National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers:
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers:
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 50,193
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 0 mt-km (2015)

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

Airports:
8 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 164
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 1
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 1 (2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 7
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 7 (2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]

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

Roadways:
total: 11,300 km
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
paved: 904 km
[see also: Roadways - paved country ranks ]
unpaved: 10,396 km (2002)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 131

Waterways:
800 km (600 km navigable year-round) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 71
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 451
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
by type: bulk carrier 20, container ship 10, general cargo 252, oil tanker 59, other 110 (2017)
country comparison to the world: 42

Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Freetown, Pepel, Sherbro Islands