Transportation in the United Arab Emirates

Contents

1 Railways 1.1 Railway links with adjacent countries 2 Highways 3 Pipelines 4 Ports and harbors 5 Merchant marine 6 Airports 6.1 Airports - with paved runways 6.2 Airports - with unpaved runways 6.3 Heliports 7 See also

Railways

0 km

• Dubai - CONSTRUCTION work on a two-line metro network is expected to start on May 5, 2005.

Railway links with adjacent countries

• Oman - no
• Saudi Arabia - not yet

Highways

total: 1,088 km
paved: 1,088 km
unpaved: 0 km (1998 est.)

Pipelines

crude oil 830 km; natural gas, including natural gas liquids, 870 km

Ports and harbors

Ajman, Fujairah, Das Island , Khawr Fakkan , Mina' Jabal 'Ali , Mina' Khalid , Mina' Rashid , Mina' Saqr , Mina' Zayid , Umm al-Qaiwain

Merchant marine

total: 68 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,107,442 GRT/1,795,235 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 18, chemical tanker 3, container 8, liquified gas 1, livestock carrier 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 27, roll-on/roll-off 7, specialized tanker 1 (1999 est.)

Airports

40 (1999 est.)

Airports - with paved runways

total: 22
over 3,047 m: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 4 (1999 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 18
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 3 (1999 est.)

Heliports

2 (1999 est.)

See also

• United Arab Emirates