Short facts about transportation in Philippines
| Railways: |
total: 492 km (an additional 405 km are not in operation)
narrow
gauge: 492 km 1.067-m gauge (1996) |
| Highways: |
total: 199,950 km
paved: 39,590 km
unpaved:
160,360 km (1998 est.) |
| Waterways: |
3,219 km
note: limited
to vessels with a draft of less than 1.5 m |
| Pipelines: |
petroleum products 357
km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao,
Guimaras Island, Iligan, Iloilo, Jolo, Legaspi, Manila, Masao, Puerto Princesa,
San Fernando, Subic Bay, Zamboanga |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 459 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,653,062 GRT/8,512,326
DWT
ships by type: bulk 149, cargo 123, chemical tanker 4,
combination bulk 10, container 5, liquefied gas 13, livestock carrier 10,
passenger 4, passenger/cargo 12, petroleum tanker 42, refrigerated cargo 21,
roll on/roll off 17, short-sea passenger 31, specialized tanker 2, vehicle
carrier 16
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered
here as a flag of convenience: Cyprus 1, Denmark 1, Hong Kong 5, Japan 14,
Netherlands 1, Singapore 1, UK 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports: |
288 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 76
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m:
5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 28
914 to 1,523 m:
28
under 914 m: 11 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 212
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m: 81
under 914 m: 129 (2000
est.) |
Source: World Factbook |
