National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 12
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - number of registered air carriers country ranks ]
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 157
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers country ranks ]
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 30,742,928
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1,317,562,271
mt-km
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
HJ, HK
(2016)
Airports:
836
(2013)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
8
[see also: Airports country ranks ]
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 121
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 2
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 39
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 53
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 18
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m country ranks ]
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 715
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 1
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 25
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 201
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 488
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways country ranks ]
Heliports:
3
(2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]
Pipelines:
4991 km gas, 6796 km oil, 3429 km refined products
(2013)
Railways:
total: 2,141 km
(2015)
[see also: Railways - total country ranks ]
standard gauge: 150 km
1.435-m gauge
(2015)
[see also: Railways - standard gauge country ranks ]
narrow gauge: 1,991 km
0.914-m gauge
(2015)
[see also: Railways - narrow gauge country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
72
Roadways:
total: 206,500 km
(2016)
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
26
Waterways:
24,725 km
(18,300 km navigable; the most important waterway, the River Magdalena, of which 1,488 km is navigable, is dredged regularly to ensure safe passage of cargo vessels and container barges)
(2012)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
6
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]
Merchant marine:
total: 102
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
by type:
general cargo 18, oil tanker 8, other 76
(2018)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
83
Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s):
Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Cartagena, Santa Marta, Turbo
oil terminal(s):
Covenas offshore terminal
container port(s) (TEUs):
Cartagena (2,663,415)
(2017)
river port(s):
Barranquilla (Rio Magdalena)
dry bulk cargo port(s):
Puerto Bolivar (coal)
Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura
