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Colombia: Facts & Stats

Demographics | Economy | TRANSPORTATION | Culture

TRANSPORTATION

Roads:

Transportation in Colombia is regulated by the Ministry of Transport.

Roads:

Colombia has three main north-south highways. They are: the Caribbean, Eastern, and Central Trunk Highways.

Highways:

Total 163,868 km
Paved 13,868 km
Unpaved 160,000 km

Long distance buses:

Inter-city travel in Colombia is almost exclusively done in long distance buses.

Waterways:

18,140 km, navigable by river boats.

Railroads:

Total 3,380 km 150 km of Colombian railroads has the standard gage (connects Cerrejon coal mines to maritime port at Bahia de Portete) and 3,230 km - narrow.

Railway links:

Mainly the Bogotá-Atlantic rim is used to haul goods, mostly coal, to the Caribbean and Pacific ports. Although the nation’s rail network links seven of the country’s 10 major cities.

Railway links with adjacent countries

Venezuela - yes, but inoperative (Railroad of Cucuta)

Aviation:

There are about 984 airports in Colombia, 100 of which have paved runways, plus two heliports. Of the 74 main airports, 20 can accommodate jet aircraft.

All public airports in Colombia are managed and controlled by the Aeronautica Civil de Colombia.

The country has 40 regional airports, and the cities of Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Cartagena, Cucutá, Letícia, Pereira, San Andrés, and Santa Marta have international airports. Bogotá’s El Dorado International Airport handles 350 million metric tons of cargo and 8 million passengers a year, making it the largest airport in Latin America in terms of cargo and the third largest in passenger numbers.

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