Transport in Ecuador

Transportation in Ecuador can be summarized in the following areas: aviation, highways, pipelines, ports and harbors, railways, and waterways. Apart from transporting passengers, the country is a relatively small exporter of, alongside fruits and vegetables such as Banana's, Papaya's and Pineapples.

Aviation
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (Guayaquil)

National airlines

Airports

359 (2006 est.)

Airports (paved)
total: 98
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 19
914 to 1,523 m: 29
under 914 m: 43

Airports (unpaved)
total: 261
914 to 1,523 m:33
under 914 m:228

Heliports
2 (2010)

Highways
Main article: Highways in Ecuador
total: 43,197 kilometres (26,841 mi)
paved: 6,467 kilometres (4,018 mi)
unpaved: 36,730 kilometres (22,820 mi) (2004 est.)

The Sierra Region still plays an important role in transportation throughout the country. The Pan-American Highway crosses it from north to south. Ecuador has managed to update some roads into four-lane freeways:

Bus transport

Pipelines

Ports and harbors

Pacific Ocean

Merchant marine


total: 31 ships (1,000 gross tonnage (GT) or over) totaling 184,819 GT/300,339 tonnes deadweight (DWT)
ships by type: (2006 est.)

Foreign-owned: 2

  • Norway 1,
  • Paraguay 1

Registered in other countries 1

  • Georgia 1

Railways
Main article: Rail transport in Ecuador
Railways in Ecuador (interactive map)
━━━ Routes with passenger traffic
━━━ Routes in usable state
·········· Unusable or dismantled routes

total: 812 km (single track)
narrow gauge: 812 km 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge

There is a proposed rail connection with Colombia. On 5 July 2008 a meeting took place between Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador regarding a railway for freight and passengers to link the three countries, and linking the Pacific with the Atlantic also. There is no railway service to Peru.

In 2020, the Cuenca tram, the first modern rail transit line in Ecuador opened to public.

Waterways

1,500 kilometres (930 mi)

References

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