• Minnesota has 231 miles of navigable waterways, including four Lake Superior ports, served by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway route, and five river ports consisting of 53 terminals, most of which are on the Mississippi River.
  
  
• More than 80 million tons of freight is shipped by water annually.  In 2001, more than 10.8 million tons of commodities passed through the Saint Paul Harbor. The Port Authority operates four terminals on the 2.5 miles of Mississippi Riverfront it manages. 

• Minnesota is one of the nation's railroad hubs, with over 4,600 miles of rail line. Burlington Northern, Union Pacific and C/P Rail System railroads all serve Minnesota as do many other carriers. 

• While Minnesota is the 14th largest state in geographic area, its road system is the fifth largest in the country.
  
  
• Minnesota's central location provides easy highway access to markets throughout North America. Products shipped by highway can reach most U.S. markets within three days.
  
  
• More than 33,000 interstate carriers operate in Minnesota and some of the nation's largest trucking fleets call Minnesota home. About 3,500 intrastate carriers have authority to operate in Minnesota. 

• Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, the world's 18th busiest is served by such international carriers as Northwest Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Icelandair and Air Canada.
  
  
• Nearly a thousand non-stop international flights depart Minneapolis-Saint Paul International each month. A million international travelers pass through MSP annually. 
  

Source: Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, and Minnesota Department of Transportation, Office of Freight, Railroad & Waterways.