CIA Factbook: Jamaica Transportation (Jamaica)

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CIA Factbook: Jamaica Transportation

Published Mar 1, 2009

Airports:
27 (2008)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 12
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 7 (2008)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 15
under 914 m: 15 (2008)

Roadways:
total: 21,552 km
paved: 15,937 km (includes 33 km of expressways)
unpaved: 5,615 km (2005)

Merchant marine:
total: 20
by type: bulk carrier 6, cargo 6, carrier 1, container 4, roll on/roll off 3
foreign-owned: 17 (Denmark 2, Germany 4, Greece 6, Hong Kong 1, Latvia 1, Russia 3) (2008)

Ports and terminals:
Kingston, Port Esquivel, Port Kaiser, Port Rhoades, Rocky Point

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