Railways:
total: 6,782 km
broad gauge: 3,743 km 1.676-m gauge (1,653 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 116 km 1.067-m gauge; 2,923 km 1.000-m gauge (40 km electrified) (1995)
City with metro system: Santiago (Metro de Santiago)
Highways:
total:
79,800 km
paved:
11,012 km
unpaved:
68,788 km (1996 est.)
Waterways: 725 km
Pipelines: crude oil 755 km; petroleum products 785 km; natural gas 320 km
Ports and harbors: Antofagasta, Arica, Chanaral, Coquimbo, Iquique, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, San Antonio, San Vicente, Talcahuano, Valparaíso
Merchant marine:
total:
45 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 580,749 GRT/860,034 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 11, cargo 9, chemical tanker 8, container 2, liquified gas 2, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 4, roll-on/roll-off 4, vehicle carrier 2 (1999 est.)
Airports: 370 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
62
over 3,047 m:
6
2,438 to 3,047 m:
6
1,524 to 2,437 m:
20
914 to 1,523 m:
20
under 914 m:
10 (1999 est.)
Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport, located in Santiago, is Chile's largest aviation facility.
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
308
over 3,047 m:
1
2,438 to 3,047 m:
4
1,524 to 2,437 m:
12
914 to 1,523 m:
68
under 914 m:
223 (1999 est.)
- See also : Chile
