Transportation in Antigua and Barbuda
Railways:total: 77 km
narrow gauge: 64 km 0.760-m gauge; 13 km 0.610-m gauge (used almost exclusively for handling sugarcane)
Highways:
total:
250 km (1996 est.)
paved:
NA km
unpaved:
NA km
Ports and harbors: Saint John's
Merchant marine:
total:
607 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,528,944 GRT/4,590,590 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 17, cargo 385, chemical tanker 9, combination bulk 2, container 149, liquified gas 3, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 12, roll-on/roll-off 28 (1999 est.)
note:
a flag of convenience registry: Germany owns 10 ships, Slovenia 2, and Cyprus 2 (1998 est.)
Airports: 3 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
under 914 m:
1 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
1
under 914 m:
1 (1999 est.)
Reference
This article is adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000.
