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, see [1]
Highways:
total:
63,800 km
paved:
8,868 km
unpaved:
54,932 km (1996 est.)
Waterways: 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 (1999 est.)
Airports: 230 (1999 est.)
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, located in Nairobi, is one of Kenya's large aviation facilities and the airport that serves the country with the most international flights.
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
21
over 3,047 m:
4
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
2
914 to 1,523 m:
14 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
209
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
14
914 to 1,523 m:
110
under 914 m:
84 (1999 est.)
- See also : Kenya
