Transport in Honduras
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Transport in Honduras refers to transport in Honduras, a country in Central America.
Railways
{{main|Rail transport in Honduras}}
; Total
- Narrow gauge: {{val|349|u=km}}
- {{RailGauge|3ft6in}} gauge: {{val|246|u=km}}
- {{RailGauge|3ft}} gauge
= Railway links with adjacent countries =
North to south:
- {{flagicon|El Salvador}} El Salvador — none
- {{flagicon|Guatemala}} Guatemala — none in use — break-of-gauge {{RailGauge|914mm}}/{{RailGauge|1067mm}} (?) [https://web.archive.org/web/20050706090220/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/central_america/honduras/get.htm]
- {{flagicon|Nicaragua}} Nicaragua — none
Highways
{{main|Highways in Honduras}}
; Totals
- Paved: {{val|3,367|u=km}}
- Unpaved: {{val|11,357|u=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: {{val|56|u=km}}
- San Pedro Sula - El Progreso. Length: {{val|27|u=km}}
- San Pedro Sula - Villanueva. Length: {{val|24|u=km}}
- Tegucigalpa ring-road. Length: {{val|27|u=km}}
- Tegucigalpa - Támara. Length: {{val|23|u=km}}
Waterways
{{val|465|u=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
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
{{main|List of airports in Honduras}}
; Total
- Main international airports: San Pedro Sula and Comayagua.
- Other international airports: Roatan and La Ceiba
= Airports with paved runways =
; Total
- {{val|2,438|to|3,047|u=m}}: 3
- {{val|1,524|to|2,437|u=m}}: 2
- {{val|914|to|1,523|u=m}}: 4
- Under {{val|914|u=m}}: 3 (1999 est.)
= Airports with unpaved runways =
; Total
- {{val|1,524|to|2,437|u=m}}: 2
- {{val|914|to|1,523|u=m}}: 21
- Under {{val|84|u=m}}: 84 (1999 est.)
References
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{{CIA World Factbook}}
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