National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 1
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 17
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 223,418
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1,574,719 mt-km (2015)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
P (2016)

Airports:
82 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 67
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 39
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 3
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 22
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 8
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 2
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 4 (2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m country ranks ]

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 43
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total 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: 17
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 15
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 8 (2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m country ranks ]

Heliports:
23 (2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]

Pipelines:
oil 6 km (2013)

Railways:
total: 7,435 km
[see also: Railways - total country ranks ]
standard gauge: 7,435 km 1.435-m gauge (5,400 km electrified)
note: figures are approximate; some narrow-gauge railway also exists (2014)
country comparison to the world: 29

Roadways:
total: 25,554 km
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
paved: 724 km
[see also: Roadways - paved country ranks ]
unpaved: 24,830 km (2006)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 100

Waterways:
2,250 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 38
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 248
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
by type: bulk carrier 6, container ship 3, general cargo 184, oil tanker 25, other 30 (2017)
country comparison to the world: 60

Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Ch'ongjin, Haeju, Hungnam, Namp'o, Songnim, Sonbong (formerly Unggi), Wonsan