El Fasher Airport
El Fashir Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Government | ||||||||||||||
Serves | El Fasher, Sudan | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,393 ft / 729 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 13°36′53″N 025°19′28″E / 13.61472°N 25.32444°E | ||||||||||||||
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HSFS Location in Sudan (North Darfur state highlighted) | |||||||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||||||
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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[]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Badr Airlines | Khartoum[3] |
Nova Airways | Khartoum, Nyala[4] |
Sudan Airways | Khartoum |
Tarco Aviation | Khartoum |
References[]
- ^ a b c Airport information for HSFS from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for ELF at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ January 2014 Timetable,http://www.badrairlines.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=16
- ^ Nova Airways Schedule
External links[]
Categories:
- Airports in Sudan
- North Darfur
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command in Central and South Africa
- World War II airfields in Sudan