Introduction
Which are the key means of transportation in United Kingdom? United Kingdom has transport systems like Rail, Air, Pipeline, etc, with Waterways of about 3,200 km (2009) (620 km used for commerce). The Civil aircraft registration country code prefix is G
Transportation in United Kingdom
| Number of Airports | 1,043 (2024) |
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| Heliports | 92 (2024) |
| Pipelines | 502 km condensate, 9 km condensate/gas, 28,603 km gas, 59 km liquid petroleum gas, 5,256 km oil, 175 km oil/gas/water, 4,919 km refined products, 255 km water (2013) |
| Railways | |
| Total | 16,390 km (2020) 6,167 km electrified |
| Roadways | |
| Total | 416,461 km (2022) |
| National air transport system | |
| Number of registered air carriers | 20 (2020) |
| Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers | 794 |
| Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers | 165,388,610 (2018) |
| Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers | 6,198,370,000 (2018) mt-km |
| Merchant marine | |
| Total | 868 (2023) |
| By type | bulk carrier 34, container ship 46, general cargo 62, oil tanker 13, other 713 |
All Important Facts about United Kingdom
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United Kingdom Factbook
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The Economy of United Kingdom
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Learn about the Government of United Kingdom
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Communication in United Kingdom
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Popular Universities in United Kingdom
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Enerny in United Kingdom
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Transport in United Kingdom
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The Geography and society of United Kingdom
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The Environment of United Kingdom
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Military and security in United Kingdom