Ecuador Transportation
Ecuador Transportation: A summary of information about Ecuador Transportation, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Ecuador: Transportation
Railways
total: 812 km (single track) narrow gauge: 812 km 1.067-m gauge
Highways
total: 43,197 km paved: 8,165 km unpaved: 35,032 km (1999 est.)
Waterways
1,500 km
Pipelines
crude oil 800 km; petroleum products 1,358 km
Ports and harbors
Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, La Libertad, Manta, Puerto Bolivar, San Lorenzo
Merchant marine
total: 29 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 233,151 GRT/388,750 DWT ships by type: chemical tanker 2, liquified gas 1, passenger 4, petroleum tanker 22 (1999 est.)
Airports
182 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total: 57 over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5 1,524 to 2,437 m: 17 914 to 1,523 m: 13 under 914 m: 20 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 125 914 to 1,523 m: 36 under 914 m: 89 (1999 est.)
Heliports
1 (1999 est.)
