Airport guide
Khartoum International AirportIATA code KRT
Khartoum International Airport (KRT/HSSS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Khartoum, Sudan in Africa. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Khartoum, Sudan
- Codes
- KRT · HSSK
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Africa/Khartoum
- Region
- Africa
Khartoum International Airport (KRT/HSSS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Khartoum, Sudan in Africa. Operating on Africa/Khartoum local time at coordinates 15.590°, 32.550°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Khartoum International Airport (KRT) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Khartoum, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Khartoum International Airport details
- IATA code
- KRT
- ICAO code
- HSSK
- From OurAirports
- City
- Khartoum
- Country
- Sudan
- Region
- Africa
- Time zone
- Africa/Khartoum
- Coordinates
- 15.589°, 32.553°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Khartoum International Airport’s own pages.
KRT airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 386 m (1,265 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2017
- 3.49 million
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing afraa.org (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- El-Obeid Airport EBD · 369 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at KRT
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway, lit. The runway 18/36: 2,972 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,972 m9,751 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
Airlines and destinations from KRT
Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from KRT in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.
Nonstop fares from KRT to 2 destinations in 2 countries, on 1 airline.
Airlines named on the fares
- J4Badr Airlines2 destinations
The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.
Destinations by country
- Qatar (1)
- Doha
- Saudi Arabia (1)
- Jeddah
Check schedules with the airline or Khartoum International Airport before you book.
Routes from KRT
Originfacts does not track any routes from KRT yet, so no route records are listed here. Destinations with nonstop fares are listed under Airlines and destinations above. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Airlines with a hub at KRT
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names KRT, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.
Where KRT is
3.2 km east-southeast
Khartoum International Airport lies 3.2 km east-southeast of Khartoum city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at KRT
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Khartoum, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Khartoum International Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:khairport.gov.sd (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Climate at KRT, month by month
Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 15.59°, 32.55° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.
Warmest: May (average high 42°C). Coolest: January (31°C high, 14°C low). Wettest: August (111 mm); driest: December (0 mm).
| Month | High | Low | Temperature range | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°C | 14°C | 0 mm | |
| Feb | 33°C | 15°C | 0 mm | |
| Mar | 37°C | 19°C | 0 mm | |
| Apr | 41°C | 23°C | 0 mm | |
| May | 42°C | 26°C | 12 mm | |
| Jun | 42°C | 28°C | 9 mm | |
| Jul | 38°C | 26°C | 77 mm | |
| Aug | 34°C | 24°C | 111 mm | |
| Sep | 37°C | 24°C | 38 mm | |
| Oct | 38°C | 24°C | 11 mm | |
| Nov | 36°C | 20°C | 0 mm | |
| Dec | 32°C | 16°C | 0 mm |
Airports near Khartoum
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
Khartoum International Airport: common questions
Where is Khartoum International Airport?
Khartoum International Airport serves Khartoum, Sudan. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 15.589°, 32.553°.
What are the airport codes for Khartoum International Airport?
The IATA code is KRT and the ICAO code is HSSK.
What time zone is KRT in?
Khartoum International Airport is in the Africa/Khartoum time zone.
What is the official website of Khartoum International Airport?
The airport’s official website is khairport.gov.sd. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Khartoum International Airport have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at KRT: 18/36 (2,972 m (9,751 ft), asphalt).
Where can you fly nonstop from KRT?
Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from KRT to 2 destinations in 2 countries. That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.
How many passengers use Khartoum International Airport?
Wikidata records 3.49 million passengers for 2017, the latest year it holds.
Which airlines have a hub at KRT?
Wikidata lists KRT as a hub of Air West, Azza Transport, Blue Bird Aviation, Dove Air Services, Juba Air Cargo, Mid Airlines, Nova Airline and Sudan Airways and 1 more.
How far is KRT from Khartoum city centre?
Khartoum International Airport is about 3.2 km east-southeast of Khartoum city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the weather like at KRT through the year?
NASA POWER averages for 2016–2025 put the warmest month at May (average high 42°C, low 26°C) and the coolest at January (31°C / 14°C); August is the wettest (111 mm) and December the driest (0 mm).
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Khartoum International Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q1050244 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
- ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)