Kufra airport
| Kufra airport | |||
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | HLKF | ||
| IATA code | AKF | ||
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| Height above MSL | 417 m (1368 ft )
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| Runways | |||
| 02R / 20L | 3660 m × 45 m asphalt | ||
| 02L / 20R | 3660 m × 30 m asphalt | ||
The airport Kufra ( English Kufra Airport ) is an airport of the Kufra oases in Libya .
location
The airport is located east of the Kufra oases .
Airfield features
The tower (TWR) sends and receives on the frequency : 121.9 MHz . The airport has various navigation aids. The non-directional radio beacon (NDB) transmits on the frequency: 317 kHz with the identifier: KFR . The rotating radio beacon (VOR) transmits on frequency : 113.2 MHz with the identifier: KFR . A distance measuring equipment (DME) is present. The location dismissal is 2 ° east / west. (Status: 2006)
According to ASN, there are two known incidents at the airport.
- On August 26, 2008, a Boeing 737-200 of the Sudanese Sun Air with 95 passengers and seven crew members was hijacked here. No inmates were killed. The aircraft was on a Sudanese domestic flight, from Nyala (UYL) to Khartoum (KRT).
- In December 1975 an Antonov 12 B of the Balkan Bulgarian Airlines shot over the runway and was irreparably destroyed in the process.
Web links
- Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
- Airport details in The Airport Guide
Individual evidence
- ↑ Airport data on World Aero Data ( English, as of 2006 )
- ↑ Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)