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International airport serving Port Sudan, Sudan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Port Sudan New International Airport (IATA: PZU, ICAO: HSSP) 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).
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Port Sudan New International Airport مطار بورتسودان الدولي الجديد | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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  PZU Location of the airport in Sudan | |||||||||||
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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Afriqiyah Airways | Tripoli–Mitiga[2] |
| Badr Airlines | Abu Dhabi,[3] Addis Ababa, Cairo, Doha, Dubai–International, Jeddah, Juba, Khartoum (suspended),[4] Muscat,[5] Riyadh |
| Egyptair | Cairo[6] |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa[7] |
| flydubai | Dubai–International (suspended) |
| Nile Air | Cairo |
| Nova Airways | Khartoum[8] |
| Saudia | Jeddah (suspended)[9] |
| Sudan Airways | Cairo, Jeddah, Khartoum (suspended) |
| Tarco Aviation | Asmara, Cairo, Dammam, Doha, Dubai–International, Jeddah, Riyadh, Sharjah |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul (suspended)[10] |
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.[11]
The airport hosts Sudanese Air Force Flight School (Chengdu JJ-5 (FT-5) and K-8S).[12]
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