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Transportation

Rail
  • Amtrak's Acela high speed rail service between Boston and Washington, D.C. with stops in New Haven and Stamford.
  • More than 200 commuter trains travel between CT and New York City daily, and 33 million+ passengers used MetroNorth's New Haven line in 2000.
  • CSX Transportation has moved 1.4 million tons of rail freight in Connecticut, and has saved shippers $5.7 million using rail instead of truck.


Air
  • 7.3 million passengers used Bradley International Airport in 2000.
  • 189,029 tons of cargo passed through Bradley International Airport in 2000.
  • There are over 60 private and commercial heliports in Connecticut.
  • Six major international airports are within a two hour commute from anywhere in Connecticut:
    • Bradley (Hartford, CT/Springfield, MA)
    • Logan (Boston, MA)
    • Newark (Newark, NJ)
    • JFK (New York, NY)
    • LaGuardia (New York, NY)
    • TF Green (Providence, RI)
  • Connecticut Regional Airports:
    • Candlelight Farms Airport (New Milford)
    • Chester Airport (Chester)
    • Danbury Municipal Airport (Danbury)
    • Danielson Airport (Danielson)
    • Groton - New London (Groton)
    • Hartford-Brainard Airport (Hartford)
    • Igor Sikorsky Memorial Airport (Stratford)
    • Johnnycake Airport (Burlington)
    • Lakeside Airport (Griswold)
    • Meriden-Markham Airport (Meriden)
    • Rentschier Airport (East Hartford)
    • Robertson Airport (Plainville)
    • Sikorsky Memorial Airport (Stratford)
    • Simsbury Tri-Town Airport (Simsbury)
    • Skylark Airport (East Windsor)
    • Somersfield (Marborough)
    • Tweed-New Haven Airport (New Haven)
    • Waterbury-Oxford Airport (Oxford)
    • Windham Airport (Windham)
    • Woodstock Airport (Woodstock)


Deep Water Ports
  • The Port of New Haven handles 2.1 billion gallons of liquid bulk products (led by petroleum products) and 800,000 short tons of dry cargo annually.
  • Renovations to Connecticut State Pier at New London, completed in 1997, included a new dock.


Highways
  • Connecticut has the largest concentration in the U.S. of companies providing bulk transport services for international system.