Railways
total:
22,510 km
broad gauge:
21,951 km 1.524-m gauge (8,927 km electrified)
standard gauge:
49 km 1.435-m gauge
note:
these data do not include railroads dedicated to serving industry and not in common carrier service (2001)
narrow gauge:
510 km 0.750-m gauge
Highways
total:
273,700 km
paved:
236,400 km (including 1,770 km of expressways and a substantial amount of all-weather roads with gravel surfaces)
unpaved:
37,300 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990)
Waterways
4,499 km
note:
1,672 km are on the Pryp'yat' and Dniester (Dnister) (1990)
Pipelines
crude oil 4,000 km (1995); petroleum products 4,500 km (1995); natural gas 34,400 km (1998)
Ports and harbors
Berdyans'k, Feodosiya, Illichivs'k, Izmayil, Kerch, Kherson, Kiev (Kyyiv), Kiliya, Mariupol', Mykolayiv, Odesa, Reni, Sevastopol', Yalta, Yuzhnyy
Merchant marine
total:
138 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 669,303 GRT/707,857 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 7, cargo 100, container 3, liquefied gas 2, passenger 11, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 12, railcar carrier 2
note:
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Cyprus 1, Greece 1, Panama 1, Russia 4, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 (2002 est.)
Airports
718 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
114
over 3,047 m:
14
2,438 to 3,047 m:
50
1,524 to 2,437 m:
21
914 to 1,523 m:
3
under 914 m:
26 (2001)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
604
over 3,047 m:
13
2,438 to 3,047 m:
37
1,524 to 2,437 m:
52
914 to 1,523 m:
45
under 914 m:
457 (2001)
NOTE: The information regarding Ukraine 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 Ukraine Transportation 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ukraine Transportation 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.