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El Fasher Airport

El Fashir Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorGovernment
ServesEl Fasher, Sudan
Elevation AMSL2,393 ft / 729 m
Coordinates13°36′53″N 025°19′28″E / 13.61472°N 25.32444°E / 13.61472; 25.32444
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HSFS is located in Sudan
HSFS
HSFS
Location in Sudan (North Darfur state highlighted)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,970 9,744 Asphalt
18/36 1,527 5,010 Gravel
Sources:[1][2]

El Fasher Airport (IATA: ELF, ICAO: HSFS), also known as Al Fashir Airport, is an airport serving El Fasher[1] (Al Fashir), the capital city of the North Darfur state in Sudan.

United Nations peacekeeping force UNAMID uses a special terminal at El Fasher Airport for transportation.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 2,393 feet (729 m) above mean sea level. It has 2 runways: 05/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,970 by 45 metres (9,744 ft × 148 ft) and 18/36 with a gravel surface measuring 1,527 by 45 metres (5,010 ft × 148 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Badr Airlines Khartoum (suspended)[3]
Nova Airways Khartoum (suspended), Nyala[4]
Sudan Airways Khartoum (suspended)

El Fasher Air Base

The airport hosts a number of Sudanese Air Force units:[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Airport information for HSFS[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for ELF at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ January 2014 Timetable,http://www.badrairlines.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=16
  4. ^ Nova Airways Schedule
  5. ^ "Orbats".