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St Kitts and Nevis has a good road network of approximately 320 km, 43% of which are paved. There is a regular passenger ferry service between Basseterre and Charlestown, which takes 40 minutes. Basseterre has a large deep-water port which offers berthing facilities for cruise ships and cargo vessels, whilst smaller ports are also present at Sandy Point and Newcastle. St Kitts and Nevis has around 50 km of rail which, whilst previously used for transportation by the sugar industry, are now largely unused. The Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw International Airport is located at Golden Rock, in close proximity to Basseterre, and receives direct flights from the USA and Canada. Nevis has an airfield at Newcastle. Maintenance and co-ordination of transport infrastructure is the responsibility of the Ministry of Public Works, Utilities, Transport and Postal Services, and the St Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority.