Short facts about transportation in Niger

Railways:

0 km

Highways:

total:  10,100 km paved:  798 km unpaved:  9,302 km (1996)

Waterways:

300 km note:  the Niger River is navigable from Niamey to Gaya on the Benin frontier from mid-December through March

Ports and harbors:

none

Airports:

27 (2000 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:

total:  9 2,438 to 3,047 m:  2 1,524 to 2,437 m:  6 under 914 m:  1 (2000 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total:  18 1,524 to 2,437 m:  1 914 to 1,523 m:  15 under 914 m:  2 (2000 est.)

Source: World Factbook