Railways:
total: 965 km
narrow gauge: 965 km 1.067-m gauge (2000)

Highways:
total: 43,197 km
paved: 8,165 km
unpaved: 35,032 km (1999 est.)

Waterways: 1,500 km

Pipelines: crude oil 800 km; petroleum products 1,358 km

Ports and harbors: Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, La Libertad, Manta, Puerto Bolivar, San Lorenzo

Merchant marine:
total: 30 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 233,312 GRT/385,784 DWT
ships by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 1, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 22, specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Airports: 180 (2000 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 59
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 18
914 to 1,523 m: 15
under 914 m: 19 (2000 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 121
914 to 1,523 m: 32
under 914 m: 89 (2000 est.)

Heliports: 1 (2000 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Ecuador on this page is re-published from the 2001 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ecuador Transportation 2001 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ecuador Transportation 2001 should be addressed to the CIA.