| Railways | total: 293,564 km (2014) standard gauge: 293,564.2 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) |
| Roadways | total: 6,586,610 km (2012) paved: 4,304,715 km (includes 76,334 km of expressways) (2012) unpaved: 2,281,895 km (2012) |
| Waterways | 41,009 km (19,312 km used for commerce; Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, is shared with Canada) (2012) |
| Pipelines | 1,984,321 km natural gas, 240,711 km petroleum products (2013) |
| Ports and terminals | oil terminal(s): LOOP terminal, Haymark terminal container port(s) (TEUs): Charleston (2,436,185), Hampton Roads (2,937,962), Houston (2,987,291), Long Beach (7,632,032), Los Angeles (9,337,632), New York/New Jersey (7,471,131), Oakland (2,500,431), Savannah (4,599,177), Seattle/Tacoma (3,775,303) (2019) LNG terminal(s) (export): Cameron (LA), Corpus Christi (TX), Cove Point (MD), Elba Island (GA), Freeport (TX), Sabine Pass (LA) note - two additional export facilities are under construction and expected to begin commercial operations in 2023-2024 LNG terminal(s) (import): Cove Point (MD), Elba Island (GA), Everett (MA), Freeport (TX), Golden Pass (TX), Hackberry (LA), Lake Charles (LA), Neptune (offshore), Northeast Gateway (offshore), Pascagoula (MS), Sabine Pass (TX) cargo ports: Baton Rouge, Corpus Christi, Hampton Roads, Houston, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Plaquemines (LA), Tampa, Texas City cruise departure ports (passengers): Miami (2,032,000), Port Everglades (1,277,000), Port Canaveral (1,189,000), Seattle (430,000), Long Beach (415,000) (2009) |
| Merchant marine | total: 3,652 by type: bulk carrier 5, container ship 63, general cargo 104, oil tanker 68, other 3,412 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 13,513 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 5,054 (2013) over 3,047 m: 189 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 235 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1,478 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 2,249 (2013) under 914 m: 903 (2013) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 8,459 (2013) over 3,047 m: 1 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 6 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 140 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 1,552 (2013) under 914 m: 6,760 (2013) |
| Heliports | 5,287 (2013) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 99 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 7,249 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 889.022 million (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 42,985,300,000 mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | N |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
