Transport in Honduras
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Transport in Honduras refers to transport in Honduras, a country in Central America.
Railways
- Total: 699 km
- Narrow gauge: 349 km
- 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge: 246 km
- 3 ft (914 mm) gauge
Railway links with adjacent countries
North to south:
El Salvador — none
Guatemala — none in use — break-of-gauge 914 mm (3 ft)/1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) (?) 
Nicaragua — none
Highways
- Totals
- Paved: 3367 km
- Unpaved: 11357 km (2012 est.)
Double carriageway highways are slowly being developed in the main population areas in Honduras, however they are not traffic-selective and accept any kind of traffic, thus slowing the speed along them. The current ones are:
- San Pedro Sula - Puerto Cortés. Length: 56 km
- San Pedro Sula - El Progreso. Length: 27 km
- San Pedro Sula - Villanueva. Length: 24 km
- Tegucigalpa ring-road. Length: 27 km
- Tegucigalpa - Támara. Length: 23 km
Waterways
465 km navigable by small craft, mainly along the Northern coast.
Ports and harbors
Atlantic Ocean
- Puerto Cortés, pop. 44,696 hab., off San Pedro Sula
- Tela, pop. 28,335 hab.
- La Ceiba, pop. 114,584 hab.
- Puerto Castilla, off Trujillo
- Roatan, pop. 6,502 hab.
Pacific Ocean
- San Lorenzo, pop. 21,043 hab.
Other
- Puerto Lempira, pop. 4,102 hab.
Merchant marine
- Total: 306 ships (1,000 GT or over) totaling 848,150 GT/980,995 tonnes deadweight (DWT)
Ships by type (1999 est.):
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Flags of convenience (1998 est.):
- North Korea owns 1 ship
- Russia, 6
- Singapore: 3
- Vietnam: 1
Airports
- Total: 119 (1999 est.)
- Main international airports: San Pedro Sula and Comayagua.
- Other international airports: Roatan and La Ceiba
Airports with paved runways
- Total: 12
- 2438 to 3047 m: 3
- 1524 to 2437 m: 2
- 914 to 1523 m: 4
- Under 914 m: 3 (1999 est.)
Airports with unpaved runways
- Total: 107
- 1524 to 2437 m: 2
- 914 to 1523 m: 21
- Under 84 m: 84 (1999 est.)
References
This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.
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