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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 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



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