Transportation in Belarus

Railways

total: 5,563 km
broad gauge: 5,563 km 1.520-m gauge (894 km electrified)

City with underground railway system: Minsk

Highways

total: 63,355 km
paved: 60,567 km
unpaved: 2,788 km (1998 est.)

Waterways

NA km; note - Belarus has extensive and widely used canal and river systems

Pipelines

crude oil 1,470 km; refined products 1,100 km; natural gas 1,980 km (1992)

Ports and harbors

Mazyr

Airports

118 (1996 est.):

• Minsk International Airport

Airports - with paved runways

total: 36
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 18
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
under 914 m: 11 (1996 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 82
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 62 (1996 est.)

National air-carrier

• Belavia

Reference

Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000.