El Salvador Transportation
Railwaystotal: 283 km
narrow gauge: 283 km 0.914-m gauge
note: length of operational route reduced from 562 km to 283 km by disuse and lack of maintenance (2003)
Highways
total: 10,029 km
paved: 1,986 km (including 327 km of expressways)
unpaved: 8,043 km (1999 est.)
Waterways
general assessment: NA
domestic: nationwide microwave radio relay system
international: country code - 503; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); connected to Central American Microwave System
Ports and harbors
Acajutla, Puerto Cutuco, La Libertad, La Union, Puerto El Triunfo
Merchant marine
none
Airports
73 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 69
914 to 1,523 m: 15
under 914 m: 54 (2004 est.)
Heliports
1 (2003 est.)
