Geneina Airport

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Geneina Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
Serves Geneina, Sudan
Elevation  AMSL 2,651 ft / 808 m
Coordinates 13°29′00″N022°28′00″E / 13.48333°N 22.46667°E / 13.48333; 22.46667
Map
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EGN
Location of the airport in Sudan
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
12/301,8806,168 Gravel
04/221,8806,168Gravel
Sources: GCM, [1] STV [2]

Geneina Airport( IATA : EGN, ICAO : HSGN) is an airport serving Geneina, in the Darfur region of Sudan.

Contents

Airlines and destinations (suspended)

AirlinesDestinations
Badr Airlines Khartoum [3]
Sudan Airways Khartoum

Geneina Air Base

Geneina hosts a Sudanese Air Force Helicopter Squadron operating the Mil Mi-8. [4]

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References

  1. Airport information for HSGN at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Airport information for Geneina Airport at Transport Search website.
  3. January 2014 Timetable,http://www.badrairlines.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=16
  4. "Orbats".

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