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Transport Stats: compare key data on Antarctica & Philippines

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  • Airports: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > Total: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces)
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
  • Heliports: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services).
  • Ports and harbors: 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).
  • Ports and terminals: 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.
  • Transnational Issues > Disputes > International: Lists border, territory and resource disputes by country.
  • Transportation > Note: This entry includes miscellaneous transportation information of significance not included elsewhere.
STAT Antarctica Philippines HISTORY
Airports 23
Ranked 133th.
247
Ranked 24th. 11 times more than Antarctica

Airports > With unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m 1
Ranked 78th.
3
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Antarctica

Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 1
Ranked 76th.
5
Ranked 46th. 5 times more than Antarctica
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m 8
Ranked 85th.
56
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Antarctica

Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 4
Ranked 88th.
68
Ranked 17th. 17 times more than Antarctica
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 23
Ranked 97th.
158
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Antarctica

Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m 6
Ranked 112th.
99
Ranked 21st. 17 times more than Antarctica

Heliports 53
Ranked 4th. 27 times more than Philippines
2
Ranked 62nd.

Ports and harbors there are no developed ports and harbors in Antarctica; most coastal stations have offshore anchorages, and supplies are transferred from ship to shore by small boats, barges, and helicopters; a few stations have a basic wharf facility; US coastal stations include McMurdo (77 51 S, 166 40 E), Palmer (64 43 S, 64 03 W); government use only except by permit (see Permit Office under "Legal System"); all ships at port are subject to inspection in accordance with Article 7, Antarctic Treaty; offshore anchorage is sparse and intermittent Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Guimaras Island, Iligan, Iloilo, Jolo, Legaspi, Manila, Masao, Puerto Princesa, San Fernando, Subic Bay, Zamboanga
Ports and terminals McMurdo Station; most coastal stations have sparse and intermittent offshore anchorages; a few stations have basic wharf facilities Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Liman, Manila
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International <a href=/encyclopedia/Antarctica>Antarctic</a> Treaty freezes claims (see <a href=/encyclopedia/Antarctica>Antarctic</a> Treaty Summary in <a href=/graph-T/gov_gov_typ>Government type</a> entry); <a href=/encyclopedia/Structure-of-Atlas-Shrugged>sections</a> (some overlapping) claimed by <a href=/country/ar>Argentina</a>, <a href=/country/as>Australia</a>, <a href=/country/ci>Chile</a>, <a href=/country/fr>France</a>, NZ, <a href=/country/no>Norway</a>, and <a href=/encyclopedia/United-Kingdom>UK</a>; the US and most other states do not recognize the territorial claims of other states and have made no claims themselves (the US and <a href=/country/rs>Russia</a> reserve the right to do so); no claims have been made in the sector between 90 degrees west and 150 degrees west; several states with land claims in <a href=/country/ay>Antarctica</a> have expressed their intention to submit data to the <a href=/encyclopedia/United-Nations>UN</a> Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf to extend their continental shelf claims to adjoining undersea ridges involved in <a href=/encyclopedia/complex-number>complex</a> dispute with <a href=/country/ch>China</a>, <a href=/country/my>Malaysia</a>, <a href=/country/tw>Taiwan</a>, <a href=/country/vm>Vietnam</a> and possibly <a href=/country/bx>Brunei</a> over the <a href=/country/pg>Spratly Islands</a>, known locally as the Kalayaan (Freedom) Islands, the 2002 "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South <a href=/country/ch>China</a> Sea," has eased tensions but falls short of a legally binding "code of conduct" desired by several of the disputants; <a href=/country/rp>Philippines</a> retains a dormant claim to Malaysia's Sabah <a href=/encyclopedia/U.S.-State>State</a> in northern Borneo based on the Sultanate of Sulu's granting the <a href=/country/rp>Philippines</a> <a href=/cat/Government>Government</a> power of attorney to pursue a sovereignty claim
Transportation > Note US coastal stations include McMurdo (77 51 S, 166 40 E) and Palmer (64 43 S, 64 03 W); government use only except by permit (see Permit Office under "Legal System"); all ships at port are subject to inspection in accordance with Article 7, Antarctic Treaty; relevant legal instruments and authorization procedures adopted by the states parties to the Antarctic Treaty regulating access to the Antarctic Treaty area to all areas between 60 and 90 degrees of latitude south have to be complied with (see "Legal System"); The Hydrographic Commission on Antarctica (HCA), a commission of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), is responsible for hydrographic surveying and nautical charting matters in Antarctic Treaty area; it coordinates and facilitates provision of accurate and appropriate charts and other aids to navigation in support of safety of navigation in region; membership of HCA is open to any IHO Member State whose government has acceded to the Antarctic Treaty and which contributes resources or data to IHO Chart coverage of the area the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001

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