National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 12
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 263
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 50,347,149
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 2,005,979,379 mt-km (2015)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
9M (2016)

Airports:
114 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 51
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 39
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 8
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 8
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 8 (2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m country ranks ]

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 75
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 6
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 69 (2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m country ranks ]

Heliports:
4 (2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]

Pipelines:
condensate 354 km; gas 6,439 km; liquid petroleum gas 155 km; oil 1,937 km; oil/gas/water 43 km; refined products 114 km; water 26 km (2013)

Railways:
total: 1,851 km
[see also: Railways - total country ranks ]
standard gauge: 59 km 1.435-m gauge (59 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,792 km 1.000-m gauge (339 km electrified) (2014)
country comparison to the world: 77

Roadways:
total: 144,403 km (excludes local roads)
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
paved: 116,169 km (includes 1,821 km of expressways)
[see also: Roadways - paved country ranks ]
unpaved: 28,234 km (2010)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 35

Waterways:
7,200 km (Peninsular Malaysia 3,200 km; Sabah 1,500 km; Sarawak 2,500 km) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 19
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 1,690
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
by type: bulk carrier 12, container ship 26, general cargo 188, oil tanker 129, other 1,335 (2017)
country comparison to the world: 14

Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Bintulu, Johor Bahru, George Town (Penang), Port Kelang (Port Klang), Tanjung Pelepas
container port(s) (TEUs): George Town (Penang) (1,317,000), Port Kelang (Port Klang) (11,887,000), Tanjung Pelepas (8,797,000) (2015)
LNG terminal(s) (export): Bintulu (Sarawak)
LNG terminal(s) (import): Sungei Udang