note: despite the existence of a railway network, all rail service was suspended in 2007 and no passenger or freight train currently runs in the country (2018)
total: 13 km (2014)
narrow gauge: 12.5 km 0.914-m gauge (2014)
Roadways
total: 17,621 km (2016)
paved: 7,489 km (2016)
unpaved: 10,132 km (includes 4,960 km of rural roads) (2016)
total: 9,012 km (2017)
paved: 5,341 km (2017)
unpaved: 3,671 km (2017)
Waterways
990 km (260 km navigable year round; additional 730 km navigable during high-water season) (2012)
(Rio Lempa River is partially navigable by small craft) (2011)
Ports and terminals
major seaport(s): Puerto Quetzal, Santo Tomas de Castilla
major seaport(s): Puerto Cutuco
oil terminal(s): Acajutla offshore terminal
Merchant marine
total: 8
by type: oil tanker 1, other 7 (2020)
total: 2
by type: other 2 (2020)
Airports
total: 291 (2013)
total: 68 (2013)
Airports - with paved runways
total: 16 (2017)
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2017)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2017)
914 to 1,523 m: 6 (2017)
under 914 m: 4 (2017)
total: 5 (2017)
over 3,047 m: 1 (2017)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2017)
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2017)
under 914 m: 1 (2017)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 275 (2013)
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2013)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2013)
914 to 1,523 m: 77 (2013)
under 914 m: 195 (2013)
total: 63 (2013)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013)
914 to 1,523 m: 11 (2013)
under 914 m: 51 (2013)
Heliports
1 (2013)
2 (2013)
National air transport system
number of registered air carriers: 3 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 5
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 145,795 (2018)
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 110,000 mt-km (2018)
number of registered air carriers: 1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 13
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 2,545,105 (2018)
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 10.73 million mt-km (2018)
