Turkmenistan vs. Kazakhstan
Transportation
| Turkmenistan | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 5,113 km (2017) broad gauge: 5,113 km 1.520-m gauge (2017) | total: 16,614 km (2017) broad gauge: 16,614 km 1.520-m gauge (4,200 km electrified) (2017) |
| Roadways | total: 58,592 km (2002) paved: 47,577 km (2002) unpaved: 11,015 km (2002) | total: 95,409 km (2017) paved: 81,814 km (2017) unpaved: 13,595 km (2017) |
| Waterways | 1,300 km (Amu Darya River and Kara Kum Canal are important inland waterways) (2011) | 4,000 km (on the Ertis (Irtysh) River (80%) and Syr Darya (Syrdariya) River) (2010) |
| Pipelines | 7500 km gas, 1501 km oil (2013) | 658 km condensate, 15,256 km gas (2017), 8,013 km oil (2017), 1,095 km refined products, 1,975 km water (2016) (2017) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Caspian Sea - Turkmenbasy | major seaport(s): Caspian Sea - Aqtau (Shevchenko), Atyrau (Gur'yev) river port(s): Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Pavlodar, Semey (Semipalatinsk) (Irtysh River) |
| Merchant marine | total: 68 by type: general cargo 6, oil tanker 8, other 54 (2020) | total: 128 by type: general cargo 3, oil tanker 8, other 117 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 26 (2013) | total: 96 (2013) |
| 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: 63 (2017) over 3,047 m: 10 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 25 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 15 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 5 (2017) under 914 m: 8 (2017) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 5 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013) under 914 m: 4 (2013) | total: 33 (2013) over 3,047 m: 5 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 7 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 5 (2013) under 914 m: 13 (2013) |
| Heliports | 1 (2013) | 3 (2013) |
| 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: 12 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 84 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 7,143,797 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 50.22 million mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | EZ | UP |
Source: CIA Factbook
