AirportsKhartoum International Airport is a large airport serving Khartoum, in Khartoum State, Sudan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KRT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KRT
- ICAO code
- HSSK
- City
- Khartoum
- State or region
- Khartoum State
- Country
- Sudan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 15.5895° N, 32.5532° E
- Elevation
- 386 m (1,265 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,972 m (9,751 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KRT means Khartoum International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HSSK. 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 15.5895° N, 32.5532° E. It stands 386 metres (1,265 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
Khartoum International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,972 metres (9,751 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 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,972 m 9,751 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 |
|---|---|---|
| El-Obeid AirportEl-Obeid | EBD | 369 km |
| Kassala AirportKassala | KSL | 405 km |
| Dongola AirportDongola | DOG | 456 km |
| Humera AirportAkwi, Ethiopia | HUE | 505 km |
| Gondar AirportAzezo, Ethiopia | GDQ | 627 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,780 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,288 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,604 km | 3 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,947 km | 6 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,202 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,707 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,981 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,492 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,588 km | 16 h 50 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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