Sudan Transportation Profile 2013

Railways

total: 5,978 km
narrow gauge: 4,578 km 1.067-m gauge; 1,400 km 0.600-m gauge for cotton plantations (2008)

Roadways

total: 11,900 km
paved: 4,320 km
unpaved: 7,580 km (2000)

Waterways

4,068 km (1,723 km open year round on White and Blue Nile rivers) (2011)

Pipelines

gas 156 km; oil 4,070 km; refined products 1,613 km (2010)

Ports and terminals

Port Sudan

Merchant marine

total: 2
by type: cargo 2 (2010)

Airports

72 (2012)

Airports - with paved runways

total: 15
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
under 914 m: 1 (2012)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 57
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 17
914 to 1,523 m: 27
under 914 m: 12 (2012)

Heliports

6 (2012)