Nicaragua Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

376 km; note - majority of system is nonoperational

standard gauge:

3 km 1.435-m gauge line at Puerto Cabezas; note - does not connect with mainline

narrow gauge:

373 km 1.067-m gauge

Highways:

total:

15,286 km

paved:

1,598 km

unpaved:

13,688 km

note:

there is a 368.5 km portion of the Pan-American Highway which is not in the total

Inland waterways:

2,220 km, including 2 large lakes

Pipelines:

crude oil 56 km

Ports:

Bluefields, Corinto, El Bluff, Puerto Cabezas, Puerto Sandino, Rama, San Juan del Sur

Merchant marine:

none

Airports:

total:

198

with paved runways over 3,047 m:

with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m:

with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:

with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

with paved runways under 914 m:

149

with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m:

with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

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