Gambia The Index

Gambia The Transportation - 2023

SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

National air transport system

number of registered air carriers: 2 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 6

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 53,735 (2018)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

1

note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)

Roadways

total: 2,977 km (2011)

paved: 518 km (2011)

unpaved: 2,459 km (2011)

Waterways

390 km (2010) (on River Gambia; small oceangoing vessels can reach 190 km)

Merchant marine

total: 9

by type: general cargo 1, other 8 (2022)

Ports and terminals

major seaport(s): Banjul

NOTE: The information regarding Gambia The on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Gambia The 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Gambia The 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.