National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 1
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 1 (2015)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
E3 (2016)

Airports:
13 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 151
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 4
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 2
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 9
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 1
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
[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 ]

Heliports:
1 (2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]

Railways:
total: 306 km
[see also: Railways - total country ranks ]
narrow gauge: 306 km 0.950-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 122

Roadways:
total: 4,010 km
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
paved: 874 km
[see also: Roadways - paved country ranks ]
unpaved: 3,136 km (2000)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 158

Merchant marine:
total: 9
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
by type: general cargo 4, oil tanker 1, other 4 (2017)
country comparison to the world: 147

Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Assab, Massawa