IRELAND
Ireland National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 6 (2015)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 431 (2015)
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 113,144,501 (2015)
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 138.58 million mt-km (2015)
Ireland Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
EI (2016)
Ireland Airports:
40 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 105
Ireland Airports – with paved runways:
total: 16 (2017)
over 3,047 m: 1 (2017)
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2017)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2017)
914 to 1,523 m: 5 (2017)
under 914 m: 5 (2017)
Ireland Airports – with unpaved runways:
total: 24 (2013)
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2013)
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2013)
under 914 m: 21 (2013)
Ireland Pipelines:
2,427 km gas (2017)
Ireland Railways:
total: 4,301 km (2018)
narrow gauge: 1,930 km 0.914-m gauge (operated by the Irish Peat Board to transport peat to power stations and briquetting plants) (2018)
broad gauge: 2,371 km 1.600-m gauge (53 km electrified) (2018)
country comparison to the world: 44
Ireland Roadways:
total: 99,830 km (2018)
paved: 99,830 km (includes 2,717 km of expressways) (2018)
country comparison to the world: 40
Ireland Waterways:
956 km (pleasure craft only) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 67
Ireland Merchant marine:
total: 88
by type: bulk carrier 8, general cargo 34, oil tanker 1, other 45 (2018)
country comparison to the world: 91
Ireland Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Dublin, Shannon Foynes
cruise port(s): Cork, Dublin
container port(s) (TEUs): Dublin (529,563) (2016)
river port(s): Cork (Lee), Waterford (Suir)
Data for Educational Purpose Only.
Source:
The World Factbook 2016-17. Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 2016.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
Other Pages Relating to Country Ireland:
Ireland at a Glance and One Page Summary
Ireland Background and Introduction
Ireland Military and Security System
Ireland Capital Flag and Currency
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