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
- Bahia de Portete
- Puerto Bolivar
- San Andres
[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
- Colombia
- Metro de Medellín
- TransMilenio
- Megabús
- José María Córdova Int'l Airport
- El Dorado International Airport
- Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
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