Short facts about transportation in Papua New Guinea

Railways:

0 km

Highways:

total:  19,600 km paved:  686 km unpaved:  18,914 km (1996)

Waterways:

10,940 km

Ports and harbors:

Kieta, Lae, Madang, Port Moresby, Rabaul

Merchant marine:

total:  20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 35,361 GRT/51,096 DWT ships by type:  bulk 1, cargo 9, chemical tanker 1, combination ore/oil 3, container 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 2 (2000 est.)

Airports:

492 (2000 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:

total:  20 2,438 to 3,047 m:  2 1,524 to 2,437 m:  13 914 to 1,523 m:  4 under 914 m:  1 (2000 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total:  472 1,524 to 2,437 m:  13 914 to 1,523 m:  57 under 914 m:  402 (2000 est.)

Heliports:

2 (2000 est.)

Source: World Factbook