- Source: Transport in Ecuador
Transportation in Ecuador is the transport infrastructure networks in Ecuador and those connecting the country with other countries. Transportation in Ecuador include aviation, highways, pipelines, ports and harbors, railways and waterways. Apart from transporting passengers, the country is a relatively small exporter of fruits and vegetables such as banana, papayas and pineapples.
Aviation
= National airlines
=Avianca
LATAM 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
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:
Quito – Alpichacas. Length: 33 km.
Guayaquil ring-road. Length: 46 km.
Guayaquil – Taura. Length: 30 km.
Guayaquil – Cerro Blanco. Length: 27 km.
Machala – Pasaje. Length: 23 km.
= Bus transport
=Bus transport in Ecuador
Pipelines
crude oil 800 km
petroleum products 1,358 km
Ports and harbors
= Pacific Ocean
=Esmeraldas
Guayaquil, La Libertad
Manta
Puerto Bolívar
San Lorenzo
= 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.)
Chemical tanker 1
gas carrying tanker 1
Passenger ships 7
Petroleum tankers 21
Specialized tanker 1
Foreign-owned: 2
Norway 1
Paraguay 1
Registered in other countries 1
Georgia 1
Railways
Total:
812 km (single track)
Narrow gauge:
812 km of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge.
All services ceased in 2020.
= Proposals
=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.
= Metro services
=In 2020, the Cuenca Tramway (Tranvía Cuenca), the first modern rail transit line in Ecuador, opened for service.
The Quito Metro initiated its commercial operations on 1 December 2023.
Waterways
1,500 kilometres (930 mi)
References
This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.
Useful tips and articles about transportation in Ecuador
See also
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Asosiasi Pengangkutan Udara Internasional
- European Air Transport
- Daftar bandar udara di Ekuador
- Antonov An-148
- Angkatan Udara Ekuador
- Vaughan Lowe
- Daftar maskapai penerbangan di Amerika
- Bristol Freighter
- Mata uang digital
- Air China
- Transport in Ecuador
- Bus transport in Ecuador
- Ecuador
- Economy of Ecuador
- Empresa de Ferrocarriles Ecuatorianos
- Ecuador Highway 35
- Rail transport by country
- Road signs in Ecuador
- Chiva bus
- List of airports in Ecuador
