National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 3
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 11
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 546,946
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 30,512,607 mt-km (2015)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
5R (2016)

Airports:
83 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 65
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 26
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 1
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 16
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 1 (2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m country ranks ]

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 57
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total 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: 38
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 18 (2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m country ranks ]

Railways:
total: 836 km
[see also: Railways - total country ranks ]
narrow gauge: 836 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 97

Roadways:
total: 37,476 km
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
paved: 6,103 km
[see also: Roadways - paved country ranks ]
unpaved: 31,373 km (2010)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 92

Waterways:
600 km (432 km navigable) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 79
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 28
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
by type: general cargo 15, oil tanker 3, other 10 (2017)
country comparison to the world: 126

Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Antsiranana (Diego Suarez), Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara (Tulear)