Editing Transport in Fiji

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Modes of [[transport]] in [[Fiji]] include [[rail transport|rail]], [[road transport|road]], [[water transport|water]], and [[air transport|air]]. The rail network is mainly used for movement of [[sugar cane]]. [[Suva]] and [[Lautoka]] are the largest [[seaport]]s. There are 122&nbsp;km of [[Navigability|navigable]] inland waterways. There are two international [[airport]]s, one other paved airport, and over 20 with unpaved runways. With 333 tropical islands that make up this country, one can expect to use various modes of transport to get to their destination.

== Buses ==
Buses are the main mode of transport in Fiji's main islands. 

== Railways ==
{{main article|Rail transport in Fiji}}
Total: 597&nbsp;km; 597&nbsp;km 0.610-m gauge (1995)

Narrow gauge: Note: belongs to the government-owned [[Fiji Sugar Corporation]] The railway is not for passenger or public use.

== Waterways ==
203&nbsp;km; 122&nbsp;km navigable by motorized craft and 200-[[Ton|metric-ton]] [[barge]]s

=== Ports and harbors ===
[[Labasa]], [[Lautoka]], [[Levuka]], [[Savusavu]], [[Suva]]

=== Merchant marine ===
Total: 6 ships (1,000 GT or over) totaling 11,870 GT/{{DWT|14,787|metric|disp=long}}
Ships by type: chemical [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]] 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll-on/roll-off 1, specialized tanker 1 (1999 est.)

== Airports ==
[[Image:E9220-Nadi-Boarding-Boeing-747.jpg|thumb|In [[Nadi International Airport]]]]
{{main article|List of airports in Fiji}}

Fiji has two airports that cater to international air traffic, the main one being [[Nadi International Airport]] and a secondary one, [[Nausori Airport]], which receives a small number of international flights. There are 13 other smaller domestic airports spread throughout the country's outer islands and these mainly cater for small prop aircraft.<ref>Airports Fiji Limited Annual Report 2016, p2. Available at: http://airportsfiji.com/gallery/pic/afl2016.pdf</ref> Airports Fiji Limited (AFL), a state-owned enterprise owns and operates Nadi International Airport and manages the other 14 airports for the Government.

Major airports include:
*[[Nadi International Airport]]
*[[Nausori International Airport]]
Total 25 (1999 est.)

=== Airports with paved runways ===
Total: 3
Over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1999 est.)

=== Airports with unpaved runways ===
Total: 22
914 to 1,523 m: 5
Under 914 m: 17 (1999 est.)

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* ''CIA World Factbook'' (c2002)
* ''Cane Train: The Sugar-cane Railways of Fiji'' by Peter Dyer & Peter Hodge (1988, New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society Inc, Wellington) {{ISBN|0-908573-50-2}} a revision of:
* ''Balloon Stacks and Sugar Cane'' by Peter Dyer & Peter Hodge (1961, New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society Inc, Wellington)

==See also==
[[Public transport in Fiji]]
{{Commons category|Transport in Fiji}}
{{Fiji topics}}
{{Oceania in topic|Transport in}}

[[Category:Transport in Fiji| ]]

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