Introduction
Which are the key means of transportation in Portugal? Portugal has transport systems like Rail, Air, Pipeline, etc, with Waterways of about 210 km (2011) (on Douro River from Porto). The Civil aircraft registration country code prefix is CR, CS
Transportation in Portugal
| Number of Airports | 130 (2024) |
|---|---|
| Heliports | 63 (2024) |
| Pipelines | 1,344 km gas, 11 km oil, 188 km refined products (2013) |
| Railways | |
| Total | 2,526 km (2020) 1,696 km electrified |
| Roadways | |
| Total | 11,217 km (2022) |
| National air transport system | |
| Number of registered air carriers | 10 (2020) |
| Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers | 168 |
| Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers | 17,367,956 (2018) |
| Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers | 454.21 million (2018) mt-km |
| Merchant marine | |
| Total | 888 (2023) |
| By type | bulk carrier 110, container ship 299, general cargo 191, oil tanker 29, other 259 |
All Important Facts about Portugal
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