Khartoum International Airport

Khartoum International Airport
مطار الخرطوم الدولي
IATA: KRTICAO: HSSS
Summary
Airport type Joint (Civil and Military)
Serves Khartoum
Location Khartoum, Sudan
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 1,265 ft / 386 m
Coordinates 15°35′22.19″N 32°33′11.38″E / 15.5894972°N 32.5531611°E / 15.5894972; 32.5531611Coordinates: 15°35′22.19″N 32°33′11.38″E / 15.5894972°N 32.5531611°E / 15.5894972; 32.5531611
Website khairport.gov.sd
Map
KRT

Location of airport in Sudan

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 9,777 2,980 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers 2,178,097

Khartoum International Airport (IATA: KRT, ICAO: HSSS) (Arabic:مطار الخرطوم الدولي) is an airport in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.

The current facility will be replaced with a new airport 40 kilometers south of the centre of Khartoum. This is planned to have two 4000 metre runways, a passenger terminal of 86,000 square metres and a 300-room international hotel.[2][3] Construction is to be carried out by China Harbour Engineering Co. (CHEC).[4]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Afriqiyah Airways Tripoli–Mitiga
Air Arabia Sharjah
Badr Airlines Cairo, El Fasher, Geneina, Jeddah, Juba, Nyala, Port Sudan
Buffalo Airways Nyala, Port Sudan, Cairo, Geneina, Jeddah, El Fasher, Juba
EgyptAir Cairo
Emirates Dubai–International
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa
Eritrean Airlines Asmara, Cairo
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi
FlyDamas Damascus
flydubai Dubai–International
Flynas Dammam, Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh
Gulf Air Bahrain
Kenya Airways Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Nova Airways El Fasher, Jeddah, Juba, Nyala, Port Sudan,
Qatar Airways Doha
Royal Jordanian Amman–Queen Alia
Saudia Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh
Sudan Airways Abu Dhabi, Addis Ababa, Asmara, Cairo, Ed Daein, El Fasher, El Obeid, Geneina, Jeddah, Juba, Kano, N'Djamena, Nyala, Port Sudan, Riyadh
Sun Air Jeddah, Riyadh
Tarco Airlines Cairo, Geneina, Juba, N'Djamena, Nyala, Port Sudan
Turkish Airlines Istanbul–Atatürk

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
EgyptAir Cargo Cairo, Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta
Emirates Sky Cargo[5] Dubai-Al Maktoum
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo Addis Ababa, Liège
Etihad Cargo Abu Dhabi
Qatar Airways Cargo Doha
Saudia Cargo Jeddah
Turkish Airlines Cargo Istanbul-Atatürk, Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. List of the busiest airports in Africa
  2. "Construction of the new Khartoum Airport begins in October". Sudan Tribune. 20 February 2006. Retrieved 13 June 2008.
  3. "Sudan to build new international airport near Khartoum". English.peopledaily.com.cn. Retrieved 13 June 2008.
  4. Editor, The (17 July 2013). "The African Aviation Tribune". The African Aviation Tribune. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  5. "Emirates SkyCargo Freighter Operations get ready for DWC move". Emirates SkyCargo. 2 April 2014.
  6. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  7. "N480F Accident report". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  8. "Dozens die in Sudan jet inferno". BBC News. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  9. Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 26 July 2016.
  10. "Cargo plane explodes in Khartoum, killing 4 crew". Reuters. 30 June 2008.

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