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Port Sudan New International Airport مطار بورتسودان الدولي الجديد | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Sudan | ||||||||||
Operator | Sudan Airports Holding | ||||||||||
Serves | Port Sudan, Sudan | ||||||||||
Location | Port Sudan, Sudan | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 43 m / 141 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 19°26′01″N 037°14′03″E / 19.43361°N 37.23417°E | ||||||||||
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Port Sudan New International Airport ( IATA: PZU, ICAO: HSSP) is an international airport serving Port Sudan, Sudan. Opened in 1992, it replaced the old Port Sudan Military Airport. [1] Located 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the city, PZU is the second-largest international airport in Sudan in terms of air traffic and international destinations served. Port Sudan New International Airport is a full member of the IATA as of 2014. Since 2023, the airport has been serving as the main gateway to Sudan due to the ongoing War in Sudan (2023)
Airlines | Destinations |
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Afriqiyah Airways | Tripoli [2] |
Badr Airlines | Abu Dhabi, [3] Addis Ababa, Cairo, Doha, Dubai–International, Jeddah, Juba, Khartoum (suspended), [4] Muscat, [5] Riyadh |
Egyptair | Cairo [6] |
flydubai | Dubai–International |
Nile Air | Cairo |
Nova Airways | Khartoum [7] |
Saudia | Jeddah (suspended) [8] |
Sudan Airways | Cairo, Jeddah, Khartoum (suspended) |
Tarco Aviation | Asmara, Cairo, Dammam, Doha, Dubai–International, Jeddah, Riyadh, Sharjah |
Turkish Airlines | Istanbul [9] |
On 8 July 2003, Sudan Airways Flight 139, a Boeing 737, crashed about 15 minutes after take-off. All but one of the 117 passengers and crew were killed in the crash. The cause was mechanical failure followed by pilot error. A baby was the only survivor of the accident. [10]
The airport hosts Sudanese Air Force Flight School ( Chengdu JJ-5 (FT-5) and K-8S). [11]