Transport in Panama

Transportation in Panama is fairly well developed. The majority of the trips are done by car while a great part in public transport. The public transportation system is in need of modernization and other improvements.

= Railways =

"Main articles: Rail transport in Panama, Panama Railway"
"total:"355 km
"broad gauge:"0 km RailGauge|60 gauge (2000) converted to standard gauge
"standard gauge:"76 km RailGauge|ussg gauge (2000) converted from broad gauge
"narrow gauge:"279 km RailGauge|36 gauge

Railway links to adjacent countries

(from North to South)
* Costa Rica - no (there was a break-of-gauge from RailGauge|36 since Costa Rica uses RailGauge|42 gauge)

* Colombia - no

* FERISTSA Railway would connect Mexico with Panama - 1435mm gauge. [ [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/FERISTSA Reference.com/Encyclopedia/FERISTSA ] ]

Highways

"total:"11,258 km
"paved:"3,783 km (including 30 km of expressways)
"unpaved:"7,475 km (1999 est.)

Highways are somewhat well developed for Central America. In Panama City are 6 highways working being that the Panama-Arraijan Bridge of the Americas, Panama-Arraijan Centennial Bridge, Arraijan-Chorrera, Corredor Norte, Corredor Sur, and Autopista Alberto Motta

Waterways

800 km navigable by shallow draft vessels; 82 km Panama Canal

= Pipelines =

crude oil 130 km

Ports and harbors

Atlantic Ocean

* Manzanillo (part of Colon area)
* Coco Solo

Pacific Ocean

*Balboa

Other

* Cristobal
* Vacamonte

Merchant marine

"total:"5,005 ships (GRT|1,000|metric|first=yes or over) totaling GRT|122,960,929|metric/DWT|183,615,337|metric|first=yes
"ships by type:" (June 2005 Update est.)

Airports

117 (2006 est.)

Airports - with paved runways

total: 53

over 3,047 m: 1

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1

1,524 to 2,437 m: 5

914 to 1,523 m: 18

under 914 m: 28 (2006 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways

"total:"64
"914 to 1,523 m:"11
"under 914 m:"53 (2006 est.)
* [http://www.copa-airlines.co.uk/ Copa Airlines UK Site - The national airline of Panama]
* [http://www.copaair.com/ Copa Airlines]

See also

* Panama
* Panama Railway
* Rail transport by country

References