Merowe Airport

Merowe Airport (IATA: MWE, ICAO: HSMN) is an airport serving the town of Merowe in Sudan. After critical facilities were completed in 2006, the current airport replaced the smaller Merowe Town airport 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the west.^[3] The new Merowe airport has hosted Sudanese Air Force jet fighters, but does not host any full time units stationed.^[4]

AirporttypePublic

ServesMerowe

ElevationAMSL899 ft (274 m)

Coordinates18°26′35″N 31°50′35″E

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Merowe Airport
IATA: MWE ICAO: HSMN
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Merowe
Elevation AMSL	899 ft (274 m)
Coordinates	18°26′35″N 31°50′35″E
Map
MWE Location of the airport in Sudan
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 02/20 13,190 4,020 Asphalt
Source: Google Maps[1] GCM[2]

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The airport was attacked during the Sudanese civil war (2023), where RSF militias captured Egyptian soldiers who were serving joint military exercises with their Sudanese counterparts.^[5] Later, on 27 April 2024, the SAF claimed to have shot down three drones targeting the airport.^[6]