Port Sudan New International Airport

Port Sudan New International Airport (IATA: PZU, ICAO: HSPN) is an airport serving Port Sudan, Sudan. Located 20 kilometers 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.

Port Sudan New International Airport

مطار بورتسودان الدولي الجديد
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Sudan
OperatorSudan Airports Holding
ServesPort Sudan, Sudan
LocationPort Sudan, Sudan
Elevation AMSL43 m / 141 ft
Coordinates19°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

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Badr AirlinesKhartoum[1]
flydubaiDubai–International
Nile AirCairo
Nova AirwaysKhartoum[2]
SaudiaJeddah[3]
Sudan AirwaysCairo, Jeddah, Khartoum
Turkish AirlinesIstanbul[4]

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.[5]

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