Papua New Guinea Transportation - 2006

Airports:
572 (2005)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 21
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 14
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 1 (2005)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 551
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 62
under 914 m: 479 (2005)

Heliports:
2 (2005)

Pipelines:
oil 264 km (2004)

Roadways:
total: 19,600 km
paved: 686 km
unpaved: 18,914 km (1999)

Waterways:
10,940 km (2003)

Merchant marine:
total: 23 ships (1000 GRT or over) 49,261 GRT/64,988 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 18, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 6 (UK 6) (2005)