Argentina: Transportation#
National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 6 inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 107 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 14,245,183 annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 243,772,567 mt-km (2015) |
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Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | LV (2016) |
Airports | 1,138 (2013) |
Airports - with paved runways | total: 161 over 3,047 m: 4 2,438 to 3,047 m: 29 1,524 to 2,437 m: 65 914 to 1,523 m: 53 under 914 m: 10 (2013) |
Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 977 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 43 914 to 1,523 m: 484 under 914 m: 448 (2013) |
Heliports | 2 (2013) |
Pipelines | gas 29,930 km; liquid petroleum gas 41 km; oil 6,248 km; refined products 3,631 km (2013) |
Railways | total: 36,917.4 km broad gauge: 26,391 km 1.676-m gauge (149 km electrified) standard gauge: 2,745.1 km 1.435-m gauge (41.1 km electrified) narrow gauge: 7,523.3 km 1.000-m gauge; 258 km 0.750-m gauge (2014) |
Roadways | total: 231,374 km paved: 69,412 km (includes 734 km of expressways) unpaved: 161,962 km (2004) |
Waterways | 11,000 km (2012) |
Merchant marine | total: 36 by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 5, chemical tanker 6, container 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 18, refrigerated cargo 4 foreign-owned: 14 (Brazil 1, Chile 6, Spain 3, Taiwan 2, UK 2) registered in other countries: 15 (Liberia 1, Panama 5, Paraguay 5, Uruguay 1, unknown 3) (2010) |
Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, La Plata, Punta Colorada, Ushuaia river port(s): Arroyo Seco, Rosario, San Lorenzo-San Martin (Parana) container port(s) (TEUs): Buenos Aires (1,851,701) LNG terminal(s) (import): Bahia Blanca |