Wadi Seidna Air Base
Wadi Seidna Air Base | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Standort | Khartoum, Sudan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,265 ft / 386 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°49′00″N 32°30′55″E / 15.81667°N 32.51528°E | ||||||||||
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  HSWS Location of the airport in Sudan | |||||||||||
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Wadi Seidna Air Base (ICAO: HSWS) is a military airport 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Khartoum in Sudan. The air base history goes back to World War II. The U.S. Army Air Forces' 46th Ferrying Squadron, Air Transport Command, was activated at the base on 2 December 1942. The base now hosts elements of the Sudanese Air Force
The runway is in the desert 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) west of the Nile River. The Khartoum VOR-DME (Ident: KTM) is located 15.2 nautical miles (28 km) south of the air base.[3]
Military Elements
- multiple Fighter Squadrons (Mig-29, Sukhoi Su-24, Mig-23, Mig-21, FTC-2000S, A-5C, F-6, FT-6, Sukhoi Su-25)
- UAV Squadron (Ababil III
Mohajer)
- maintenance center
- SAFAT Aviation Complex
See also
References
- ^ Google Map - Wadi Seidna AB
- ^ "Wadi Seidna AB". Falling Rain. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Khartoum VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
External links
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