Kufra Airport
Kufra Airport is an airport in Kufra, southeastern Libya - (IATA: AKF, ICAO: HLKF).
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[edit] History
Kufra Airport began as Buma Airfield, built in the 1930s as a minor facility by the Italians. In early World War II, it provided an air link to Italian East Africa (Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Italian Somaliland). It was captured by Free French units under General Leclerc on 1 March 1941 along with Kufra Oasis.
On August 26, 2008, a hijacked Sudanese Boeing 737 landed at Kufra Airport after having departed at Nyala Airport, Darfur, with destination Khartoum.[1][2] Earlier, Egyptian authorities had refused the plane to land in their national capital, Cairo.[3]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
Note: All flights have been suspended until further notice due to the Libyan civil war.
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Libya Tibesti | Tripoli |
| Libyan Airlines | Benghazi |
| Nayzak Air Transport | Benghazi |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Staff (27 August 2008) "Hijacker free passengers from Sudanese plane forced to land in Libya - but keep crew prisoner" Daily Mail
- ^ Staff (27 August 2008) "Sudan plane hijackers surrender freeing all passengers" The Guardian
- ^ Staff (27 August 2008) "Sudan plane hijackers surrender" BBC News
[edit] External links
- Accident history for AKF at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for HLKF at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- "Airport Kufra" Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
Coordinates: 24°10′36″N 23°18′48″E / 24.17667°N 23.31333°E
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