Short facts about transportation in Israel
| Railways: |
total: 610 km
standard gauge: 610 km 1.435-m gauge
(1996) |
| Highways: |
total: 15,965 km
paved: 15,965 km (including 56 km of
expressways)
unpaved: 0 km (1998
est.) |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 708 km; petroleum products
290 km; natural gas 89 km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Ashdod, Ashqelon, Elat (Eilat), Hadera,
Haifa, Tel Aviv-Yafo |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 631,582 GRT/745,011
DWT
ships by type: container 16, roll on/roll off 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 30
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
914 to 1,523 m:
10
under 914 m: 7 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 25
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m:
4
under 914 m: 20 (2000
est.) |
Source: World Factbook |
