NationMaster - Costa Rican Transportation statistics

Aircraft departures	60	[60th of 155]
Airports	38	[38th of 231]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m	86	[86th of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m	23	[23rd of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Total	55	[55th of 227]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m	38	[38th of 137]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m	23	[23rd of 179]
Highways > Paved	66 km	[66th of 171]
Highways > Total	60 km	[60th of 181]
Highways > Unpaved	40 km	[40th of 168]
Merchant marine > By type	passenger/cargo 2 (2006)
Merchant marine > Ships by type	passenger 1
Merchant marine > Total	143	[143rd of 156]
Motor vehicles	60 motor vehicles per 100 p	[60th of 134]
Pipelines refined products 242 km (2006)
Ports and harbors Caldera, Golfito, Moin, Puerto Limon, Puerto Quepos, Puntarenas
Railways > Total	124 km	[124th of 134]
Roadways > Total	90 km	[90th of 222]
Vehicle abundance	52 per square km	[52nd of 141]
Waterways	73 km	[73rd of 106]

... View all Transportation stats

SOURCES: 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), categorised according to the length of the longest runway ; total length of the paved parts of the highway system; total length of the highway system; total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system; Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another. ; Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all non-military ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc.; or a grouping of merchant ships by nationality o; 1000 GRT or over ; Motor vehicles per 1,000 people; The lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products ; 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 states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. ; This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions. ; Vehicles per populated land area
Units: Vehicles/Populated Land Area (in km2)
Units: Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded Population of the World dataset available from CIESIN and calculated the total land area in each country inhabited with a population density of greater than 5 persons per sq. km. We then utilized this land area as the denominator for the vehicles data.; The total length and individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Costa Rica, Republic of Costa Rica, Republica de Costa Rica

More facts and figures on Costa Rica

COMMENTARY

Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here

Central America and the Caribbean > Costa Rica > Transportation

Related links:

More facts and figures on Costa Rica