Costa Rica Transportation 1997

Railways
total : 950 km
narrow gauge: 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified)
note: the entire system was scheduled to be shut down on 31 June 1995 becauseof insolvency

Highways
total : 35,600 km
paved: 5,945 km
unpaved: 29,655 km (1995 est.)

Waterways about 730 km, seasonally navigable

Pipelines petroleum products 176 km

Ports and harbors Caldera, Golfito, Moin, Puerto Limon, Puerto Quepos, Puntarenas

Merchant marine none

Airports 143 (1996 est.)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 115
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m : 1
914 to 1,523 m: 16
under 914 m: 96 (1996 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 28
914 to 1,523 m: 28 (1996 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Costa Rica on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Costa Rica Transportation 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Costa Rica Transportation 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.