Introduction
Which are the key means of transportation in Zambia? Zambia has transport systems like Rail, Air, Pipeline, etc, with Waterways of about 2,250 km (2010) (includes Lake Tanganyika and the Zambezi and Luapula Rivers). The Civil aircraft registration country code prefix is 9J
Transportation in Zambia
| Number of Airports | 119 (2024) |
|---|---|
| Heliports | 4 (2024) |
| Pipelines | 771 km oil (2013) |
| Railways | |
| Total | 3,126 km (2014) |
| Narrow gauge | 3,126 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge |
| Roadways | |
| Total | 67,671 km |
| Paved | 10,150 km |
| Unpaved | 57,520 km (2021) |
| National air transport system | |
| Number of registered air carriers | 3 (2020) |
| Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers | 6 |
| Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers | 8,904 (2018) |
| Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers | 75.08 million (2018) mt-km |
| Merchant marine | |
| Total | 2 (2023) |
| By type | general cargo 1, oil tanker 1 |
All Important Facts about Zambia
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