Kadugli Airport

Kadugli Airport (IATA: KDX, ICAO: HSLI) is an airport serving Kadugli[1] (also spelled Kaduqli), the capital city of the state of South Kurdufan (or South Kordofan) in Sudan.

Kadugli Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorGovernment
LocationKadugli, Sudan
Elevation AMSL1,848 ft / 563 m
Coordinates11°08′16″N 029°42′04″E
Map
HSLI is located in Sudan
HSLI
HSLI
Location of airport in Sudan
(South Kurdufan state highlighted)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,553 8,376 Asphalt
Sources:[1][2]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 1,848 feet (563 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 06/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,553 by 53 metres (8,376 ft × 174 ft).[1]

Kadugli Air Base

The airport hosts Sudanese Air Force Helicopter Squadron (Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-24, Mil Mi-35).[3]

Incidents

  • On 10 November 1979, Douglas C-47B ST-AHH of the National Agriculture Organisation crashed at Kadugli Airport and was destroyed by the subsequent fire.[4]

References

  1. Airport information for HSLI from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. Airport information for HSLI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. "Orbats".
  4. "ST-AHH Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 29 July 2010.


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