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Transportation on the Isle of Man

Railways:
total: 68.5 km (43.5 km electrified)

Highways:
total: 800 km
paved: 800 km
unpaved: 0 km (1999)

Ports and harbors: Castletown, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey

The Isle of Man is served by frequent ferries to and from Britain and Ireland.

Merchant marine:
total: 144 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,333,826 GRT/7,254,867 DWT
ships by type: bulk 23, cargo 6, chemical tanker 13, combination bulk 3, container 20, liquified gas 13, petroleum tanker 44, refrigerated cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off 15, vehicle carrier 5 (1999 est.)
note: a flag of convenience registry; UK owns 8 ships, Denmark 1, Sweden 1, Belgium 1, and Netherlands 1 (1998 est.)

Airports: 1 (1999 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (1999 est.)

See also : Isle of Man

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