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Port Sudan New International Airport (HSPN/PZU) is Sudan's second-busiest international gateway, lying some 20 kilometres south of Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast. Since 2023 it has taken on added significance as the country's principal air link to the outside world amid the ongoing civil war, and it also hosts a Sudanese Air Force flying school. For the simulator pilot it offers a long, lit, ILS-equipped runway in a dramatic coastal desert setting.
Port Sudan New International Airport serves the Red Sea port city of Port Sudan and is operated by Sudan Airports Holding on behalf of the Government of Sudan. It ranks as the second-largest international airport in the country by traffic and destinations served, and since the outbreak of the Sudanese civil war in 2023 it has become the main gateway into Sudan for international air travel. The field also hosts the Sudanese Air Force Flight School, giving it a mixed civil and military character that makes it an interesting destination for the virtual pilot.
The airport lies on the Red Sea coast of Sudan, approximately 20 kilometres south of the city of Port Sudan, at coordinates 19.4336 N, 37.2342 E. It sits at an elevation of 135 feet above mean sea level.
Port Sudan New International has a single physical runway, 16/34, of hard (asphalt) construction measuring approximately 8,208 feet in length. The runway is lit, and an ILS is provided for approaches to runway 34.
Air traffic services are provided on a combined Tower and Approach frequency of 128.1 MHz, callsign Port Sudan Tower. An ILS is available for runway 34.
The airport opened in 1992, replacing the earlier Port Sudan Military Airport. In one of the field's most notable incidents, Sudan Airways Flight 139, a Boeing 737, crashed roughly fifteen minutes after take-off on 8 July 2003; all but one of the 117 people on board were killed, the sole survivor being a two-year-old child. The accident was attributed to mechanical failure followed by pilot error. More recently, on 6 May 2025, a fuel depot at the airport was struck by a drone attributed to the Rapid Support Forces during the Sudanese civil war, causing a major explosion and fire that led to a suspension of flight operations. The airport also hosts the Sudanese Air Force Flight School, which operates Chengdu JJ-5 (FT-5) and K-8S aircraft.
Since 2023, Port Sudan New International Airport has served as the principal gateway to Sudan for international air travel amid the country's civil war. Airlines reported to have served the airport include Badr Airlines, Egyptair, Ethiopian Airlines, Qatar Airways, SalamAir, Sudan Airways, Tarco Aviation and Turkish Airlines, connecting Port Sudan with destinations such as Cairo, Addis Ababa, Doha, Muscat, Riyadh, Jeddah, Istanbul and Juba. Flight operations have at times been disrupted by regional conflict, including a suspension following the May 2025 drone strike on the airport's fuel depot.
