National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 1
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 1
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 112,392
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 805,347 mt-km (2015)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
TY (2016)

Airports:
6 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 171
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 1
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 5
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]

Railways:
total: 438 km
[see also: Railways - total country ranks ]
narrow gauge: 438 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 118

Roadways:
total: 16,000 km
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
paved: 1,400 km
[see also: Roadways - paved country ranks ]
unpaved: 14,600 km (2006)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 120

Waterways:
150 km (seasonal navigation on River Niger along northern border) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 101
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 6
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
by type: other 6 (2017)
country comparison to the world: 155

Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Cotonou
LNG terminal(s) (import): Cotonou