 3,383,805 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 175.84 million (2018) mt-km
Kuwait
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 44
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 6,464,847 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 392.36 million (2018) mt-km
Lebanon
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 21
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 2,981,937 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 56.57 million (2018) mt-km
Oman
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 57
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 10,438,241 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 510.43 million (2018) mt-km
Qatar
- number of registered air carriers:
3 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 251
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 29,178,923 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 12,666,710,000 (2018) mt-km
Saudi Arabia
- number of registered air carriers:
12 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 230
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 39,141,660 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,085,470,000 (2018) mt-km
Syria
- number of registered air carriers:
3 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 11
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 17,896 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 30,000 (2018) mt-km
Turkey (Turkiye) now Turkiye
- number of registered air carriers:
11 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 618
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 115,595,495 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 5,949,210,000 (2018) mt-km
United Arab Emirates
- number of registered air carriers:
10 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 497
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 95,533,069 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 15,962,900,000 (2018) mt-km
Yemen
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 8
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 336,310 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 3.27 million (2018) mt-km
North America
3 entriesCanada
- number of registered air carriers:
51 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 879
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 89.38 million (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 3,434,070,000 (2018) mt-km
Mexico
- number of registered air carriers:
16 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 370
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 64,569,640 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,090,380,000 (2018) mt-km
United States
- number of registered air carriers:
99 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 7,249
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 889.022 million (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 42,985,300,000 (2018) mt-km
Oceania
15 entriesAustralia
- number of registered air carriers:
25 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 583
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 75,667,645 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 2,027,640,000 (2018) mt-km
Cook Islands
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 6
Fiji
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 16
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,670,216 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 106.83 million (2018) mt-km
French Polynesia
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020) (registered in France)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 19 (registered in France)
Kiribati
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 8
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 66,567 (2018)
Marshall Islands
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 3
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 24,313 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 130,000 (2018) mt-km
Nauru
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 5
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 45,457 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 7.94 million (2018) mt-km
New Caledonia
- number of registered air carriers:
3 (2020) (registered in France)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 15 (registered in France)
New Zealand
- number of registered air carriers:
15 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 199
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 17,249,049 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,349,300,000 (2018) mt-km
Palau
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 1
Papua New Guinea
- number of registered air carriers:
6 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 48
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 964,713 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 30.93 million (2018) mt-km
Samoa
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 4
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 137,770 (2018)
Solomon Islands
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 6
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 427,806 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 3.84 million (2018) mt-km
Tonga
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 1
Vanuatu
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 8
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 374,603 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1.66 million (2018) mt-km
South America
12 entriesArgentina
- number of registered air carriers:
6 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 107
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 18,081,937 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 311.57 million (2018) mt-km
Bolivia
- number of registered air carriers:
7 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 39
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 4,122,113 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 13.73 million (2018) mt-km
Brazil
- number of registered air carriers:
9 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 443
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 102,109,977 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,845,650,000 (2018) mt-km
Chile
- number of registered air carriers:
9 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 173
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 19,517,185 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,226,440,000 (2018) mt-km
Colombia
- number of registered air carriers:
12 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 157
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 33,704,037 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,349,450,000 (2018) mt-km
Ecuador
- number of registered air carriers:
7 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 35
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 5,365,261 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 64.2 million (2018) mt-km
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 5
Paraguay
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 8
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 560,631 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1.97 million (2018) mt-km
Peru
- number of registered air carriers:
6 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 62
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 17,758,527 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 313.26 million (2018) mt-km
Suriname
- number of registered air carriers:
4 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 20
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 272,347 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 33.2 million (2018) mt-km
Uruguay
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 5
Venezuela
- number of registered air carriers:
12 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 75
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 2,137,771 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1.55 million (2018) mt-km
Southeast Asia
14 entriesBrunei
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 10
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,234,455 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 129.35 million (2018) mt-km
Burma now Burma (Myanmar)
- number of registered air carriers:
8 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 42
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 3,407,788 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 4.74 million (2018) mt-km
Cambodia
- number of registered air carriers:
6 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 25
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,411,059 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 680,000 (2018) mt-km
Hong Kong
- number of registered air carriers:
12 (2020) (registered in China)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 275 (registered in China)
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 47,101,822 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 12,676,720,000 (2018) mt-km
Indonesia
- number of registered air carriers:
25 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 611
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 115,154,100 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,131,910,000 (2018) mt-km
Laos
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 12
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,251,961 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1.53 million (2018) mt-km
Macau
- number of registered air carriers:
1 (2020) (registered in China)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 21 (registered in China)
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 3,157,724 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 31.84 million (2018) mt-km
Malaysia
- number of registered air carriers:
13 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 270
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 60,481,772 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 1,404,410,000 (2018) mt-km
Philippines
- number of registered air carriers:
13 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 200
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 43,080,118 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 835.9 million (2018) mt-km
Singapore
- number of registered air carriers:
4 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 230
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 40,401,515 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 5,194,900,000 (2018) mt-km
Taiwan
- number of registered air carriers:
7 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 216
Thailand
- number of registered air carriers:
15 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 283
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 76,053,042 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 2,666,260,000 (2018) mt-km
Timor-Leste
- number of registered air carriers:
2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 2
Vietnam
- number of registered air carriers:
5 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 224
- annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:
- 47,049,671 (2018)
- annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:
- 481.37 million (2018) mt-km
Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2022, “National air transport system”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/national-air-transport-system/2022.