Colombia vs. Panama
Transportation
| Colombia | Panama | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 2,141 km (2015) standard gauge: 150 km 1.435-m gauge (2015) narrow gauge: 1,991 km 0.914-m gauge (2015) | total: 77 km (2014) standard gauge: 77 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) |
| Waterways | 24,725 km (18,300 km navigable; the most important waterway, the River Magdalena, of which 1,488 km is navigable, is dredged regularly to ensure safe passage of cargo vessels and container barges) (2012) | 800 km (includes the 82-km Panama Canal that is being widened) (2011) |
| Pipelines | 4991 km gas, 6796 km oil, 3429 km refined products (2013) | 128 km oil (2013) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Cartagena, Santa Marta, Turbo Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura oil terminal(s): Covenas offshore terminal container port(s) (TEUs): Buenaventura (1,121,267), Cartagena (2,995,031) (2019) river port(s): Barranquilla (Rio Magdalena) dry bulk cargo port(s): Puerto Bolivar (coal) Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura | major seaport(s): Balboa, Colon, Cristobal container port(s) (TEUs): Balboa (2,894,654), Colon (4,379,477) (2019) |
| Merchant marine | total: 120 by type: general cargo 22, oil tanker 8, other 90 (2020) | total: 7,886 by type: bulk carrier 2,604, container ship 615, general cargo 1,347, oil tanker 789, other 2,531 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 836 (2013) | total: 117 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 121 (2017) over 3,047 m: 2 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 9 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 39 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 53 (2017) under 914 m: 18 (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 runways | total: 715 (2013) over 3,047 m: 1 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 25 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 201 (2013) under 914 m: 488 (2013) | total: 60 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 8 (2013) under 914 m: 51 (2013) |
| Heliports | 3 (2013) | 3 (2013) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 12 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 157 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 33,704,037 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1,349,450,000 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 prefix | HJ, HK | HP |
Source: CIA Factbook
