Netherlands Transportation - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

National air transport system

number of registered air carriers: 8 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 238

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 43,996,044 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 5,886,510,000 (2018) mt-km

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

PH

Airports

29 (2021)

Airports - with paved runways

23

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

6

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

Heliports

1 (2021)

Pipelines

14,000 km gas, 2,500 km oil and refined products, 3,000 km chemicals (2017)

Railways

total: 3,055 km (2020) 2,310 km electrified

Roadways

total: 139,124 km (2016) (includes 3,654 km of expressways)

Waterways

6,237 km (2012) (navigable by ships up to 50 tons)

Merchant marine

total: 1,175

by type: bulk carrier 11, container ship 37, general cargo 543, oil tanker 26, other 558 (2022)

Ports and terminals

major seaport(s): IJmuiden, Vlissingen

container port(s) (TEUs): Rotterdam (15,300,000) (2021)

LNG terminal(s) (import): Gate (Rotterdam)

river port(s): Amsterdam (Nordsee Kanaal); Moerdijk (Hollands Diep River); Rotterdam (Rhine River); Terneuzen (Western Scheldt River)

NOTE: The information regarding Netherlands 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 Netherlands 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Netherlands 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.