National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 3
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 15 (2015)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
8Q (2016)
Airports: Airports - with paved runways: Airports - with unpaved runways: Roadways: Merchant marine: Ports and terminals:
9 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 159
[see also: Airports country ranks ]
total: 7
[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: 1
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
total: 2
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
total: 88 km
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
paved roads: 88 km - 60 km in Male; 14 km on Addu Atolis; 14 km on Laamu
note: island roads are mainly compacted coral (2013)
country comparison to the world: 216
total: 66
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 1, general cargo 27, oil tanker 14, other 23 (2017)
country comparison to the world: 102
major seaport(s): Male