Saudi Arabia: Transportation#
National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 12 inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 214 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 32,778,827 annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1,783.086 million mt-km (2015) |
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Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | HZ (2016) |
Airports | 214 (2013) |
Airports - with paved runways | total: 82 over 3,047 m: 33 2,438 to 3,047 m: 16 1,524 to 2,437 m: 27 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 4 (2013) |
Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 132 2,438 to 3,047 m: 7 1,524 to 2,437 m: 72 914 to 1,523 m: 37 under 914 m: 16 (2013) |
Heliports | 10 (2013) |
Pipelines | condensate 209 km; gas 2,940 km; liquid petroleum gas 1,183 km; oil 5,117 km; refined products 1,151 km (2013) |
Railways | total: 1,378 km standard gauge: 1,378 km 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines and sidings) (2014) |
Roadways | total: 221,372 km paved: 47,529 km (includes 3,891 km of expressways) unpaved: 173,843 km (2006) |
Merchant marine | total: 72 by type: cargo 1, chemical tanker 25, container 4, liquefied gas 2, passenger/cargo 10, petroleum tanker 20, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 7 foreign-owned: 15 (Egypt 1, Greece 4, Kuwait 4, UAE 6) registered in other countries: 55 (Bahamas 16, Dominica 2, Liberia 20, Malta 2, Norway 3, Panama 11, Tanzania 1) (2010) |
Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Ad Dammam, Al Jubayl, Jeddah, Yanbu al Bahr container port(s) (TEUs): Ad Dammam (1,492,315), Jeddah (4,010,448) |