Khartoum International Airport

Khartoum International Airport (KRT) is the principal airport of Sudan, occupying a central site at the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers within the Sudanese capital. It is historically one of northeast Africa's major aviation crossroads, developed from a 1930s British-era airfield into the hub of Sudan Airways and long a refuelling point for trans-Saharan and Red Sea corridor flights. Before the 2023 outbreak of civil war the airport operated a 9,840 ft (3,000 m) main runway and a terminal complex that hosted Sudan Airways, Badr Airlines, Tarco, EgyptAir, Emirates, flydubai, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines and Saudia, among others, serving routes across the Gulf, North Africa, East Africa, Europe and, via partners, Asia. The field was also a regular diversion point for long-haul flights over the Horn of Africa and a logistical hub for peacekeeping and humanitarian operations in Darfur and South Sudan. The central-Khartoum location, squeezed between densely populated districts, had long motivated plans to replace the field with a new airport at Omdurman or Bagair. Following the 2023 conflict the airport was closed to civil traffic and suffered significant damage, and subsequent operations shifted toward Port Sudan (PZU) and Wadi Halfa on a temporary basis. On African aviation league tables KRT remains historically among the top Saharan hubs by runway length, ramp capacity and pre-war international network, and retains strategic importance as the designated civil gateway of one of the continent's largest countries.