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Costa Rica vs. Panama

Transportation

Costa RicaPanama
Railwaystotal: 278 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 278 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)

note: the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated
total: 77 km (2014)

standard gauge: 77 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)
Waterways730 km (seasonally navigable by small craft) (2011)800 km (includes the 82-km Panama Canal that is being widened) (2011)
Pipelines662 km refined products (2013)128 km oil (2013)
Ports and terminalsmajor seaport(s): Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Puerto Limon

Pacific Ocean - Caldera
major seaport(s): Balboa, Colon, Cristobal

container port(s) (TEUs): Balboa (2,894,654), Colon (4,379,477) (2019)
Merchant marinetotal: 10

by type: other 10 (2020)
total: 7,886

by type: bulk carrier 2,604, container ship 615, general cargo 1,347, oil tanker 789, other 2,531 (2020)
Airportstotal: 161 (2013)total: 117 (2013)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 47 (2017)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2017)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2017)

914 to 1,523 m: 27 (2017)

under 914 m: 16 (2017)
total: 57 (2017)

over 3,047 m: 1 (2017)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 (2017)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2017)

914 to 1,523 m: 20 (2017)

under 914 m: 30 (2017)
Airports - with unpaved runwaystotal: 114 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 18 (2013)

under 914 m: 96 (2013)
total: 60 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 8 (2013)

under 914 m: 51 (2013)
National air transport systemnumber of registered air carriers: 1 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 39

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 1,948,546 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 11.13 million mt-km (2018)
number of registered air carriers: 4 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 122

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 12,939,350 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 47.63 million mt-km (2018)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefixTIHP

Source: CIA Factbook