Introduction
Which are the key means of transportation in United States? United States has transport systems like Rail, Air, Pipeline, etc, with Waterways of about 41,009 km (2012) (19,312 km used for commerce; Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, is shared with Canada). The Civil aircraft registration country code prefix is N
Transportation in United States
| Number of Airports | 15,873 (2024) |
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| Heliports | 7,914 (2024) |
| Pipelines | 1,984,321 km natural gas, 240,711 km petroleum products (2013) |
| Railways | |
| Total | 293,564.2 km (2014) |
| Standard gauge | 293,564.2 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge |
| Roadways | |
| Total | 6,586,610 km |
| Paved | 4,304,715 km (includes 76,334 km of expressways) |
| Unpaved | 2,281,895 km (2012) |
| National air transport system | |
| Number of registered air carriers | 99 (2020) |
| Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers | 7,249 |
| Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers | 889.022 million (2018) |
| Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers | 42,985,300,000 (2018) mt-km |
| Merchant marine | |
| Total | 3,533 (2023) |
| By type | bulk carrier 4, container ship 60, general cargo 96, oil tanker 68, other 3,305 |
All Important Facts about United States
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United States Factbook
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The Economy of United States
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Learn about the Government of United States
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Communication in United States
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Popular Universities in United States
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Enerny in United States
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Transport in United States
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The Geography and society of United States
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The Environment of United States
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Military and security in United States