Transportation in Laos
Railways: 0 kmHighways:
total:
21,716 km
paved:
9,673.5 km
unpaved:
12,042.5 km (1998 est.)
Waterways: about 4,587 km, primarily Mekong and tributaries; 2,897 additional km are sectionally navigable by craft drawing less than 0.5 m
Pipelines: petroleum products 136 km
Ports and harbors: none
Merchant marine:
total:
1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,370 GRT/3,000 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 1 (1999 est.)
Airports: 52 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
9
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
4
914 to 1,523 m:
4 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
43
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
17
under 914 m:
25 (1999 est.)
- See also : Laos
