Egypt Transportation
Egypt Transportation: A summary of information about Egypt Transportation, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Egypt: Transportation
Railways
total: 4,955 km standard gauge: 4,955 km 1,435-m gauge (42 km electrified; 1,560 km double track)
Highways
total: 64,000 km paved: 49,984 km unpaved: 14,016 km (1996 est.)
Waterways
3,500 km (including the Nile, Lake Nasser, Alexandria-Cairo Waterway, and numerous smaller canals in the delta); Suez Canal, 193.5 km (including approaches), used by oceangoing vessels drawing up to 16.1 m of water
Pipelines
crude oil 1,171 km; petroleum products 596 km; natural gas 460 km
Ports and harbors
Alexandria, Al Ghardaqah, Aswan, Asyut, Bur Safajah, Damietta, Marsa Matruh, Port Said, Suez
Merchant marine
total: 180 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,348,148 GRT/2,014,483 DWT ships by type: bulk 25, cargo 63, container 1, liquified gas 1, passenger 57, petroleum tanker 14, roll-on/roll-off 16, short-sea passenger 3 (1999 est.)
Airports
90 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total: 71 over 3,047 m: 12 2,438 to 3,047 m: 36 1,524 to 2,437 m: 16 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 4 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 19 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 6 under 914 m: 9 (1999 est.)
Heliports
2 (1999 est.)
