OurAirports: Comments on airports in Sudan

[HSSS] "Can you walk into the skies :-)" by swissjust

Sun, 22 May 2011 06:27:23 -0400

Comment by @swissjust on Khartoum International Airport, Sudan:

We landed there once with absolutley no sight, closed airport due to sandstorm with a Pilatus Porter... no fuel left for alternative... Once we touched down our aircraft, a South African Captain in Duty for the World Food Programm approached us and asked: "Sorry, can you walk in the Skies?

[SD-0001] "re: Former RAF station" by david

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:37:34 -0400

Comment by @david on Wadi Seidna Air Base, Sudan:

Do you have the latitude and longitude for the old RAF base?

[SD-0001] "re: Former RAF station" by Anonymous Flier

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:54:40 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Wadi Seidna Air Base, Sudan:

Reply to @david:

the X-RAF WADI SAIDNA its gravil runways almost 10 n,m to the west of this airforce base

this a large base belid by sovit in 1973 has 2 runways 4000m long

[HSSS] "re: HSSS" by jmblanco430

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:57:37 -0400

Comment by @jmblanco430 on Khartoum International Airport, Sudan:

Reply to @ptomblin: Yes, in fact is the ILS frequency

[HSSS] "re: HSSS" by ptomblin

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:11:46 -0400

Comment by @ptomblin on Khartoum International Airport, Sudan:

Reply to @jmblanco430: What is that second number, the ILS frequency?

[HSSS] "HSSS" by jmblanco430

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:28:27 -0400

Comment by @jmblanco430 on Khartoum International Airport, Sudan:

RUNWAY 18---110.70---178º

[SD-0001] "Former RAF station" by david

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:41:43 -0400

Comment by @david on Wadi Seidna Air Base, Sudan:

Wadi Seidna (or Wadi Saidna) was an RAF station before Sudanese independence. I believe that this is still an active military base for Sudan's air force.