AirportsEl Fasher Airport is a medium-sized airport serving El Fasher, in North Darfur State, Sudan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ELF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ELF
- ICAO code
- HSFS
- City
- El Fasher
- State or region
- North Darfur State
- Country
- Sudan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 13.6149° N, 25.3246° E
- Elevation
- 729 m (2,393 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,970 m (9,744 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ELF means El Fasher Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HSFS. 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 13.6149° N, 25.3246° E. It stands 729 metres (2,393 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 Fasher Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,970 metres (9,744 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 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,970 m 9,744 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18/36 | 1,527 m 5,010 ft | 45 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nyala AirportNyala | UYL | 178 km |
| El-Obeid AirportEl-Obeid | EBD | 533 km |
| Wau AirportWau, South Sudan | WUU | 716 km |
| Khartoum International AirportKhartoum | KRT | 808 km |
| Dongola AirportDongola | DOG | 822 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,576 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,094 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,395 km | 4 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,801 km | 6 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,774 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,481 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,748 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,229 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,137 km | 17 h 30 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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