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Transport in Honduras refers to transport in Honduras, a country in Central America.

Railways

Total: 699 km

• Narrow gauge: 349 km
• 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge: 246 km
• 3 ft (914 mm) gauge

Railway links with adjacent countries

North to south:

• El Salvador — none
• Guatemala — none in use — break-of-gauge 914 mm (3 ft)/1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) (?)
• Nicaragua — none

Highways

Totals

• Paved: 3367 km
• Unpaved: 11357 km (2012 est.)

Double carriageway highways are slowly being developed in the main population areas in Honduras, however they are not traffic-selective and accept any kind of traffic, thus slowing the speed along them. The current ones are:

• San Pedro Sula - Puerto Cortés. Length: 56 km
• San Pedro Sula - El Progreso. Length: 27 km
• San Pedro Sula - Villanueva. Length: 24 km
• Tegucigalpa ring-road. Length: 27 km
• Tegucigalpa - Támara. Length: 23 km

Waterways

465 km navigable by small craft, mainly along the Northern coast.

Ports and harbors

Atlantic Ocean

• Puerto Cortés, pop. 44,696 hab., off San Pedro Sula
• Tela, pop. 28,335 hab.
• La Ceiba, pop. 114,584 hab.
• Puerto Castilla, off Trujillo
• Roatan, pop. 6,502 hab.

Pacific Ocean

• San Lorenzo, pop. 21,043 hab.

Other

• Puerto Lempira, pop. 4,102 hab.

Merchant marine

Total: 306 ships (1,000 GT or over) totaling 848,150 GT/980,995 tonnes deadweight (DWT)

Ships by type (1999 est.):

Flags of convenience (1998 est.):

• North Korea owns 1 ship
• Russia, 6
• Singapore: 3
• Vietnam: 1

Airports

Total: 119 (1999 est.)

• Main international airports: San Pedro Sula and Comayagua.
• Other international airports: Roatan and La Ceiba

Airports with paved runways

Total: 12

• 2438 to 3047 m: 3
• 1524 to 2437 m: 2
• 914 to 1523 m: 4
• Under 914 m: 3 (1999 est.)

Airports with unpaved runways

Total: 107

• 1524 to 2437 m: 2
• 914 to 1523 m: 21
• Under 84 m: 84 (1999 est.)

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.

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