The current airport will be replaced by the New Khartoum International Airport in Omdourman 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of the centre of Khartoum. This is planned to have two 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) runways, a passenger terminal of 86,000 m2 (930,000 sq ft) and a 300-room international hotel.[2][3] Construction is to be carried out by China Harbour Engineering Co. (CHEC).[4] On 4 March 2021, the airport's ICAO code was changed from HSSS to HSSK.[5]
The current airport originated as the Royal Air Force airfield Gordon's Tree. By January 1940, No. 223 Squadron RAF was located at Gordon's Tree, in the south of Khartoum.[6] Later the area became known as El Shajjara ('The Tree').[7] By January 1942, No. 71 Operational Training Unit RAF was operating from the airfield; among aircraft operated were Curtiss Tomahawks and Vickers Wellesleys. Reportedly the OTU had at one stage 50 Harvards and 20 Hurricane fighters on strength.[8]
Sudanese independence was granted in January 1956. The last Royal Air Force flying unit reported at Khartoum was No. 8 Squadron RAF, which arrived in November 1953, and stayed until July 1956.[9]
The airport has been shut down since it was stormed and occupied on 15 April 2023 during the Battle of Khartoum.[10]
On 1 January 1942, Vickers Wellesley Mark I L2660 of No. 71 Operational Training Unit RAF was written off, damaged beyond repair, on take-off from Gordon's Tree.[26]
On 27 August 1952, Vickers Viscount G-AHRF operated by the Ministry of Supply (United Kingdom) was damaged beyond economic repair when its starboard undercarriage collapsed on landing.[27]
On 19 July 1983, Douglas C-47A N480F of Chevron Oil crashed shortly after take-off from Khartoum International Airport on a non-scheduled passenger flight. Both engines had failed, probably due to contaminated fuel. All 27 people on board survived.[28]
Sudan Airways Flight 109: On 10 June 2008, an aircraft operating from Amman, Jordan, landed and went off the end of the runway. The right engine then caught fire and the fire spread rapidly. Preliminary reports stated that around 100 of the 200 passengers had been killed[29] but this was revised to 30 dead with 184 survivors.[30]
On 30 June 2008, an Ilyushin Il-76 exploded into a fireball on take-off. All 4 crew were killed.[31]
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Not to be confused with the new airport which is under construction Khartoum International Airport IATA KRT ICAO HSSK Arabic مطار الخرطوم الدولي is the principal airport in Khartoum the capital of Sudan Khartoum International Airportمطار الخرطوم الدوليMaṭar Al Khurṭum Al DuwaliyyIATA KRTICAO HSSKSummaryAirport typeCivil and Military Joint ServesKhartoumLocationKhartoum SudanHub forBadr Airlines Sudan Airways Tarco AviationElevation AMSL1 265 ft 386 mCoordinates15 35 22 N 32 33 11 E 15 58944 N 32 55306 E 15 58944 32 55306 Coordinates 15 35 22 N 32 33 11 E 15 58944 N 32 55306 E 15 58944 32 55306Websitekrtairport gov sdMapKRTLocation of airport in SudanRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m18 36 9 777 2 980 AsphaltStatistics 2017 Passengers3 563 181Source Khartoum International Airport 1 Access Road The current airport will be replaced by the New Khartoum International Airport in Omdourman 40 kilometres 25 mi south of the centre of Khartoum This is planned to have two 4 000 metres 13 000 ft runways a passenger terminal of 86 000 m2 930 000 sq ft and a 300 room international hotel 2 3 Construction is to be carried out by China Harbour Engineering Co CHEC 4 On 4 March 2021 the airport s ICAO code was changed from HSSS to HSSK 5 The current airport originated as the Royal Air Force airfield Gordon s Tree By January 1940 No 223 Squadron RAF was located at Gordon s Tree in the south of Khartoum 6 Later the area became known as El Shajjara The Tree 7 By January 1942 No 71 Operational Training Unit RAF was operating from the airfield among aircraft operated were Curtiss Tomahawks and Vickers Wellesleys Reportedly the OTU had at one stage 50 Harvards and 20 Hurricane fighters on strength 8 Sudanese independence was granted in January 1956 The last Royal Air Force flying unit reported at Khartoum was No 8 Squadron RAF which arrived in November 1953 and stayed until July 1956 9 The airport has been shut down since it was stormed and occupied on 15 April 2023 during the Battle of Khartoum 10 Contents 1 Airlines and destinations 1 1 Passenger 1 2 Cargo 2 Khartoum Air Base 3 Accidents and incidents 4 References 5 External linksAirlines and destinations Edit Departure Hall Passenger Edit AirlinesDestinationsAfriqiyah AirwaysBenghazi Tripoli MitigaAir ArabiaAbu Dhabi 11 Cairo SharjahBadr AirlinesAbu Dhabi Addis Ababa Amman Queen Alia 12 Cairo Damazin Doha Dubai International El Fasher El Obeid Geneina Istanbul Jeddah Juba Kano Kassala London Gatwick 13 N Djamena Nyala Port Sudan Riyadh WauBerniq AirwaysBenghazi 14 Cham Wings AirlinesDamascus 15 EgyptairCairoEmiratesDubai InternationalEritrean AirlinesAsmara Cairo Kano 16 Ethiopian AirlinesAddis AbabaflyadealJeddah RiyadhflydubaiDubai InternationalflynasAbha 17 Dammam Jeddah Medina RiyadhGolden Wings AviationJuba WauGulf AirBahrainKenya AirwaysJuba 18 Nairobi Jomo KenyattaNova Airways 19 Dongola El Fasher Juba Merowe Nyala Port Sudan WauQatar AirwaysDohaRoyal JordanianAmman Queen Alia 20 SalamAirMuscat 21 SaudiaJeddah Medina RiyadhSudan AirwaysAddis Ababa Asmara Cairo El Fasher Geneina Jeddah Juba Kano N Djamena Nyala Port Sudan RiyadhSyrian AirDamascusTarco AviationAmman Queen Alia Asmara Cairo Dammam Doha 22 Entebbe Jeddah Juba Kano N Djamena RiyadhTurkish AirlinesIstanbulYemeniaAdenCargo Edit AirlinesDestinationsEgyptAir Cargo citation needed Cairo Nairobi Jomo KenyattaEmirates Sky Cargo 23 Dubai Al MaktoumEthiopian Airlines Cargo citation needed Addis Ababa LiegeQatar Airways Cargo citation needed DohaSalamAir 24 MuscatSaudia Cargo citation needed JeddahTurkish Cargo citation needed Istanbul Nairobi Jomo KenyattaKhartoum Air Base EditThe airport hosts a major Sudanese Air Force Transport Squadron 25 Antonov An 12 Antonov An 26 Antonov An 30 Antonov An 32 Antonov An 72 74 Lockheed C 130H Ilyushin Il 62M personnel transport Ilyushin Il 76TD strategic transport Dassault Falcon 50 VIP transport Dassault Falcon 900 VIP transportPolice Air Wing operates rotary aircraft from the base Mil Mi 8 Mil Mi 17 SAFAT 02Accidents and incidents EditOn 1 January 1942 Vickers Wellesley Mark I L2660 of No 71 Operational Training Unit RAF was written off damaged beyond repair on take off from Gordon s Tree 26 On 27 August 1952 Vickers Viscount G AHRF operated by the Ministry of Supply United Kingdom was damaged beyond economic repair when its starboard undercarriage collapsed on landing 27 On 19 July 1983 Douglas C 47A N480F of Chevron Oil crashed shortly after take off from Khartoum International Airport on a non scheduled passenger flight Both engines had failed probably due to contaminated fuel All 27 people on board survived 28 Sudan Airways Flight 109 On 10 June 2008 an aircraft operating from Amman Jordan landed and went off the end of the runway The right engine then caught fire and the fire spread rapidly Preliminary reports stated that around 100 of the 200 passengers had been killed 29 but this was revised to 30 dead with 184 survivors 30 On 30 June 2008 an Ilyushin Il 76 exploded into a fireball on take off All 4 crew were killed 31 On 3 October 2018 a Sudan Air Force Antonov An 32 collided with another Sudan Air Force Antonov An 30 32 On 15 April 2023 during the Battle of Khartoum between government forces and the Rapid Support Forces in the 2023 Sudan clashes several airliners including a Saudia Airbus A330 and a SkyUp Airlines Boeing 737 800 were destroyed in the fighting There are no known casualties from both planes 33 References Edit KRT International Airport Statistics 2017 PDF www krtairport gov sd Retrieved 21 April 2023 Construction of the new Khartoum Airport begins in October Sudan Tribune 20 February 2006 Archived from the original on 1 August 2006 Retrieved 13 June 2008 Sudan to build new international airport near Khartoum English peopledaily com cn Archived from the original on 5 May 2008 Retrieved 13 June 2008 The African Aviation Tribune The African Aviation Tribune 17 July 2013 Archived from the original on 2 January 2014 Retrieved 29 April 2014 Khartoum HSSS Cycle 2102 ICAO code changed PDF Jeppesen 23 February 2021 Retrieved 7 May 2022 Stations G Washington s military option Africa Confidential 39 17 28 August 1998 Cunningham Pat 30 October 2011 Fighter Fighter Corkscrew Port Casemate Publishers p 13 Stations Khartoum Retrieved 18 November 2022 Leiro Roberto 15 April 2023 Sudan s RSF Clashes with Army in Khartoum Airport Airways Retrieved 16 April 2023 Air Arabia Abu Dhabi launches new service to Sudan Archived from the original on 28 October 2020 Retrieved 24 September 2020 Badr Airlines BADR AIRLINES SCHEDULES LONDON LAUNCH IN LATE FEB 2023 Aeroroutes Retrieved 10 February 2023 Berniq Airways Adds Libya Sudan Link from mid Oct 2022 chamwings com Where we fly Archived 28 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 9 September 2018 Eritrean Airlines adds Kano service from May 2019 Archived from the original on 1 May 2019 Retrieved 1 May 2019 Liu Jim flynas W19 network expansion Routesonline Archived from the original on 22 September 2019 Retrieved 13 September 2019 Otieno Bonface 10 December 2021 Kenya Airways launches direct Juba Khartoum flights Business Daily Archived from the original on 10 December 2021 Retrieved 10 December 2021 Passenger Flights Royal Jordanian Resumes Khartoum Service from April 2023 SalamAir kick starts Khartoum connection 23 August 2018 Archived from the original on 10 June 2022 Retrieved 23 August 2018 Tarco Aviation adds Khartoum Doha route from Dec 2019 Archived from the original on 2 December 2019 Retrieved 2 December 2019 Emirates SkyCargo Freighter Operations get ready for DWC move Emirates SkyCargo 2 April 2014 Archived from the original on 25 February 2015 Retrieved 25 February 2015 SalamAir Cargo 1Q23 Operations Orbats Incident Vickers Wellesley Mk I L2660 01 Jan 1942 Accident description Aviation Safety Network Archived from the original on 25 October 2012 Retrieved 31 August 2009 N480F Accident report Aviation Safety Network Archived from the original on 2 November 2012 Retrieved 27 July 2010 Dozens die in Sudan jet inferno BBC News 10 June 2008 Archived from the original on 28 September 2008 Retrieved 5 January 2010 Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 26 July 2016 Cargo plane explodes in Khartoum killing 4 crew Reuters 30 June 2008 Archived from the original on 11 January 2009 Retrieved 30 June 2008 BREAKING Two Antonov aircraft have collided on the ground at Khartoum Airport Sudan Airlive Contributors Archived from the original on 3 October 2018 Retrieved 3 October 2018 Hogg Ryan 15 April 2023 Saudia Said Plane Involved in Accident at Sudan s Khartoum Airport businessinsider com Business Insider Retrieved 17 April 2023 Saudia formerly called Saudi Arabian Airlines issued a statement saying one of its Airbus A330 jets was involved in an accident at the airport before a flight to Riyadh the other plane damaged in the shelling was a Ukraine based SkyUp 737 operating on behalf of airline Sunwing a href 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