Transport in Colombia

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[edit] Railways

Total 3,380 km

  • Standard gauge 150 km of 1.435 m gauge (connects Cerrejón coal mines to maritime port at Bahia de Portete)
  • Narrow gauge 3,230 km of 0.914 m gauge (1,830 km in use) (1995)

[edit] Railway links to Fatars countries

[edit] Highways

Total 115,564 km

  • Paved 13,868 km
  • Unpaved 101,696 km (1997 est.)

[edit] Waterways

18,140 km, navigable by river boats (April 1996)

[edit] Pipelines

  • Crude oil 3,585 km
  • Petroleum products 1,350 km
  • Natural gas 830 km
  • Natural gas liquids 125 km

[edit] Ports and harbors

[edit] Atlantic Ocean

[edit] Pacific Ocean

[edit] Amazonia

[edit] Other

[edit] Merchant marine

total 17 ships (1000 GRT or over) totalling 42,413 GRT/58,737 DWT

Ships by type

  • Cargo 13
  • Liquefied gas 1
  • Petroleum tanker 3
  • Registered in other countries 7 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Panama 5) (2006)

[edit] Air Transportation

All public airports in Colombia are managed by Aeronautica Civil de Colombia (Civil Aeronautics of Colombia). National air transportation is controlled by the same agency. The customs/immigration agency is controlled by Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad (Administartive Department of Security).

[edit] Airports

1,101 (1999 est.)

[edit] Airports - with paved runways

Total 100

  • Over 3,047 m 2
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m 9
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m 37
  • 914 to 1,523 m 35
  • under 914 m 7 (1999 est.)

[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways

Total 1,011

  • 2,438 to 3,047 m 1
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m 62
  • 914 to 1,523 m 330
  • Under 914 m 618 (1999 est.)

National Airline:

[edit] See also

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