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Netherlands

Transportation

National Air Transport System

number of registered air carriers: 8 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 238

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 43,996,044 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 5,886,510,000 (2018) mt-km Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

total: 29 (2021)

country comparison to the world: 117 Airports - with paved runways

over 3,047 m: 3

2,438 to 3,047 m: 11

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

914 to 1,523 m: 6

under 914 m: 2 (2021) Airports - with unpaved runways

914 to 1,523 m: 4

under 914 m: 2 (2021) Heliports

1 (2021) Pipelines

14,000 km gas, 2,500 km oil and refined products, 3,000 km chemicals (2017) Railways

total: 3,058 km (2016)

standard gauge: 3,058 km (2016) 1.435-m gauge (2,314 km electrified)

country comparison to the world: 61 Roadways

total: 139,124 km (2016) (includes 3,654 km of expressways)

country comparison to the world: 37 Waterways

6,237 km (2012) (navigable by ships up to 50 tons)

country comparison to the world: 23 Merchant marine

by type: bulk carrier 10, container ship 40, general cargo 559, oil tanker 26, other 564 (2021)

country comparison to the world: 24 Ports and terminals

major seaport(s): IJmuiden, Vlissingen

container port(s) (TEUs): Rotterdam (14,810,804) (2019)

LNG terminal(s) (import): Gate (Rotterdam)

river port(s): Amsterdam (Nordsee Kanaal); Moerdijk (Hollands Diep River); Rotterdam (Rhine River); Terneuzen (Western Scheldt River)

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