Turkmenistan's Transportation | Turkmenistan Transportation

Railways: Total: 2,440 km broad gauge: 2,440 km 1.520-m gauge (2004)

Highways: Total: 24,000 km paved: 19,488 km unpaved: 4,512 km (1999 est.)

Waterways: 1,300 km (Amu Darya and Kara Kum canal important inland waterways) (2003)

Pipelines: Gas 6,549 km; oil 1,395 km (2004)

Ports and harbors: Turkmenbasy

Merchant marine: Total: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,873 GRT/8,345 DWT by type: cargo 3, combination ore/oil 1, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1 (2005)

Airports: 53 (2004 est.)

Airports - with paved runways: Total: 23 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 10 1,524 to 2,437 m: 9 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways: Total: 30 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 26 (2004 est.)

Heliports: 1 (2004 est.)

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