Turkmenistan vs. Afghanistan
Transportation
| Turkmenistan | Afghanistan |
|---|
| Roadways | total: 58,592 km (2002)
paved: 47,577 km (2002)
unpaved: 11,015 km (2002) | total: 34,903 km (2017)
paved: 17,903 km (2017)
unpaved: 17,000 km (2017) |
| Waterways | 1,300 km (Amu Darya River and Kara Kum Canal are important inland waterways) (2011) | 1,200 km (chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to 500 DWT) (2011) |
| Pipelines | 7500 km gas, 1501 km oil (2013) | 466 km gas (2013) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Caspian Sea - Turkmenbasy | river port(s): Kheyrabad, Shir Khan |
| Airports | total: 26 (2013) | total: 46 (2020) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 21 (2013)
over 3,047 m: 1 (2013)
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9 (2013)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 9 (2013)
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2013) | 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 runways | total: 5 (2013)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013)
under 914 m: 4 (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 |
| Heliports | 1 (2013) | 1 (2020) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 27
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 2,457,474 (2018)
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 16.92 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 prefix | EZ | YA |
Source: CIA Factbook
