El Fasher Airport
Airport in North Darfur, Sudan
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El Fasher Airport (IATA: ELF, ICAO: HSFS), also known as Al Fashir Airport, is an airport serving El Fasher[1] (Al Fashir), the capital city of the North Darfur state in Sudan.
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | El Fasher, Sudan | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,393 ft (729 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°36′53″N 025°19′28″E | ||||||||||||||
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  El Fashir Airport Location within Sudan | |||||||||||||||
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United Nations peacekeeping force UNAMID uses a special terminal at El Fasher Airport for transportation.
Facilities
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Badr Airlines | Khartoum (suspended)[3] |
| Nova Airways | Khartoum (suspended), Nyala[4] |
| Sudan Airways | Khartoum (suspended) |
El Fasher Air Base
The airport hosts a number of Sudanese Air Force units:[5]
- Fighter (Close Air Support) Squadron (Sukhoi Su-25)
- Helicopter Squadron (Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-24, Mil Mi-35)
- Transport Squadron (Antonov An-26)