Introduction
Which are the key means of transportation in Kenya? Kenya has transport systems like Rail, Air, Pipeline, etc, with Waterways of about (2011) none specifically; the only significant inland waterway is the part of Lake Victoria within the boundaries of Kenya; Kisumu is the main port and has ferry connections to Uganda and Tanzania. The Civil aircraft registration country code prefix is 5Y
Transportation in Kenya
| Number of Airports | 370 (2024) |
|---|---|
| Heliports | |
| Pipelines | 4 km oil, 1,432 km refined products (2018) |
| Railways | |
| Total | 3,819 km (2018) |
| Standard gauge | 485 km (2018) 1.435-m gauge |
| Narrow gauge | 3,334 km (2018) 1.000-m gauge |
| Roadways | |
| Total | 161,451 km |
| Paved | 18,603 km |
| Unpaved | 157,596 km (2023) |
| National air transport system | |
| Number of registered air carriers | 25 (2020) |
| Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers | 188 |
| Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers | 5,935,831 (2018) |
| Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers | 294.97 million (2018) mt-km |
| Merchant marine | |
| Total | 26 (2023) |
| By type | oil tanker 4, other 22 |
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