Thailand Transportation 1997

Railways
total : 4,623 km
narrow gauge: 4,623 km 1.000-m gauge (99 km double track)

Highways
total: 56,903 km
paved: 52,806 km
unpaved : 4,097 km (1993 est.)

Waterways 3,999 km principal waterways; 3,701 km with navigable depths of 0.9m or more throughout the year; numerous minor waterways navigable by shallow-draftnative craft

Pipelines petroleum products 67 km; natural gas 350 km

Ports and harbors Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Pattani, Phuket, Sattahip, Si Racha, Songkhla

Merchant marine
total : 283 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,859,021 GRT/3,060,277 DWT
ships by type: bulk 38, cargo 144, chemical tanker 5, combination bulk 1, container12, liquefied gas tanker 15, multi-function large load carrier 3, oil tanker49, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 10, roll-on/roll-off cargo 2, short-sea passenger 1, specialized tanker 2 (1996 est.)

Airports 100 (1996 est.)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 86
over 3,047 m : 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 13
914 to 1,523 m: 22
under 914 m: 36 (1996 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 14
1,524 to 2,437 m : 1
914 to 1,523 m: 13 (1996 est.)

Heliports 2 (1996 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Thailand on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Thailand Transportation 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Thailand Transportation 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.