El Fasher Airport
El Fashir Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
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[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Badr Airlines | Khartoum (suspended)[3] |
| Nova Airways | Khartoum (suspended), Nyala[4] |
| Sudan Airways | Khartoum (suspended) |
El Fasher Air Base[edit]
The airport hosts a number of Sudanese Air Force units:[5]
- Fighter (Close Air Support) Squadron (Sukhoi Su-25)
- Helicopter Squadron (Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-24, Mil Mi-35)
- Transport Squadron (Antonov An-26)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Airport information for HSFS[usurped] 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
- ^ "Orbats".