Juba Airport (IATA: JUB, ICAO: HJJJ) is an airport serving Juba, the capital city of South Sudan. The airport is located 5 km (3 mi) northeast of the city's central business district, on the western banks of the White Nile.[3] The city and airport are located in South Sudan's Central Equatoria State.
It is one of the two international airports in South Sudan, the other being Malakal Airport. Juba Airport handles international and local airlines, cargo air traffic and chartered commercial flights. It is also used by the South Sudanese military and by the United Nations UNMISS, UN Humanitarian Air Services UNHAS, World Food Program WFP, ICRC and many NGOs for relief flights for the country.
The first Juba airfield was cleared in 1929.[4] The Shell Company constructed the first murram runway in 1931. In February 1931, Imperial Airways opened the first 2,670 miles of the weekly Croydon to Tanganyika Territory (now part of Tanzania) portion of the Cape to Cairo air-route, and established a mooring place near Rejaf to the south of Juba, for Imperial Airways’ Calcutta flying-boats, which carried passengers between Khartoum and Kisumu.[4] Labourers had been settling on the land that has since become the Juba airport's present location and, in 1934, when the Juba aerodrome was expanded and cleared, these residents were relocated.[5][6] By 1976, the runway had been expanded to 2,400 by 45 meters and paved with asphalt. Access roads leading to the terminal buildings were unsurfaced and "almost impassable during the rainy season."[7] The airport's "very old radio beacon" was located a short distance from the airport, which was also equipped with a weak VHF radio for pilot-to-ground communication. Field lighting was not present.[7]
As of May 2011[update], Juba International Airport was undergoing improvements and expansion. The work on the airport included expansion of the passenger and cargo terminal buildings, resurfacing of the runway and installation of runway lights to facilitate night operations.[9]
As of July 2011[update], the day of the country’s independence, Juba International Airport had a new runway light system commissioned with simple approach lights for Runway 13/31, runway edge lights, taxiway lights for Exit Delta, Apron edge lights, illuminated windsocks, ATC tower rotating beacon as well as PAPI for both approaches.[10] The Aerodrome Ground Lighting system AGL manufactured by Safegate.[citation needed]
In July 2014, the government announced a runway extension project to commence in September 2014 lasting 30 months. The project will extend the runway by 700 meters and also resurface the existing 2400 metre runway giving a new 3100 metre runway. The new runway will still be using backtracking access to the new extended 700 meter portion of Runway 13. Building activities for the new terminal building have been underway since 2009 and were halted when civil war broke out in 2014. Since then the half-built terminal has been left abandoned.
In 2016, Juba International Airport was ranked the second worst airport in the world in a survey conducted by The Guide to Sleeping in Airports. It was the worst airport in 2017[11] and the fourth worst in 2019.[12] During this time the terminal consisted of two adjacent tents to facilitate customs and immigration, arrivals and departures. A new, smaller terminal was built on the site of the original terminal by the Chinese. The new terminal was inaugurated on 29 October 2018.[13]
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 461 metres (1,513 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,100 by 45 metres (10,171 ft × 148 ft).[1]
The runway has five serviceable taxiways; Alpha, Bravo, Delta, Echo and Foxtrot (Foxtrot is used by the military exclusively). Backtracking is used frequently for larger airliners to access the full length of the runway.[citation needed]
Airlines and destinations
UTair operated for United Nations Humanitarian Air Service taxiing at Juba Airport.
On 19 December 2013, a Nova AirwaysBoeing 737-500 registration ST-NVG suffered nose-gear collapse resulting in major damage when landing at Juba. This was the same day that many people were being evacuated from Juba because of the South Sudanese Civil War. The Nova Airways aircraft blocked the runway for several hours, delaying the evacuation. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.[18]
On 4 November 2015, an An-12BK EY-406 crashed on take-off, 800 metres from the runway. The fully laden Antonov-12 went low over buildings at end of the runway and crashed in a wet area next to the Nile river. There was no fire after the crash. At least 41 people were killed. Three survived the crash, though one later died, leaving a baby girl and a man the only survivors of this crash.
On 10 December 2019, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 357, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 registration ET-AQC excursed from the runway during takeoff. The aircraft was substantially damaged. All 21 people on board survived.[19][20]
On 22 August 2020, an An-26 cargo plane belonging to South West Aviation crashed after taking off on a charter cargo flight to Aweil, South Sudan. 17 people were reported killed.[21]
On 2 November 2021, a cargo An-26 crashed soon after taking off, killing 5 people.[22]
^ ab"Airport information for HSSJ". from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
^Airport information for JUB at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
^"Juba International Airport | SKYbrary Aviation Safety". skybrary.aero. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
^ abTuttle, Brendan (2019). ""As imposing a show as possible": Aviation in Colonial Sudan and South Sudan, 1916-1930". jubainthemaking.com. Juba in the Making. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
^Mills, R.L. The People of Juba. Juba: University of Juba Population and Manpower Unit. p. 4.
^"Juba International Airport". jubainthemaking.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
^ abBrian Colquhoun and Partners (3 June 1976). Report No. 1029a-SU, Appraisal of a Domestic Aviation Project Sudan (PDF) (Report). The World Bank,Eastern Africa Regional Office, Highways Division. p. 1 (Annex 3).
^Johnson, Douglas (2003). The Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars. James Currey Publishers. p. 196. ISBN9780852553923.
^. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
^"Juba International Airport, South Sudan-北京京航安机场工程有限公司". www.bjjha.com.cn. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
^"Worst Airports for Overall Experience 2017". www.sleepinginairports.net. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
^Wani, Woja Emmanuel (29 October 2018). . Juba Monitor. Juba, South Sudan. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
^Otieno, Bonface (10 December 2021). "Kenya Airways launches direct Juba-Khartoum flights". Business Daily. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^PMLDaily Reporter (20 October 2019). "Gulu-Juba Flight Service Launched". Kampala: PMLDaily.com. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
^"THY İstanbul-Juba uçuşlarına başlıyor". 7 February 2022.
^"Turkey launches first direct flights to South Sudan". 2 June 2022.
^Ranter, Harro. "ST-NVG Nova Airways Boeing 737-500". aviation-safety.net.
^Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 ET-AQC ? Juba Airport (JUB)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
^Kraft, Melanie (11 December 2019). "ALERT Ethiopian Airlines DHC8-400 skidded off runway at Juba Airport, South Sudan". Airlive - Aviation news and store. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
^"An-26 Cargo Plane Crashes After Takeoff In South Sudan". Simple Flying. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^"Five killed in South Sudan cargo plane crash | Reuters". Reuters. 2 November 2021.
External links
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Location of Juba International Airport At Google Maps
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Juba International Airport news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Juba Airport IATA JUB ICAO HJJJ is an airport serving Juba the capital city of South Sudan The airport is located 5 km 3 mi northeast of the city s central business district on the western banks of the White Nile 3 The city and airport are located in South Sudan s Central Equatoria State Juba International AirportIATA JUBICAO HJJJSummaryAirport typePublic MilitaryOperatorCivil Aviation Authority of South SudanServesJubaLocationJuba South SudanElevation AMSL1 511 ft 461 mCoordinates4 52 19 N 31 36 4 E 4 87194 N 31 60111 E 4 87194 31 60111 Coordinates 4 52 19 N 31 36 4 E 4 87194 N 31 60111 E 4 87194 31 60111Map HJJJLocation of the airport in South SudanRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft13 31 3 100 10 171 AsphaltSources 1 2 It is one of the two international airports in South Sudan the other being Malakal Airport Juba Airport handles international and local airlines cargo air traffic and chartered commercial flights It is also used by the South Sudanese military and by the United Nations UNMISS UN Humanitarian Air Services UNHAS World Food Program WFP ICRC and many NGOs for relief flights for the country Contents 1 History 1 1 Airport expansion and country s independence 2 Facilities 3 Airlines and destinations 3 1 Passenger 3 2 Cargo 4 Accidents and incidents 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe first Juba airfield was cleared in 1929 4 The Shell Company constructed the first murram runway in 1931 In February 1931 Imperial Airways opened the first 2 670 miles of the weekly Croydon to Tanganyika Territory now part of Tanzania portion of the Cape to Cairo air route and established a mooring place near Rejaf to the south of Juba for Imperial Airways Calcutta flying boats which carried passengers between Khartoum and Kisumu 4 Labourers had been settling on the land that has since become the Juba airport s present location and in 1934 when the Juba aerodrome was expanded and cleared these residents were relocated 5 6 By 1976 the runway had been expanded to 2 400 by 45 meters and paved with asphalt Access roads leading to the terminal buildings were unsurfaced and almost impassable during the rainy season 7 The airport s very old radio beacon was located a short distance from the airport which was also equipped with a weak VHF radio for pilot to ground communication Field lighting was not present 7 In early February 1977 the airport was the site of an unsuccessful coup attempt when ex Anyanya forces attempted to take the airport 8 Airport expansion and country s independence Edit Juba Airport Terminal under construction As of May 2011 update Juba International Airport was undergoing improvements and expansion The work on the airport included expansion of the passenger and cargo terminal buildings resurfacing of the runway and installation of runway lights to facilitate night operations 9 As of July 2011 update the day of the country s independence Juba International Airport had a new runway light system commissioned with simple approach lights for Runway 13 31 runway edge lights taxiway lights for Exit Delta Apron edge lights illuminated windsocks ATC tower rotating beacon as well as PAPI for both approaches 10 The Aerodrome Ground Lighting system AGL manufactured by Safegate citation needed In July 2014 the government announced a runway extension project to commence in September 2014 lasting 30 months The project will extend the runway by 700 meters and also resurface the existing 2400 metre runway giving a new 3100 metre runway The new runway will still be using backtracking access to the new extended 700 meter portion of Runway 13 Building activities for the new terminal building have been underway since 2009 and were halted when civil war broke out in 2014 Since then the half built terminal has been left abandoned In 2016 Juba International Airport was ranked the second worst airport in the world in a survey conducted by The Guide to Sleeping in Airports It was the worst airport in 2017 11 and the fourth worst in 2019 12 During this time the terminal consisted of two adjacent tents to facilitate customs and immigration arrivals and departures A new smaller terminal was built on the site of the original terminal by the Chinese The new terminal was inaugurated on 29 October 2018 13 Facilities EditThe airport resides at an elevation of 461 metres 1 513 ft above mean sea level It has one runway designated 13 31 with an asphalt surface measuring 3 100 by 45 metres 10 171 ft 148 ft 1 The runway has five serviceable taxiways Alpha Bravo Delta Echo and Foxtrot Foxtrot is used by the military exclusively Backtracking is used frequently for larger airliners to access the full length of the runway citation needed Airlines and destinations Edit UTair operated for United Nations Humanitarian Air Service taxiing at Juba Airport Swiftair operated for United Nations Humanitarian Air Service taxiing at Juba Airport Passenger Edit AirlinesDestinationsAfrican Express AirwaysNairobi Jomo KenyattaBadr AirlinesKhartoum WauEgyptairCairoEthiopian AirlinesAddis Ababa EntebbeFly540Nairobi Jomo KenyattaflydubaiDubai InternationalGolden Wings AviationAweil Entebbe Khartoum Malakal Paloich Rumbek WauKenya AirwaysKhartoum 14 Nairobi Jomo KenyattaNova AirwaysKhartoumRwandAirEntebbe KigaliSky Travel and AviationGulu 15 Sudan AirwaysKhartoumTarco AviationKhartoumTurkish AirlinesIstanbul 16 17 Uganda AirlinesEntebbeCargo Edit AirlinesDestinationsAstral AviationNairobi Jomo KenyattaEthiopian CargoAddis Ababa Bujumbura LiegeSafe Air Kenya Nairobi Jomo KenyattaAccidents and incidents EditOn 19 December 2013 a Nova Airways Boeing 737 500 registration ST NVG suffered nose gear collapse resulting in major damage when landing at Juba This was the same day that many people were being evacuated from Juba because of the South Sudanese Civil War The Nova Airways aircraft blocked the runway for several hours delaying the evacuation The aircraft was repaired and returned to service 18 On 4 November 2015 an An 12BK EY 406 crashed on take off 800 metres from the runway The fully laden Antonov 12 went low over buildings at end of the runway and crashed in a wet area next to the Nile river There was no fire after the crash At least 41 people were killed Three survived the crash though one later died leaving a baby girl and a man the only survivors of this crash On 10 December 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 357 a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 registration ET AQC excursed from the runway during takeoff The aircraft was substantially damaged All 21 people on board survived 19 20 On 22 August 2020 an An 26 cargo plane belonging to South West Aviation crashed after taking off on a charter cargo flight to Aweil South Sudan 17 people were reported killed 21 On 2 November 2021 a cargo An 26 crashed soon after taking off killing 5 people 22 See also EditEquatoria List of airports in South SudanReferences Edit a b Airport information for HSSJ from DAFIF effective October 2006 Airport information for JUB at Great Circle Mapper Source DAFIF effective October 2006 Juba International Airport SKYbrary Aviation Safety skybrary aero Retrieved 13 September 2022 a b Tuttle Brendan 2019 As imposing a show as possible Aviation in Colonial Sudan and South Sudan 1916 1930 jubainthemaking com Juba in the Making Retrieved 5 October 2019 Mills R L The People of Juba Juba University of Juba Population and Manpower Unit p 4 Juba International Airport jubainthemaking com Retrieved 8 October 2019 a b Brian Colquhoun and Partners 3 June 1976 Report No 1029a SU Appraisal of a Domestic Aviation Project Sudan PDF Report The World Bank Eastern Africa Regional Office Highways Division p 1 Annex 3 Johnson Douglas 2003 The Root Causes of Sudan s Civil Wars James Currey Publishers p 196 ISBN 9780852553923 Girokonto eroffnen bei der richtigen Ban Das Girokonto eroffnen und Geld verdienen Archived from the original on 20 March 2012 Retrieved 7 June 2015 Juba International Airport South Sudan 北京京航安机场工程有限公司 www bjjha com cn Retrieved 27 May 2020 Worst Airports for Overall Experience 2017 www sleepinginairports net Retrieved 21 October 2017 Worst Airports of 2019 SleepinginAirports Wani Woja Emmanuel 29 October 2018 New Airport Terminal Open Today Juba Monitor Juba South Sudan Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 Retrieved 14 December 2019 Otieno Bonface 10 December 2021 Kenya Airways launches direct Juba Khartoum flights Business Daily Retrieved 10 December 2021 PMLDaily Reporter 20 October 2019 Gulu Juba Flight Service Launched Kampala PMLDaily com Retrieved 21 October 2019 THY Istanbul Juba ucuslarina basliyor 7 February 2022 Turkey launches first direct flights to South Sudan 2 June 2022 Ranter Harro ST NVG Nova Airways Boeing 737 500 aviation safety net Ranter Harro ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC 8 402Q Dash 8 ET AQC Juba Airport JUB aviation safety net Retrieved 11 December 2019 Kraft Melanie 11 December 2019 ALERT Ethiopian Airlines DHC8 400 skidded off runway at Juba Airport South Sudan Airlive Aviation news and store Retrieved 11 December 2019 An 26 Cargo Plane Crashes After Takeoff In South Sudan Simple Flying 22 August 2020 Retrieved 6 May 2021 Five killed in South Sudan cargo plane crash Reuters Reuters 2 November 2021 External links Edit Media related to Juba Airport at Wikimedia Commons Location of Juba International Airport At Google Maps Current weather for HSSJ at NOAA NWS Accident history for JUB at Aviation Safety Network Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Juba International Airport amp oldid 1150091627, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
