Niger - Transportation
Geography - People - Economy - Government - Communications - Transportation - Military - Transnational IssuesNiger is located Western Africa, southeast of Algeria. The climate is desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south. The terrain is predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north.
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 : 28 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways - total : 9
Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m : 3
Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m : 5
Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m : 1 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total : 19
Airports - with unpaved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m : 2
Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m : 14
Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m : 3 (2007)
Roadways
This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.Roadways - total : 18,550 km
Roadways - paved : 3,803 km
Roadways - unpaved : 14,747 km (2006)
Waterways
This entry gives the total length of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.Waterways : 300 km (the Niger, the only major river, is navigable to Gaya between September and March) (2005)
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