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New Khartoum International Airport مطار الخرطوم الدولي الجديد Maṭār Al-Khurṭūm Al-Duwaliyy Al-Gadīd | |
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Airport type | Public |
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Coordinates | 15°15′56″N 032°21′35″E / 15.26556°N 32.35972°E |
New Khartoum International Airport ( Arabic:مطار الخرطوم الدولي الجديد) is an international airport under construction in Omdourman, Sudan, to be located 40 km (24.8 miles) south of Khartoum's city centre.
Completion was scheduled for 2022. [1] This was planned to have two 4000 metre runways, a passenger terminal of 86,000 square metres and a 300-room international hotel. [2] [3] Construction was to be carried out by China Harbour Engineering Co. (CHEC), [4] but Turkey based construction firm Summa was later selected for construction of New Khartoum Airport in 2018, [5] but construction has been suspended as of 2021 [1]