India vs. Afghanistan
Transportation
India | Afghanistan | |
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Roadways | total: 4,699,024 km (2015) note: includes 96,214 km of national highways and expressways, 147,800 km of state highways, and 4,455,010 km of other roads | total: 34,903 km (2017) paved: 17,903 km (2017) unpaved: 17,000 km (2017) |
Waterways | 14,500 km (5,200 km on major rivers and 485 km on canals suitable for mechanized vessels) (2012) | 1,200 km (chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to 500 DWT) (2011) |
Pipelines | 9 km condensate/gas, 13581 km gas, 2054 km liquid petroleum gas, 8943 km oil, 20 km oil/gas/water, 11069 km refined products (2013) | 466 km gas (2013) |
Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Chennai, Jawaharal Nehru Port, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay), Sikka, Vishakhapatnam container port(s) (TEUs): Jawaharal Nehru Port (5,100,891), Mundra (4,732,699) (2019) LNG terminal(s) (import): Dabhol, Dahej, Hazira | river port(s): Kheyrabad, Shir Khan |
Airports | total: 346 (2013) | total: 46 (2020) |
Airports - with paved runways | total: 253 (2017) over 3,047 m: 22 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 59 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 76 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 82 (2017) under 914 m: 14 (2017) | 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: 93 (2013) over 3,047 m: 1 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 38 (2013) under 914 m: 45 (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 | 45 (2013) | 1 (2020) |
National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 14 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 485 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 164,035,637 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 2,703,960,000 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 | VT | YA |
Source: CIA Factbook