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Transport in Nicaragua

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Transport in Nicaragua revolves around road and sea transport modalities.

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Highways

  • Total: 19,137 km
  • Paved: 2,033 km
  • Unpaved: 17,104 km (2009)

    • Railways

    As of 2012, there are no trains in Nicaragua. All traffic has been suspended since September 2001.

    Waterways

    2,220 km, including 2 large lakes. There is also the planned Nicaragua canal.

    Pipelines

  • Crude oil 54 km (2013)

    • Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean)

  • Bluefields
  • El Bluff
  • Puerto Cabezas

    • Pacific Ocean

  • Corinto
  • Puerto Sandino
  • San Juan del Sur

    • Other

  • El Rama,

    • Merchant marine

    None (1999 est.)

    Airports

    147 airports (2013)

    Airports - with paved runways

    Total airports: 12

  • 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
  • 914 to 1,523 m: 3
  • under 914 m: 4

    • (2013)

    Nicaragua's main international airport is Managua International Airport.

    Airports - with unpaved runways

    Total airports: 135

  • 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
  • 914 to 1,523 m: 15
  • under 914 m: 119

    • (2013)

    References

    Transport in Nicaragua Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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