Laos Transportation 1997

Railways 0 km

Highways
total: 18,153 km
paved: 2,505 km
unpaved: 15,648 km (1995 est.)

Waterways about 4,587 km, primarily Mekong and tributaries; 2,897 additional kilometersare sectionally navigable by craft drawing less than 0.5 m

Pipelines petroleum products 136 km

Ports and harbors none

Merchant marine
total: 1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,370 GRT/3,000 DWT (1996est.)

Airports 39 (1996 est.)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 25
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m : 3
under 914 m: 16 (1996 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total : 14
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 13 (1996 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Laos on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Laos Transportation 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Laos Transportation 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.