Port Sudan New International Airport | |
Nativename: | مطار بورتسودان الدولي الجديد |
Iata: | PZU |
Icao: | HSSP |
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: | 19.4336°N 37.2342°W |
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 |
Port Sudan New International Airport is an international airport serving Port Sudan, Sudan. Opened in 1992, it replaced the old Port Sudan Military Airport.[1] Located 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).
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.[2]
The airport hosts Sudanese Air Force Flight School (Chengdu JJ-5 (FT-5) and K-8S).[3]