New Khartoum International Airport Explained
| New Khartoum International Airport |
| Nativename-A: | مطار الخرطوم الدولي الجديد |
| Nativename-R: | Maṭār Al-Khurṭūm Al-Duwaliyy Al-Gadīd |
| Iata: | KRT |
| Icao: | HSSN |
| Coordinates: | 15.2656°N 32.3597°W |
| Type: | Public |
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New Khartoum International Airport (Arabic:مطار الخرطوم الدولي الجديد) is an international airport under construction in Omdourman, Sudan, to be located 40 km (24.8 miles) south of Khartoum's city centre.
History
Completion was scheduled for 2022.[1] This was planned to have two 4000 metre runways, a passenger terminal of 86,000 square metres and a 300-room international hotel.[2] [3] Construction was to be carried out by China Harbour Engineering Co. (CHEC),[4] but Turkey based construction firm Summa was later selected for construction of New Khartoum Airport in 2018,[5] but construction has been suspended as of 2021
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Notes and References
- Web site: Why growing is a pain at Khartoum. africanaerospace.aero . March 31, 2021.
- Web site: Construction of the new Khartoum Airport begins in October . Sudan Tribune . 20 February 2006 . 13 June 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060801002004/http://www.sudantribune.com/article.php3?id_article=14161 . 1 August 2006 . live .
- Web site: Sudan to build new international airport near Khartoum . English.peopledaily.com.cn . 13 June 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080505063808/http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200602/20/eng20060220_244150.html . 5 May 2008 . live .
- Web site: 17 July 2013 . The African Aviation Tribune . live . https://archive.today/20140102202351/http://www.theafricanaviationtribune.com/2012/06/sudan-new-khartoum-airport-secures.html . 2 January 2014 . 29 April 2014 . The African Aviation Tribune.
- Web site: New Khartoum Airport New Airport Profile CAPA . 2024-06-07 . centreforaviation.com.
