National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 1
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 4
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 248,158
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 0 mt-km (2015)

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

Airports:
30 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 116
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 9
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 21
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 8
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 2 (2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m country ranks ]

Railways:
total: 728 km
[see also: Railways - total country ranks ]
standard gauge: 728 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 101

Roadways:
total: 10,628 km
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
paved: 3,158 km
[see also: Roadways - paved country ranks ]
unpaved: 7,470 km (2010)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 133

Waterways:
(some navigation possible on the Senegal River) (2011)
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 6
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 2, other 3 (2017)
country comparison to the world: 154

Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Nouadhibou, Nouakchott