Introduction
Which are the key means of transportation in South Africa? South Africa has transport systems like Rail, Air, Pipeline, etc, with Waterways of about . The Civil aircraft registration country code prefix is ZS
Transportation in South Africa
| Number of Airports | 575 (2024) |
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| Heliports | 49 (2024) |
| Pipelines | 94 km condensate, 1,293 km gas, 992 km oil, 1,460 km refined products (2013) |
| Railways | |
| Total | 30,400 km (2021) |
| Standard gauge | 80 km (2021) 1.435-m gauge (80 km electrified) |
| Narrow gauge | 19,756 km (2014) 1.065-m gauge (8,271 km electrified) |
| Roadways | |
| Total | 750,000 km |
| Paved | 158,124 km |
| Unpaved | 591,876 km (2016) |
| National air transport system | |
| Number of registered air carriers | 17 (2020) |
| Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers | 243 |
| Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers | 23,921,748 (2018) |
| Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers | 716.25 million (2018) mt-km |
| Merchant marine | |
| Total | 110 (2023) |
| By type | bulk carrier 3, general cargo 1, oil tanker 7, other 99 |
All Important Facts about South Africa
Want to know more about South Africa? Check all different factbooks for South Africa below.
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South Africa Factbook
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The Economy of South Africa
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Learn about the Government of South Africa
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Communication in South Africa
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Popular Universities in South Africa
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Enerny in South Africa
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Transport in South Africa
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The Geography and society of South Africa
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The Environment of South Africa
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Military and security in South Africa