AirportsKassala Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kassala, in Kassala State, Sudan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KSL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KSL
- ICAO code
- HSKA
- City
- Kassala
- State or region
- Kassala State
- Country
- Sudan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 15.3875° N, 36.3288° E
- Elevation
- 509 m (1,671 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KSL means Kassala Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HSKA. 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 15.3875° N, 36.3288° E. It stands 509 metres (1,671 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
Kassala Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 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 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,500 m 8,202 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Humera AirportAkwi, Ethiopia | HUE | 183 km |
| Shire Inda Selassie AirportShire Inda Selassie, Ethiopia | SHC | 255 km |
| Asmara International AirportAsmara, Eritrea | ASM | 277 km |
| Axum AirportAxum, Ethiopia | AXU | 297 km |
| Gondar AirportAzezo, Ethiopia | GDQ | 340 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,426 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,895 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,264 km | 3 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,169 km | 6 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,510 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,912 km | 17 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,575 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,188 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,228 km | 16 h 25 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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