United Arab Emirates Transportation - 2024

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

National air transport system

number of registered air carriers: 10 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 497

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 95,533,069 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 15,962,900,000 (2018) mt-km

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

A6

Airports

42 (2024)

Heliports

203 (2024)

Pipelines

533 km condensate, 3,277 km gas, 300 km liquid petroleum gas, 3287 km oil, 24 km oil/gas/water, 218 km refined products, 99 km water (2013)

Roadways

total: 4,080 km (2008)

paved: 4,080 km (2008) (includes 253 km of expressways)

Merchant marine

total: 655 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 2, container ship 3, general cargo 122, oil tanker 16, other 512

Ports and terminals

major seaport(s): Al Fujayrah, Mina' Jabal 'Ali (Dubai), Khor Fakkan (Khawr Fakkan) (Sharjah), Mubarraz Island (Abu Dhabi), Mina' Rashid (Dubai), Mina' Saqr (Ra's al Khaymah)

container port(s) (TEUs): Dubai Port (13,742,000) (2021)

LNG terminal(s) (export): Das Island

Aerial view of the busy seaport of Mina' Jabal 'Ali, United Arab Emirates.:

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