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National Air Transport System

Number of registered air carriers: 8 (2020)

Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 44

Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 1,022,645 (2018)

Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1.38 million (2018) mt-km

Civil Aircraft Registration Country Code Prefix

LZ

Pipelines

2,765 km gas, 346 km oil, 378 km refined products (2017)

Railways

total: 4,029 km (2020) 2,871 km electrifiedcomparison ranking: total 45

Roadways

Total: 19,512 km (2011)

Paved: 19,235 km (2011) (includes 458 km of expressways)

Unpaved: 277 km (2011)

Note: does not include Category IV local roads

Merchant Marine

Total: 80 (2022)

By type: bulk carrier 3, general cargo 14, oil tanker 8, other 55

Ports and Terminals

major seaport(s): Burgas, Varna (Black Sea)
Year

Airports

  • 68 (2021)comparison ranking: total 72

Heliports

  • 1 (2021)

Waterways

  • 470 km (2009)comparison ranking: 91

Airports with Paved Runways

  • 0
    57
  • Civil airports
    5
  • Military airports
    6
  • Joint use civil-military airports
    1
  • Other airports
    45
  • Note
    paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)

Airports with Unpaved Runways

    11