Bur Sudan Airport

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Bur Sudan Airport
Port Sudan Airport.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code HSPN
IATA code PZU
Coordinates

19 ° 26 ′ 1 ″  N , 37 ° 14 ′ 3 ″  E Coordinates: 19 ° 26 ′ 1 ″  N , 37 ° 14 ′ 3 ″  E

Height above MSL 41 m (135  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 18 km south of Bur Sudan
Start-and runway
16/34 2500 m × 45 m asphalt

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Approaching runway 34 at Bur Sudan Airport (2012)

The Port Sudan airport ( Arabic مطار بورتسودان الدولي الجديد, English Port Sudan Airport , Port Sudan New International Airport or Port Sudan International Airport ) is a commercial airport near the port city of Port Sudan ( Sudan ).

Incidents

On July 8, 2003 went Boeing 737-200 of Sudan Airways ( air vehicle registration number ST-AFK ) on the way to Khartoum about 15 minutes after taking off from Port Sudan airport back due to an engine failure. As the runway could not be seen on approach due to the blown sand, the aircraft took off . This resulted in a loss of control; the machine hit about 3 miles east of the airport and broke. 116 people died in the process; 1 child survived (see also Sudan Airways flight 139 ) .

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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Accident report ST-AFK , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on June 22, 2016.