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National Air Transport System

Number of registered air carriers: 9 (2020)

Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 443

Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 102,109,977 (2018)

Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1,845,650,000 (2018) mt-km

Civil Aircraft Registration Country Code Prefix

PP

Pipelines

5,959 km refined petroleum product (1,165 km distribution, 4,794 km transport), 11,696 km natural gas (2,274 km distribution, 9,422 km transport), 1,985 km crude oil (distribution), 77 km ethanol/petrochemical (37 km distribution, 40 km transport) (2016)

Railways

Total: 29,849.9 km (2014)

Standard gauge: 194 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge

Narrow gauge: 23,341.6 km (2014) 1.000-m gauge (24 km electrified)

Broad gauge: 5,822.3 km (2014) 1.600-m gauge (498.3 km electrified)

Dual gauge: 492 km (2014) 1.600-1.000-m gauge

Roadways

Total: 2 million km (2018)

Paved: 246,000 km (2018)

Unpaved: 1.754 million km (2018)

Merchant Marine

Total: 864

By type: bulk carrier 11, container ship 19, general cargo 42, oil tanker 31, other 761 (2021)

Ports and Terminals

Major seaports: Belem, Itajai, Paranagua, Rio Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Sao Sebastiao, Tubarao

Oil terminals: DTSE/Gegua oil terminal, Ilha Grande (Gebig), Guaiba Island terminal, Guamare oil terminal

Container ports TEUs: Itajai (1,223,262), Paranagua (865,110), Santos (4,165,248) (2019)

LNG terminals import: Pecem, Rio de Janiero

River ports: Manaus (Amazon)

Dry bulk cargo ports: Sepetiba ore terminal, Tubarao

Year

Airports

  • total: 4,093 (2021)

Heliports

  • 13 (2021)

Waterways

  • 50,000 km (2012) (most in areas remote from industry and population)

Airports with Paved Runways

  • Total
    698
  • Over 3,047 m
    7
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m
    27
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m
    179
  • 914 to 1,523 m
    436 (2017)
  • Under 914 m
    49 (2021)

Airports with Unpaved Runways

  • Total
    3,395
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m
    92
  • 914 to 1,523 m
    1,619
  • Under 914 m
    1,684 (2021)