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National Air Transport System

Number of registered air carriers: 6

Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 107

Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 14,245,183

Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 243,772,567 mt-km (2015)

Civil Aircraft Registration Country Code Prefix

LV (2016)

Pipelines

Gas 29,930 km; liquid petroleum gas 41 km; oil 6,248 km; refined products 3,631 km (2013)

Railways

Total: 36,917.4 km

Broad gauge: 26,391 km 1.676-m gauge (149 km electrified)

Standard gauge: 2,745.1 km 1.435-m gauge (41.1 km electrified)

Narrow gauge: 7,523.3 km 1.000-m gauge; 258 km 0.750-m gauge (2014)

Country comparison to the world: 8

Roadways

Total: 231,374 km

Paved: 69,412 km (includes 734 km of expressways)

Unpaved: 161,962 km (2004)

Country comparison to the world: 21

Merchant Marine

Total: 36

By type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 5, chemical tanker 6, container 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 18, refrigerated cargo 4

Foreign-owned: 14 (Brazil 1, Chile 6, Spain 3, Taiwan 2, UK 2)

Registered in other countries: 15 (Liberia 1, Panama 5, Paraguay 5, Uruguay 1, unknown 3) (2010)

Country comparison to the world: 80

Ports and Terminals

Major seaport(s): Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, La Plata, Punta Colorada, Ushuaia

River port(s): Arroyo Seco, Rosario, San Lorenzo-San Martin (Parana)

Container port(s) (TEUs): Buenos Aires (1,851,701)

LNG terminal(s) (import): Bahia Blanca

Year

Airports

  • 1,138 (2013)

Heliports

  • 2 (2013)

Waterways

  • 11,000 km (2012)

Airports with Paved Runways

  • Total
    161
  • Over 3,047 m
    4
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m
    29
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m
    65
  • 914 to 1,523 m
    53
  • Under 914 m
    10 (2013)

Airports with Unpaved Runways

  • Total
    977
  • Over 3,047 m
    1
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m
    1
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m
    43
  • 914 to 1,523 m
    484
  • Under 914 m
    448 (2013)