Introduction
Which are the key means of transportation in Vietnam? Vietnam has transport systems like Rail, Air, Pipeline, etc, with Waterways of about 47,130 km (2011) (30,831 km weight under 50 tons). The Civil aircraft registration country code prefix is VN
Transportation in Vietnam
| Number of Airports | 42 (2024) |
|---|---|
| Heliports | 25 (2024) |
| Pipelines | 72 km condensate, 398 km condensate/gas, 955 km gas, 128 km oil, 33 km oil/gas/water, 206 km refined products, 13 km water (2013) |
| Railways | |
| Total | 2,600 km (2014) |
| Standard gauge | 178 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge; 253 km mixed gauge |
| Narrow gauge | 2,169 km (2014) 1.000-m gauge |
| Roadways | |
| Total | 195,468 km |
| Paved | 148,338 km |
| Unpaved | 47,130 km (2013) |
| National air transport system | |
| Number of registered air carriers | 5 (2020) |
| Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers | 224 |
| Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers | 47,049,671 (2018) |
| Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers | 481.37 million (2018) mt-km |
| Merchant marine | |
| Total | 1,973 (2022) |
| By type | bulk carrier 117, container ship 45, general cargo 1,176, oil tanker 134, other 501 |
All Important Facts about Vietnam
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