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Oceania > Solomon Islands > Transportation

SOLOMON ISLANDER TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air transport, freight > million tons per km 125 million tons/km ... [125th of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried 134 ... [134th of 164]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 94 ... [94th of 164]
Aircraft departures 84 [84th of 155]
Airports 114 [114th of 231]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 140 [140th of 179]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 152 [152nd of 153]
Airports > With paved runways > Total 192 [192nd of 227]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 127 [127th of 131]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 88 [88th of 169]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 87 [87th of 193]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m 69 [69th of 179]
Driving side of the road > Left or right Left side
Ports and harbors
Aola Bay, Honiara, Lofung, Noro, Viru Harbor, Yandina
Ports and terminals
Honiara, Malloco Bay, Shortland Harbor, Viru Harbor, Yandina
Railways 22 km [22nd of 86]
Roads, paved > % of total roads 139 % ... [139th of 163]
Roadways > Paved 198 km [198th of 205]
Roadways > Total 172 km [172nd of 222]
Roadways > Unpaved 137 km [137th of 175]

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SOURCES: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.; Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.; Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.; Aircraft departures are the number of domestic and international take-offs of air carriers registered in the country.; Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. ; Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway ; Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) ; Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway ; Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) ; Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway ; About a quarter of the world drives on the left, and the countries that do are mostly old British colonies. The following is a list of countries of the world and the side of the road the inhabitants drive on. Most of the people driving on the left side of the road use right-hand-drive vehicles and vice-versa.; The major ports and harbors selected on the basis of overall importance to each country. This is determined by evaluating a number of factors (e.g., dollar value of goods handled, gross tonnage, facilities, and military significance).; This entry lists major ports and terminals primarily on the basis of the amount of cargo tonnage shipped through the facilities on an annual basis. In some instances, the number of containers handled or ship visits were also considered. ; This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.; Paved roads are those surfaced with crushed stone (macadam) and hydrocarbon binder or bituminized agents, with concrete, or with cobblestones, as a percentage of all the country's roads, measured in length.; This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.

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