AirportsEl-Obeid Airport is a medium-sized airport serving El-Obeid, in North Kurdufan State, Sudan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is EBD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- EBD
- ICAO code
- HSOB
- City
- El-Obeid
- State or region
- North Kurdufan State
- Country
- Sudan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 13.1532° N, 30.2327° E
- Elevation
- 587 m (1,927 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, EBD means El-Obeid Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HSOB. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 13.1532° N, 30.2327° E. It stands 587 metres (1,927 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Khartoum, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
El-Obeid Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 7 airports of Sudan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Khartoum International AirportKhartoum | KRT | 369 km |
| Malakal International AirportMalakal, South Sudan | MAK | 429 km |
| El Fasher AirportEl Fasher | ELF | 533 km |
| Nyala AirportNyala | UYL | 585 km |
| Asosa AirportAsosa, Ethiopia | ASO | 588 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,124 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,591 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,955 km | 4 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,071 km | 6 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,203 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,816 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,215 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,857 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,660 km | 16 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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