Port Sudan New International Airport

Port Sudan New International Airport مطار بورتسودان الدولي الجديد
IATA: PZU ICAO: HSPN
Summary
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
Map
PZU Location of the airport in Sudan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 16/34 2,502 8,209 Asphalt

Port Sudan New International Airport (IATA: PZU, ICAO: HSPN) 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 and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Afriqiyah Airways	Tripoli–Mitiga[2]
Badr Airlines	Abu Dhabi,[3] Addis Ababa, Cairo, Doha, Dubai–International, Jeddah, Juba, Muscat,[4] Riyadh
Egyptair	Cairo[5]
Ethiopian Airlines	Addis Ababa[6]
flydubai	Dubai–International (suspended)
Nile Air	Cairo
Nova Airways	Khartoum (suspended)[7]
Saudia	Jeddah (suspended)[8]
Sudan Airways	Cairo, Jeddah
Tarco Aviation	Asmara, Cairo, Dammam, Doha, Dongola,[9] Dubai–International, Entebbe,[10] Jeddah, Juba,[10] Kassala,[9] Kuwait City,[11] Muscat,[11] Riyadh, Sharjah
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul (suspended)[12]

Accidents and incidents

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.^[13]

Port Sudan Air Base

The airport hosts Sudanese Air Force Flight School (Chengdu JJ-5 (FT-5) and K-8S).^[14]

See also

• List of airports in Sudan

References

1. "Confluence Mobile - Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments".
2. "Afriqiyah Airways resumes flights from Tripoli to Sudan Airports | the Libya Observer". 15 April 2024.
3. "Badr Airlines Expands Port Sudan Network From Nov 2023".
4. "Badr Airlines Expands Port Sudan Network From Nov 2023".
5. "Egypt announces first direct flight from Cairo to Port Sudan". Al Arabiya. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
6. "ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES ADDS PORT SUDAN SERVICE FROM OCT 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
7. "Nova Airways". www.novaairways.com.
8. "Saudia plans Port Sudan launch in S17".
9. "TARCO Aviation Feb 2025 Sudan Domestic Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
10. "TARCO Aviation Feb 2025 African Regional Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
11. "TARCO Aviation Feb 2025 Port Sudan Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
12. "Turkish Airlines re-schedules Port Sudan launch to late-Feb 2020".
13. "Infant who survived 2003 Sudan plane crash is performing Haj". 5 August 2018.
14. "Orbats".