Philippines: Transportation#
National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 11 inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 158 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 32,230,986 annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 484,190,968 mt-km (2015) |
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Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | RP (2016) |
Airports | 247 (2013) |
Airports - with paved runways | total: 89 over 3,047 m: 4 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8 1,524 to 2,437 m: 33 914 to 1,523 m: 34 under 914 m: 10 (2013) |
Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 158 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 56 under 914 m: 99 (2013) |
Heliports | 2 (2013) |
Pipelines | gas 567 km; oil 138 km; refined products 185 km (2013) |
Railways | total: 995 km narrow gauge: 995 km 1.067-m gauge (484 km are in operation) (2015) |
Roadways | total: 216,387 km paved: 61,093 km unpaved: 155,294 km (2014) |
Waterways | 3,219 km (limited to vessels with draft less than 1.5 m) (2011) |
Merchant marine | total: 446 by type: bulk carrier 76, cargo 152, carrier 12, chemical tanker 27, container 17, liquefied gas 5, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 65, petroleum tanker 44, refrigerated cargo 20, roll on/roll off 11, vehicle carrier 10 foreign-owned: 159 (Bermuda 47, China 4, Denmark 2, Germany 2, Greece 5, Japan 77, Malaysia 1, Netherlands 17, Singapore 1, South Korea 1, Taiwan 1, UAE 1) registered in other countries: 7 (Cyprus 1, Panama 5, unknown 1) (2010) |
Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Liman, Manila container port(s) (TEUs): Manila (3,342,200) |
Transportation - note | the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift |