Short facts about transportation in Kenya
| Railways: |
total: 2,778 km
narrow gauge: 2,778 km 1.000-m
gauge
note: the line connecting Nairobi with the port of Mombasa
is the most important in the country |
| Highways: |
total: 63,800 km
paved: 8,868 km
unpaved: 54,932
km (1996) |
| Waterways: |
NA
note: part of the
Lake Victoria system is within the boundaries of
Kenya |
| Pipelines: |
petroleum products 483
km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Kisumu, Lamu,
Mombasa |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,893 GRT/6,255 DWT
ships
by type: petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports: |
230 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 22
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m:
13
under 914 m: 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 208
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
14
914 to 1,523 m: 109
under 914 m: 84 (2000
est.) | Source: World Factbook |
