Short facts about transportation in Colombia
| Railways: |
total: 3,304 km
standard gauge: 150 km 1.435-m gauge (connects
Cerrejon coal mines to maritime port at Bahia de Portete)
narrow
gauge: 3,154 km 0.914-m gauge (major sections not in use)
(2000) |
| Highways: |
total: 110,000 km
paved: 26,000 km
unpaved: 84,000
km (2000) |
| Waterways: |
18,140 km (navigable by river boats)
(April 1996) |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 3,585 km; petroleum products
1,350 km; natural gas 830 km; natural gas liquids 125
km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Bahia de Portete, Barranquilla,
Buenaventura, Cartagena, Leticia, Puerto Bolivar, San Andres, Santa Marta,
Tumaco, Turbo |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 13 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 53,322 GRT/69,444
DWT
ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 4, container 1, multi-functional
large-load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 2 (2000
est.) |
| Airports: |
1,091 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 92
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 38
914 to 1,523 m:
36
under 914 m: 8 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 999
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
64
914 to 1,523 m: 321
under 914 m: 613 (2000
est.) | Source: World Factbook |
