Port Sudan New International Airport
{{Short description|International airport serving Port Sudan, Sudan}}
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{{Infobox airport
| name = Port Sudan New International Airport
| nativename =مطار بورتسودان الدولي الجديد
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| image = Port Sudan - HSPN (PZU) croped.jpg
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| IATA = PZU
| ICAO = HSPN
| type = Public
| owner = Government of Sudan
| operator = Sudan Airports Holding
| city-served = Port Sudan, Sudan
| location = Port Sudan, Sudan
| metric-elev = y
| elevation-m = 43
| coordinates = {{coord|19|26|01|N|037|14|03|E|region:SD|display=inline,title}}
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| pushpin_map = Sudan
| pushpin_mapsize = 300
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in Sudan
| pushpin_label = PZU
| pushpin_label_position = top
| metric-rwy = y
| r1-number = 16/34
| r1-length-m = 2,502
| r1-surface = Asphalt
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Port Sudan New International Airport {{airport codes|PZU|HSPN}} is an international airport serving Port Sudan, Sudan. Opened in 1992, it replaced the old Port Sudan Military Airport.{{cite web | url=https://dlca.logcluster.org/plugins/servlet/mobile?contentId=853828#content/view/853828 | title=Confluence Mobile - Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments }}
Located {{convert|20|km}} south of the city, PZU is the second-largest international airport in Sudan in terms of air traffic and international destinations served. Port Sudan New International Airport is a full member of the IATA as of 2014. Since 2023, the airport has been serving as the main gateway to Sudan due to the ongoing War in Sudan (2023).
Airlines and destinations
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|{{nowrap|Afriqiyah Airways}}|Tripoli–Mitiga{{cite web|url=https://libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/afriqiyah-airways-resumes-flights-tripoli-sudan-airports | title=Afriqiyah Airways resumes flights from Tripoli to Sudan Airports | the Libya Observer | date=15 April 2024 }}
|Badr Airlines|Abu Dhabi,{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231127-j4nov23pzu | title=Badr Airlines Expands Port Sudan Network From Nov 2023 }} Addis Ababa, Cairo, Doha, Dubai–International, Jeddah, Juba, Muscat,{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231127-j4nov23pzu | title=Badr Airlines Expands Port Sudan Network From Nov 2023 }} Riyadh
|Egyptair|Cairo{{cite news|title=Egypt announces first direct flight from Cairo to Port Sudan|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/08/30/Egypt-announces-first-direct-flight-from-Cairo-to-Port-Sudan|work=Al Arabiya|date=30 August 2023|access-date=30 August 2023|language=en}}
|{{nowrap|Ethiopian Airlines}}|Addis Ababa{{cite web |title=ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES ADDS PORT SUDAN SERVICE FROM OCT 2024|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240912-etnw24pzu|website=Aeroroutes |access-date=12 September 2024}}
|flydubai|Dubai–International (suspended)
|Nova Airways|Khartoum (suspended){{cite web|url=http://www.novaairways.com/vn/default.aspx?c=77|title=Nova Airways|website=www.novaairways.com}}
|Saudia|Jeddah (suspended){{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/271090/saudia-plans-port-sudan-launch-in-s17/|title=Saudia plans Port Sudan launch in S17|publisher=}}
|Tarco Aviation|Asmara, Cairo, Dammam, Doha, Dongola,{{cite web |title=TARCO Aviation Feb 2025 Sudan Domestic Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250204-3tfeb25dom |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=4 February 2025}} Dubai–International, Entebbe,{{cite web |title=TARCO Aviation Feb 2025 African Regional Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250204-3tfeb25af |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=4 February 2025}} Jeddah, Juba, Kassala, Kuwait City,{{cite web |title=TARCO Aviation Feb 2025 Port Sudan Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250203-3tfeb25 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=3 February 2025}} Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah
|Turkish Airlines|Istanbul (suspended){{Cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/283940/turkish-airlines-re-schedules-port-sudan-launch-to-late-feb-2020/|title = Turkish Airlines re-schedules Port Sudan launch to late-Feb 2020}}
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Accidents and incidents
On 8 July 2003, Sudan Airways Flight 139, a Boeing 737, crashed about 15 minutes after take-off. All but one of the 117 passengers and crew were killed in the crash. The cause was mechanical failure followed by pilot error. A baby was the only survivor of the accident.{{Cite web|url=http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/540552|title = Infant who survived 2003 Sudan plane crash is performing Haj|date = 5 August 2018}}
Port Sudan Air Base
The airport hosts Sudanese Air Force Flight School (Chengdu JJ-5 (FT-5) and K-8S).{{cite web | url=https://www.scramble.nl/planning/orbats/sudan/sudan-air-force#HS03528 | title=Orbats }}
See also
References
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