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Khartoum International Airport
Khartoum International Airport (Arabic:مطار الخرطوم الدولي) is the principal airport in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. The current airport will be replaced by the New Khartoum International Airport in Omdourman 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of the centre of Khartoum in 2022. This is planned to have two runways, a passenger terminal of and a 300-room international hotel. Construction is to be carried out by China Harbour Engineering Co. (CHEC). On 04 March 2021, the airport's ICAO code was changed from HSSS to HSSK. The current airport originated as the Royal Air Force airfield Gordon's Tree. By January 1940 No. 223 Squadron RAF was located at Gordon's Tree, in the south of Khartoum. Later the area became known as El Shajjara ('the tree', of course once 'Gordon's Tree'). By January 1942 No. 71 Operational Training Unit RAF was operating from the airfield; among aircraft operated were Curtiss Tomahawks and Vickers Wellesleys. Reportedly the OTU had at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khartoum New International Airport
New Khartoum International Airport ( Arabic:مطار الخرطوم الدولي الجديد) is an international airport under construction in Omdourman, Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ..., to be located 40 km (24.8 miles) from Khartoum's city centre. History Completion is scheduled for 2022. This is planned to have two 4000 metre runways, a passenger terminal of 86,000 square metres and a 300-room international hotel. Construction is to be carried out by China Harbour Engineering Co. (CHEC). References Official website Airports in Sudan Proposed airports in Africa {{Sudan-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afriqiyah Airways
Afriqiyah Airways ( ar, الخطوط الجوية الأفريقية ''Al-Khuṭūṭ al-Jawwiyyah al-Afrīqiyyah'') is a state-owned airline based in Tripoli, Libya. Before the 17 February 2011 revolution, it operated domestic services between Tripoli and Benghazi, and international scheduled services to over 25 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East; since the end of the war, it has been seeking to rebuild its business. Afriqiyah Airways' main base is technically Tripoli International Airport, although it has been closed since 2014 and flights are operating as much as possible from other airports. History Establishment and growth: 2001-2011 Afriqiyah Airways was established in April 2001 and commenced scheduled services on 1 December 2001. The name ''Afriqiyah'' comes from the Arabic word for ''African''.CNN Wire Staff.Crash survivor's family arrives in Tripoli" ''CNN''. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010. "The Tripoli-based Afriqiyah (Arabic for "African") .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubai International Airport
Dubai International Airport ( ar, مطار دبي الدولي) is the primary international airport serving Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the world's busiest airport by international passenger traffic. It is also the nineteenth-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic, one of the busiest cargo airports in the world, the busiest airport for Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 movements, and the airport with the highest average number of passengers per flight. In 2017, the airport handled 88 million passengers and 2.65 million tonnes of cargo and registered 409,493 aircraft movements. Dubai International Airport is situated in the Al Garhoud district, east of Dubai and spread over an area of of land. Terminal 3 is the second-largest building in the world by floor space and the largest airport terminal in the world. In July 2019, Dubai International airport installed the largest solar energy system in the region's airports as part of Dubai's goal to reduce 30 percen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamad International Airport
Hamad International Airport ( ar, مطار حمد الدولي, ') is an international airport in the State of Qatar, and the home of Qatar’s flag carrier airline, Qatar Airways. Located east of its capital, Doha, it replaced the nearby Doha International Airport as Qatar's principal airport. Formerly known as ''New Doha International Airport'' (NDIA), Hamad International Airport was originally scheduled to open in 2008, but after a series of costly delays, the airport finally opened on 30 April 2014 with a ceremonial Qatar Airways flight landing from nearby Doha International. Qatar Airways and all other carriers formally relocated to the new airport on 27 May 2014. The airport is named after the previous Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Hamad International Airport became the first Middle Eastern airport to be awarded the Skytrax's World Best Airport for 2021 in the 2021 World Airport Awards, ending the 7-year dominance of Singapore's Changi Airport. Qatar’s Hamad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damazin Airport
Damazin Airport is an airport serving Damazin, located in the Blue Nile state in Sudan. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring . Airlines and destinations Damazin Air Base The airport hosts Sudanese Air Force Helicopter Squadron operating transport helicopters and attack helicopters: * Mil Mi-8 * Mil Mi-24 * Mil Mi-35 The Soviet and later Russian Mil Mi-24 helicopter has been produced in many variants, as described below. History In 1966, Soviet aircraft designer Mikhail Mil created a mock-up design of a new helicopter (derived from the Mil Mi-8) which was ... References Google Maps - Damazin External links * Airports in Sudan Blue Nile (state) {{Sudan-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damascus International Airport
Damascus International Airport ( ar, مَطَار دِمَشْق الدَّوْلِيّ, Maṭār Dimašq ad-Duwaliyy) is the international airport of Damascus, the capital of Syria. Inaugurated in the mid-1970s, it also was the country's busiest airport. In 2010, an estimated 5.5 million passengers used the airport, an increase of more than 50% since 2004. History The construction of the airport was entrusted in 1965 to a group of French companies ( SCB, CSF, Spie and Cegelec), led by the SCB. In the late 1980s, the airport had robust air service. Over 30 airlines were operating to the city, offering nonstop flights to various destinations in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. Pakistan International Airlines even connected Damascus twice a week with New York JFK via Frankfurt, with three-class B747-300 aircraft. In March 2007, Iran Air inaugurated a direct connection between Damascus and South America. For a brief period, the airline flew to Caracas us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport is an international airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is in the Bole district, southeast of the city centre and north of Bishoftu. The airport was formerly known as ''Haile Selassie I International Airport''. It is the main hub of Ethiopian Airlines, the national airline that serves destinations in Ethiopia and throughout the African continent, as well as nonstop service to Asia, Europe, North America and South America. The airport is also the base of the Ethiopian Aviation Academy. As of June 2018, nearly 450 flights per day were departing from and arriving at the airport. History In 1960, Ethiopian Airlines realized the runway at Lidetta was too short for its new jet aircraft, the Boeing 720. Thus a new airport was built at Bole. By December 1962 the new runway and control tower were operational. In 1997, an expansion plan was announced for the airport. This expansion was done in three phases: * Phase One: Adding a parallel r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairo International Airport
Cairo International Airport (; ''Maṭār El Qāhira El Dawly'') is the principal international airport of Cairo and the largest and busiest airport in Egypt. It serves as the primary hub for Egyptair and Nile Air as well as several other airlines. The airport is located in Heliopolis, to the northeast of Cairo around from the business area of the city and has an area of approximately . It is one of the busiest airports in Africa, in terms of total passengers. History During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) built John Payne Field Air Force Base to serve the Allied Forces, rather than take over the existing Almaza Airport located away. Payne Field was a major Air Transport Command air cargo and passenger hub, connecting westwards through Benghazi Airport (during the war known as ''Soluch Airfield'') to Algiers airport on the North African route to Dakar Airport, in French West Africa. Other locations that transport routes were flown were R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Arabia Egypt
Air Arabia Egypt ( ar, العربية للطيران مصر) is a low-cost carrier based in Egypt. The airline is a subsidiary of Air Arabia. The head office is in Heliopolis Cairo, Egypt. The airline secured it operating license from the Egyptian authorities on the 22 May 2010 and began commercial operations on 1 June 2010. The airline is based at Alexandria's Borg El Arab Airport. History Air Arabia Egypt is an Alexandria-based Air Arabia Group company. The airline offers low-cost travel to a number of destinations across the region. The company focuses on booking online. Air Arabia Egypt also provides booking facilities through call centers, travel agents, appointed GSA's and sales shops. Operations During the Arab Air Carriers Organization conference in October 2009, Air Arabia CEO Adel Ali indicated that the new airline would operate from Alexandria and a Red Sea station (either Sharm el-Sheikh or Hurghada) as well as Cairo. "Egypt has different needs," he says, in contrast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Dhabi International Airport
Abu Dhabi International Airport ( ar, مطار أبو ظبي الدولي) is an international airport in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The airport, located east of Abu Dhabi city, is the second largest in the UAE after Dubai International Airport, serving around 20 million passengers in 2014. It has three operational passenger terminals: Terminal 1 (divided into Terminals 1A and 1B), Terminal 2, and Terminal 3, served exclusively by Etihad Airways, the country's second flag carrier airline and the second largest airline in the UAE after Emirates. Abu Dhabi International Airport is spread over an area of . More than 30 airlines offer service to over 120 destinations in more than 60 countries. History Early years The airport was first conceived in 1974, in response to the government's plans to modernize the then brand new nation. At the time, Al Bateen Airport (then called Abu Dhabi International Airport) was the main international airport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi is an Emirati low-cost airline. It takes Abu Dhabi International Airport as its center of operations. History In October 2019 Etihad announced to set up its own low-cost carrier in partnership with Sharjah based Air Arabia. To that date the airline was the fifth in the UAE, and the first low-cost carrier in Abu Dhabi. The announcement was given in a time when Etihad posted a third consecutive year of losses and after persuing a strategy of investing in failing airlines and after the government owned Etihad began a five year transformation plan in 2017. Initially Air Arabia Abu Dhabi was supposed to launch operations in March 2020, with plans to fly to about a dozen destinations in Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. In April 2020 Air Arabia Abu Dhabi received its air operator certificate from UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority. To that date the airline was yet to commit to a firm launch date due to the travel rest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharjah International Airport
Sharjah International Airport ( ar, مطار الشارقة, Maṭār aš-Šāriqa) () is an international airport located east-southeast of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It is spread over an area of . It has one runway, making it the only airport in Sharjah capable of international flights as of 2022. Overview Sharjah International Airport is the third largest Middle East airfreight hub in cargo tonnage, according to official 2015 statistics from Airports Council InTernational. Ground services company, Sharjah Aviation Services, handled 586,195 tonnes in 2015 – a 16.1% increase year on year. It has one passenger terminal with an area of . Sharjah International Airport is home base of the low-cost carrier Air Arabia. The headquarters of Air Arabia is in the Sharjah Freight Center,Contact Info ." Air Arabia. Retrieved on 21 June 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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