Malawi Transportation Profile 2000

Railways

total:789 km
narrow gauge:789 km 1.067-m gauge

Roadways

total:28,400 km
paved:5,254 km
unpaved:23,146 km (1996 est.)

Waterways

Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi); Shire River, 144 km

Ports and terminals

Chipoka, Monkey Bay, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Chilumba

Airports

44 (1999 est.)

Airports - with paved runways

total:5
over 3,047 m:1
1,524 to 2,437 m:1
914 to 1,523 m:3 (1999 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total:39
1,524 to 2,437 m:1
914 to 1,523 m:15
under 914 m:23 (1999 est.)