Introduction
Which are the key means of transportation in Syria? Syria has transport systems like Rail, Air, Pipeline, etc, with Waterways of about 900 km (2011) (navigable but not economically significant). The Civil aircraft registration country code prefix is YK
Transportation in Syria
| Number of Airports | 39 (2024) |
|---|---|
| Heliports | 12 (2024) |
| Pipelines | 3,170 km gas, 2029 km oil (2013) |
| Railways | |
| Total | 2,052 km (2014) |
| Standard gauge | 1,801 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge |
| Narrow gauge | 251 km (2014) 1.050-m gauge |
| Roadways | |
| Total | 69,873 km |
| Paved | 63,060 km |
| Unpaved | 6,813 km (2010) |
| National air transport system | |
| Number of registered air carriers | 3 (2020) |
| Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers | 11 |
| Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers | 17,896 (2018) |
| Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers | 30,000 (2018) mt-km |
| Merchant marine | |
| Total | 24 (2023) |
| By type | bulk carrier 1, container ship 1, general cargo 8, oil tanker 1, other 13 |
All Important Facts about Syria
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