Transport in Yemen
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[edit] Railways
0 km
[edit] Railway links with adjacent countries
- Saudi Arabia - no - maybe planned - 1435mm gauge
- Oman - no - no railways
[edit] 2006
- International Companies Compete To Build Railway In Yemen (August 2005) - an official source said that representatives from several international companies have enquired about competing for a tender that is to be released soon. Construction of the railway project in Yemen is expected to begin later this year on a BOT basis. It has been suggested that this project will start from Harad, Saudi Arabia in the North to Aden in the South and then onto the borders of the Sultanate of Oman. [1]
[edit] Highways
total: 67,000 km
paved: 7,700 km
unpaved: 59,300 km (1996 est.)
[edit] Pipelines
oil 1650 km
gas 850 km
petroleum products: 32 km
[edit] Ports and harbours
[edit] Merchant marine
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 12,059 GRT/18,563 DWT
ships by type: cargo 1, petroleum tanker 2 (1999 est.)
[edit] Airports
50 (1999 est.)
Sana'a International Airport is the nations main domestic and international airport.
[edit] Airports - with paved runways
total: 13
10,000 ft (3,048 m) and over: 2
8,000 to 9,999 ft (2,438 to 3,047 m): 8
5,000 to 7,000 ft (1,524 to 2,437 m): 1
3,000 to 4,999 ft (914 to 1,523 m): 1
under 3,000 ft (914 m): 1 (1999 est.)
[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 37
10,000 ft (3,048 m) and over: 2
8,000 to 9,999 ft (2,438 to 3,047 m): 9
5,000 to 7,000 ft (1,524 to 2,437 m): 8
3,000 to 4,999 ft (914 to 1,523 m): 13
under 3,000 ft (914 m): 5 (1999 est.)
[edit] See also
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