National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 20
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 485
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 98,927,860
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1,833,847,614 mt-km (2015)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
VT (2016)

Airports:
346 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 21
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 253
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 22
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 59
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 76
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 82
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 14 (2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m country ranks ]

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 93
[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: 3
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 38
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 45 (2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m country ranks ]

Heliports:
45 (2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]

Pipelines:
condensate/gas 9 km; gas 13,581 km; liquid petroleum gas 2,054 km; oil 8,943 km; oil/gas/water 20 km; refined products 11,069 km (2013)

Railways:
total: 68,525 km
[see also: Railways - total country ranks ]
broad gauge: 58,404 km 1.676-m gauge (23,654 electrified)
narrow gauge: 9,499 km 1.000-m gauge; 622 km 0.762-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 5

Roadways:
total: 4,699,024 km
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
note: includes 96,214 km of national highways and expressways, 147,800 km of state highways, and 4,455,010 km of other roads (2015)
country comparison to the world: 2

Waterways:
14,500 km (5,200 km on major rivers and 485 km on canals suitable for mechanized vessels) (2012)
country comparison to the world: 9
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 1,674
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
by type: bulk carrier 74, container ship 20, general cargo 571, oil tanker 126, other 883 (2017)
country comparison to the world: 15

Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Chennai, Jawaharal Nehru Port, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay), Sikka, Vishakhapatnam
container port(s) (TEUs): Chennai (1,571,000), Jawaharal Nehru Port (4,492,000) (2015)
LNG terminal(s) (import): Dabhol, Dahej, Hazira