Short facts about transportation in El Salvador
| Railways: |
total: 602 km (single track; note - some sections abandoned, unusable, or
operating at reduced capacity)
narrow gauge: 602 km 0.914-m
gauge |
| Highways: |
total: 10,029 km
paved: 1,986 km (including 327 km of
expressways)
unpaved: 8,043 km
(1997) |
| Waterways: |
Rio Lempa partially
navigable |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Acajutla, Puerto Cutuco, La Libertad,
La Union, Puerto El Triunfo |
| Merchant
marine: |
none (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 79
914 to 1,523 m: 17
under 914 m: 62 (2000
est.) |
Source: World Factbook |
