General

In 2002, Spain had an estimated 666,292 km (414,015 mi) of roadways, of which 659,629 km (409,875 mi) were paved highways, including 6,663 km (4,140 mi) of expressways. The Mediterranean and Cantábrico routes are the most important. There were 16,011,200 passenger cars and 3,271,000 commercial vehicles in 2000.

In 2006, the National Spanish Railway Network encompassed 14,974 km (9,304 mi) of track, of which 6,950 km (4,319 mi) were electrified.

Of Spain's 200 ports, 26 are of commercial significance. The largest are Barcelona, Tarragona and Cartagena on the Mediterranean, Algeciras on the Strait of Gibraltar, La Coruña on the Atlantic, and Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canaries. The port of Bilbao, on the Bay of Biscay, can accommodate tankers of up to 500,000 tons. Substantial improvements were made during the 1970s at Gijón, Huelva and Valencia. Scheduled ferry services connect Spain with neighbouring countries and North Africa. In 2007, the merchant fleet was comprised of 167 vessels, totaling 2,365,450 GRT.

Spain had 154 airports and airfields in 2007, 96 of which had paved runways. Principal airports include Alicante, Prat at Barcelona, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria at Las Palmas, Barajas at Madrid, Malaga, Menorca, Son San Juan at Palma Mallorca, and Valencia. The state-owned Iberia Air Lines has regular connections with 50 countries and 89 cities in Europe, Africa, Asia (including the Middle East), and the Western Hemisphere. Other Spanish airlines are Aviaco, Air Europa, Viva Air, Binter Canarias and Spanair. In 2001, 41,469,800 passengers were carried on domestic and international flights, and 879 million ton-km (546 million ton-mi) of freight.

Overview

Airports:
154 (2007)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 96
over 3,047 m: 18
2,438 to 3,047 m: 11
1,524 to 2,437 m: 18
914 to 1,523 m: 25
under 914 m: 24 (2007)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 58
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 14
under 914 m: 42 (2007)