[Home]Transportation in Afghanistan

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Transportation in Afghanistan:

Railways: total: 24.6 km broad gauge: 9.6 km 1.524-m gauge from Gushgy? (Turkmenistan) to Towraghondi?; 15 km 1.524-m gauge from Termiz? (Uzbekistan) to Kheyrabad? transshipment point on south bank of [Amu Darya]?

Highway?s: total: 21,000 km paved: 2,793 km unpaved: 18,207 km (1998 est.)

Waterways: 1,200 km; chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to about 500 DWT

Pipelines: petroleum products - Uzbekistan to Bagram? and Turkmenistan to Shindand?; natural gas 180 km

Ports and harbors: Kheyrabad?, [Shir Khan]?

Airport?s: 46 (1999 est.)

Airports - with paved runways: total: 14 over 3,047 m: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 4 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 2 (1999 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 32 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5 1,524 to 2,437 m: 13 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 11 (1999 est.)

Heliport?s: 3 (1999 est.)


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