Malakal Airport Explained
Malakal AirportEstb.1934 |
Iata: | MAK |
Icao: | HJMK |
Type: | Public, Civilian |
Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of South Sudan |
City-Served: | Malakal, South Sudan |
Elevation-F: | 1,290 |
Coordinates: | 9.5589°N 31.6522°W |
Pushpin Map: | South Sudan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in South Sudan |
Pushpin Label: | Malakal Airport |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mark: | Red_pog.svg |
Pushpin Marksize: | 8 |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 05/23 |
R1-Length-M: | 2,000 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Footnotes: | Sources: |
Malakal Airport is an airport serving Malakal,[1] a city in Malakal County in the Upper Nile State of South Sudan. The airport is located just north of the city's central business district, adjacent to the main campus of Upper Nile University. Malakal is near the international border with the Republic of Sudan and the border with Ethiopia.
Malakal is the smaller of two international airports in South Sudan. The largest, Juba International Airport, lies approximately 521km (324miles) to the south in the capital city of Juba.
As part of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS), the airport was a major staging point for United Nation operations to South Sudan and will continue to do so under the new United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) mandate.[2]
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 1291feet above mean sea level.[3] It has one runway designated 05/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 2000mx38mm (7,000feetx125feetm).[4]
Accidents and Incidents
- 10 November 2015: A Hawker Siddeley HS-780 Andover, TL-AEW, impacted a field and burned, shortly after takeoff from Malakal Airport. All four crew members survived the accident; however, the airplane was consumed by fire.[5]
- 9 February 2024: An African Express Airways McDonnell Douglas MD-82, 5Y-AXL, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident when the main gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest on its belly short of runway 4. There were no injuries.[6]
- 31 March 2024: A Safe Air Boeing 727-200F, 5Y-IRE, collided with the MD-82 while attempting to land at the airport.[7]
- 9 August 2024: A Renegade Air de Haviland Dash 8-300, 5Y-SMI, operating for the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service, made a no-gear landing after losing all landing gear wheels during takeoff from Maban. All 35 people on board survived.[8]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- Web site: United Nations Radio -. 7 June 2015. 7 June 2015.
- Web site: Malakal Airport elevation - Wolfram-Alpha. 7 June 2015.
- Web site: Pilot information for Malakal Airport. 7 June 2015.
- Web site: ASN Aircraft accident Hawker Siddeley HS-780 Andover C.1 TL-AEW Malakal Airport (MAK) . 2024-02-21 . aviation-safety.net.
- Web site: Accident McDonnell Douglas MD-82 5Y-AXL, . 2024-02-12 . Aviation Safety Network.
- Web site: Accident Boeing 727-2Q9 (F) 5Y-IRE, . 2024-04-01 . aviation-safety.net.
- Web site: Hradecky . Simon . Accident: Renegade DH8C at Maban and Malakal on Aug 9th 2024, gear damage on departure . . 9 August 2024 . 9 August 2024.