National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 6
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 47
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 2,062,584
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 34,827,034 mt-km (2015)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
P2 (2016)

Airports:
561 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 12
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 21
[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: 12
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 5
[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: 540
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 11
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 53
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 476 (2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m country ranks ]

Heliports:
2 (2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]

Pipelines:
oil 264 km (2013)

Roadways:
total: 9,349 km
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
paved: 3,000 km
[see also: Roadways - paved country ranks ]
unpaved: 6,349 km (2011)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 139

Waterways:
11,000 km (2011)
country comparison to the world: 11
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 173
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
by type: container ship 8, general cargo 80, oil tanker 3, other 82 (2017)
country comparison to the world: 66

Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Kimbe, Lae, Madang, Rabaul, Wewak
LNG terminal(s) (export): Port Moresby