Burkina Faso - Transportation
Geography - People - Economy - Government - Communications - Transportation - Military - Transnational IssuesBurkina Faso is located Western Africa, north of Ghana. The climate is tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers. The terrain is mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast.
Airports
This entry gives the total number of airports or airfields recognizable from the air. The runway(s) may be paved (concrete or asphalt surfaces) or unpaved (grass, earth, sand, or gravel surfaces) but may include closed or abandoned installations. Airports or airfields that are no longer recognizable (overgrown, no facilities, etc.) are not included. Note that not all airports have accommodations for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control.Airports : 33 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways - total : 2
Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m : 1
Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m : 1 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total : 31
Airports - with unpaved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m : 3
Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m : 11
Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m : 17 (2007)
Railways
This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gaugeRailways - total : 622 km
Railways - narrow gauge : 622 km 1.000-m gauge
Railways - note : another 660 km of this railway extends into Cote D'Ivoire (2006)
Roadways
This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.Roadways - total : 92,495 km
Roadways - paved : 3,857 km
Roadways - unpaved : 88,638 km (2004)
