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Pakistan vs. Afghanistan

Transportation

PakistanAfghanistan
Roadwaystotal: 263,775 km (2019)

paved: 185,063 km (includes 708 km of expressways) (2019)

unpaved: 78,712 km (2019)
total: 34,903 km (2017)

paved: 17,903 km (2017)

unpaved: 17,000 km (2017)
Pipelines12,984 km gas, 3,470 km oil, 1,170 km refined products (2019)466 km gas (2013)
Ports and terminalsmajor seaport(s): Karachi, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim

container port(s) (TEUs): Karachi (2,097,855) (2019)

LNG terminal(s) (import): Port Qasim
river port(s): Kheyrabad, Shir Khan
Airportstotal: 151 (2013)total: 46 (2020)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 108 (2017)

over 3,047 m: 15 (2017)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 20 (2017)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 43 (2017)

914 to 1,523 m: 20 (2017)

under 914 m: 10 (2017)
total: 29 (2020)

over 3,047 m: 4

2,438 to 3,047 m: 8

1,524 to 2,437 m: 12

914 to 1,523 m: 2

under 914 m: 3
Airports - with unpaved runwaystotal: 43 (2013)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 9 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 9 (2013)

under 914 m: 24 (2013)
total: 17 (2020)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1

1,524 to 2,437 m: 7

914 to 1,523 m: 4

under 914 m: 5
Heliports23 (2013)1 (2020)
National air transport systemnumber of registered air carriers: 5 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 52

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 6,880,637 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 217.53 million mt-km (2018)
number of registered air carriers: 3 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 13

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 1,722,612 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 29.56 million mt-km (2018)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefixAPYA

Source: CIA Factbook