Antarctic Transport Stats
Definitions
- Airports: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
- Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
- Airports > With unpaved runways > Total: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces)
- Heliports: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services).
- Ports and harbors: The major ports and harbors selected on the basis of overall importance to each country. This is determined by evaluating a number of factors (e.g., dollar value of goods handled, gross tonnage, facilities, and military significance).
- Ports and terminals: This entry lists major ports and terminals primarily on the basis of the amount of cargo tonnage shipped through the facilities on an annual basis. In some instances, the number of containers handled or ship visits were also considered.
- Transportation > Note: This entry includes miscellaneous transportation information of significance not included elsewhere.
SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Citation
Antarctica Transport Profiles (Subcategories)
| Airports 10 |
Antarctica categories
| Background | Geography | People |
| Economy | Government | Transport |
| Energy | Media | Weather |
| Environment | Military |
- Antarctica ranked 122 places from the bottom for airports globally in 2013.
- Antarctica has ranked in the top 5 for heliports since 2007.
- Antarctica has ranked in the top 4 for airports > with unpaved runways > over 3,047 m since 2010.
- Antarctica has ranked in the top 101 for airports > with unpaved runways > total since 2006.
- Antarctica has ranked in the top 84 for airports > with unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m since 2010.
- Antarctica has ranked in the top 131 for airports > with unpaved runways > under 914 m since 2002.
- Antarctica has ranked in the top 85 for airports > with unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m since 2012.
- Antarctica has ranked in the top 7 for airports > with unpaved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m since 2010.