Short facts about transportation in Kyrgyzstan
| Railways: |
total: 370 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial
lines
broad gauge: 370 km 1.520-m gauge
(1990) |
| Highways: |
total: 18,500 km (including 140 km of expressways)
paved: 16,854
km (these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, and include, in addition to
conventionally paved roads, some that are surfaced with gravel or other coarse
aggregate, making them trafficable in all weather)
unpaved: 1,646
km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in
wet weather) (1996) |
| Pipelines: |
natural gas 200
km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Balykchy (Ysyk-Kol or
Rybach'ye) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 46
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m:
5
914 to 1,523 m: 6
under 914 m: 32 (2000
est.) | Source: World Factbook |
