El Salvador

 

National Transport System


number of registered air carriers: 1 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 13

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 2,545,105 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 10.73 million mt-km (2018)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
YS

Airports
total: 68 (2013)

country comparison to the world: 73
Airports - with paved runways
total: 5

over 3,047 m: 1

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

914 to 1,523 m: 2

under 914 m: 1 (2017)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 63

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

914 to 1,523 m: 11

under 914 m: 51 (2013)

Heliports
2 (2013)

Railways
total: 13 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 12.5 km 0.914-m gauge (2014)

country comparison to the world: 135
Roadways
total: 9,012 km (2017)

paved: 5,341 km (2017)

unpaved: 3,671 km (2017)

country comparison to the world: 138
Waterways
(Rio Lempa River is partially navigable by small craft) (2011)

Merchant marine
total: 2

by type: other 2 (2021)

country comparison to the world: 174
Ports and terminals
major seaport(s): Puerto Cutuco

oil terminal(s): Acajutla offshore terminal

river port(s): Guayaquil (Guayas)