Railways
total: 2,440 km
broad gauge: 2,440 km 1.520-m gauge (2001)

Highways
total: 22,000 km
paved: 18,000 km (includes some all-weather gravel-surfaced roads)
unpaved: 4,000 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1996)

Waterways the Amu Darya is an important inland waterway for Turkmenistan

Pipelines crude oil 250 km; natural gas 4,400 km

Ports and harbors Turkmenbasy

Merchant marine
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,600 GRT/5,000 DWT
ships by type: petroleum tanker 1 (2002 est.)

Airports 76 (2001)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 13
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2001)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 63
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 10
under 914 m: 41 (2001)

NOTE: The information regarding Turkmenistan on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Turkmenistan Transportation 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Turkmenistan Transportation 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.