Introduction
Which are the key means of transportation in DR Congo? DR Congo has transport systems like Rail, Air, Pipeline, etc, with Waterways of about 15,000 km (2011) (including the Congo River, its tributaries, and unconnected lakes). The Civil aircraft registration country code prefix is 9Q
Transportation in DR Congo
| Number of Airports | 272 (2024) |
|---|---|
| Heliports | 1 (2024) |
| Pipelines | 62 km gas, 77 km oil, 756 km refined products (2013) |
| Railways | |
| Total | 4,007 km (2014) |
| Narrow gauge | 3,882 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified) |
| Roadways | |
| Total | 152,373 km |
| Paved | 3,047 km |
| Unpaved | 149,326 km |
| Urban | 7,400 km |
| Non-urban | 144,973 km (2015) |
| National air transport system | |
| Number of registered air carriers | 8 (2020) |
| Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers | 13 |
| Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers | 932,043 (2018) |
| Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers | 890,000 (2018) mt-km |
| Merchant marine | |
| Total | 24 (2023) |
| By type | general cargo 5, oil tanker 2, other 17 |
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