Jamaica Transportation - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

National air transport system

number of registered air carriers: 0 (2020)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

6Y

Airports

28 (2021)

Airports - with paved runways

11

note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)

Airports - with unpaved runways

17

note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control

Roadways

total: 22,121 km (2011) (includes 44 km of expressways)

paved: 16,148 km (2011)

unpaved: 5,973 km (2011)

Merchant marine

total: 36

by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 9, oil tanker 1, other 25 (2022)

Ports and terminals

major seaport(s): Discovery Bay (Port Rhoades), Kingston, Montego Bay, Port Antonio, Port Esquivel, Port Kaiser, Rocky Point

cruise port(s): Falmouth, Montego Bay, Port Antonio, Ocho Rios,

container port(s) (TEUs): Kingston (2,004,302) (2021)

NOTE: The information regarding Jamaica on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Jamaica 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Jamaica 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.