Introduction
Which are the key means of transportation in South Korea? South Korea has transport systems like Rail, Air, Pipeline, etc, with Waterways of about 1,600 km (2011) (most navigable only by small craft). The Civil aircraft registration country code prefix is HL
Transportation in South Korea
| Number of Airports | 89 (2024) |
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| Heliports | 1,275 (2024) |
| Pipelines | 3,790 km gas, 16 km oil, 889 km refined products (2018) |
| Railways | |
| Total | 3,979 km (2016) |
| Standard gauge | 3,979 km (2016) 1.435-m gauge (2,727 km electrified) |
| Roadways | |
| Total | 100,428 km |
| Paved | 92,795 km (includes 4,193 km of expressways) |
| Unpaved | 7,633 km (2016) |
| National air transport system | |
| Number of registered air carriers | 14 (2020) |
| Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers | 424 |
| Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers | 88,157,579 (2018) |
| Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers | 11,929,560,000 (2018) mt-km |
| Merchant marine | |
| Total | 2,149 (2023) |
| By type | bulk carrier 93, container ship 115, general cargo 362, oil tanker 219, other 1,360 |
All Important Facts about South Korea
Want to know more about South Korea? Check all different factbooks for South Korea below.
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South Korea Factbook
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The Economy of South Korea
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Learn about the Government of South Korea
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Communication in South Korea
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Popular Universities in South Korea
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Enerny in South Korea
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Transport in South Korea
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The Geography and society of South Korea
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The Environment of South Korea
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Military and security in South Korea