New Khartoum International Airport
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New Khartoum International Airport مطار الخرطوم الدولي الجديد Maṭār Al-Khurṭūm Al-Duwaliyy Al-Gadīd | |
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| Airport type | Public |
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| Coordinates | 15°15′56″N 032°21′35″E / 15.26556°N 32.35972°E |
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New Khartoum International Airport (Arabic:مطار الخرطوم الدولي الجديد) is an international airport under construction in Omdourman, Sudan, to be located 40 km (24.8 miles) south of Khartoum's city centre.
History
[edit]Completion was scheduled for 2022.[1] This was planned to have two 4000 metre runways, a passenger terminal of 86,000 square metres and a 300-room international hotel.[2][3] Construction was to be carried out by China Harbour Engineering Co. (CHEC),[4] but Turkey based construction firm Summa was later selected for construction of New Khartoum Airport in 2018,[5] but construction has been suspended as of 2021.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Why growing is a pain at Khartoum". africanaerospace.aero. March 31, 2021.
- ^ "Construction of the new Khartoum Airport begins in October". Sudan Tribune. 20 February 2006. Archived from the original on 1 August 2006. Retrieved 13 June 2008.
- ^ "Sudan to build new international airport near Khartoum". English.peopledaily.com.cn. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2008.
- ^ "The African Aviation Tribune". The African Aviation Tribune. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "New Khartoum Airport New Airport Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
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