Road transport accounted for 54% of all freight in 2003, up from about 48% in 1999. === International highways === Main highways carrying international traffic are the Baku-Alat-Ganja-Qazakh-Georgian Border corridor (Azerbaijani section of TRACECA corridor) with a length of 503 km and the so-called North-South Transport Corridor that stretches out from the Russian to the Iranian border along 521 km.
Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku reopened in 1999 after a US$64 million upgrade and extension financed by Turkish company Enka.
Road transport accounted for 54% of all freight in 2003, up from about 48% in 1999. === International highways === Main highways carrying international traffic are the Baku-Alat-Ganja-Qazakh-Georgian Border corridor (Azerbaijani section of TRACECA corridor) with a length of 503 km and the so-called North-South Transport Corridor that stretches out from the Russian to the Iranian border along 521 km.
The total vehicle fleet in Azerbaijan was about 517,000 in 2004, with about 49 private passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants, which is quite low compared to European benchmarks but rapidly increasing due to the fast economic growth.
The Caspian Sea provides vital transport links with other countries and is being used to ship oil until various pipeline projects are completed. In 2014 Azerbaijan stated it would seek to ease transportation on the Caspian Sea due to increased demand by its neighbouring states. On June 4, 2004 the Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of Azerbaijan established the Maritime Administration.
The complete overhaul of the international airport in Nakhchivan was completed in May 2004.
The main petroleum pipeline was completed in 2005 under American pressure to limit Russian and Iranian influence in the area.
In 2008, two more airports were opened in Azerbaijan.
The Caspian Sea provides vital transport links with other countries and is being used to ship oil until various pipeline projects are completed. In 2014 Azerbaijan stated it would seek to ease transportation on the Caspian Sea due to increased demand by its neighbouring states. On June 4, 2004 the Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of Azerbaijan established the Maritime Administration.
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