Iran vs. Afghanistan
Transportation
| Iran | Afghanistan |
|---|
| Roadways | total: 223,485 km (2018)
paved: 195,485 km (2018)
unpaved: 28,000 km (2018) | total: 34,903 km (2017)
paved: 17,903 km (2017)
unpaved: 17,000 km (2017) |
| Waterways | 850 km (on Karun River; some navigation on Lake Urmia) (2012) | 1,200 km (chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to 500 DWT) (2011) |
| Pipelines | 7 km condensate, 973 km condensate/gas, 20794 km gas, 570 km liquid petroleum gas, 8625 km oil, 7937 km refined products (2013) | 466 km gas (2013) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Bandar-e Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni
container port(s) (TEUs): Bandar Abbas | river port(s): Kheyrabad, Shir Khan |
| Airports | total: 319 (2013) | total: 46 (2020) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 140 (2019)
over 3,047 m: 42
2,438 to 3,047 m: 29
1,524 to 2,437 m: 26
914 to 1,523 m: 36
under 914 m: 7 | 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: 179 (2013)
over 3,047 m: 1 (2013)
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2013)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 9 (2013)
914 to 1,523 m: 135 (2013)
under 914 m: 32 (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 | 26 (2013) | 1 (2020) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 22 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 237
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 25,604,871 (2018)
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 290.74 million 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 | EP | YA |
Source: CIA Factbook
