Malakal Airport

Malakal Airport
IATA: MAK – ICAO: HSSM MAK Location of Malakal Airport in South Sudan
Summary
Airport type		Public, Civilian
Owner		Civil Aviation Authority of South Sudan
Serves		Malakal, South Sudan
Location		Malakal,  South Sudan
Elevation AMSL		1,291 ft / 393.5 m
Coordinates		09°33′54″N 031°39′36″E / 9.565°N 31.66°E / 9.565; 31.66
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
05/23	6,562	2,000	Asphalt

Malakal Airport (IATA: MAK, ICAO: HSSM) is an airport in Malakal, South Sudan.

Location

Malakal Airport, (IATA: MAK, ICAO: HSSM), is located in Malakal County in Upper Nile State, in the city of Malakal, near the International border with the Republic of Sudan and the border with Ethiopia. The airport is located just north of the city's central business district, adjacent to the main campus of Upper Nile University.

This location lies approximately 521 kilometres (324 mi), by air, north of Juba International Airport, the largest airport in South Sudan.^[1] The geographic coordinates of this airport are: 9° 33' 54.00"N, 31° 39' 36.00"E (Latitude: 9.5650; Longitude: 31.6600).

Malakal Airport sits at an elevation of 393.5 metres (1,291 ft) above sea level.^[2] The airport has a single, unlit, asphalt runway, measuring 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) in length.^[3]

Overview

Malakal Airport is the second-largest airport in South Sudan. It one of the two International airports in the country, the other being Juba International Airport, in the capital city of Juba, South Sudan. Malakal Airport serves the city of Malakal and the surrounding communities.

As part of the United Nation's Mission to Sudan (UNMIS), the airport was a major staging point for United Nation operations to South Sudan and will continue to do so under the new United Nation's Mission to South Sudan (UNMISS) mandate.^[4]

Scheduled airlines and destinations

The following airlines maintain scheduled service at Malakal Airport to the following destinations:

Airlines	Destinations
Ethiopian Airlines	Addis Ababa, Juba
Feeder Airlines	Khartoum, Juba
Marsland Aviation	Khartoum
Southern Star Airlines	Juba
Sudan Airways	Khartoum

Photos

• Photo of Malakal Airport In 2011
• Photo of Malakal Airport In 2007

External links

• Location of Malakal Airport At Google Maps

See also

• Malakal
• Upper Nile State
• Greater Upper Nile
• List of airports in South Sudan

References

1. ^ Nautical Distance Between Juba And Malakal With Map
2. ^ Malakal Elevation Is 1,291 Feet Above Sea Level
3. ^ Dimensions of Malakal Airport
4. ^ Malakal Airport Re-opens

Coordinates: 9°33′54″N 31°39′36″E / 9.5650°N 31.6600°E / 9.5650; 31.6600