Rumbek Airport is an airport in
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the ...
, near
Rumbek
Rumbek ( ar, رمبك) is the capital of Lakes State, central South Sudan, and the former capital of the country.
Location
Rumbek is approximately by road northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in the country. Its coordinates are an ...
the capital of
Western Lakes State. The airport is served by several national airlines and by air charter service providers.
Location
Rumbek Airport is located in Rumbek Central County,
Western Lakes State, in central
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the ...
, near the town of
Rumbek
Rumbek ( ar, رمبك) is the capital of Lakes State, central South Sudan, and the former capital of the country.
Location
Rumbek is approximately by road northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in the country. Its coordinates are an ...
. Its location lies approximately , by air, northwest of
Juba International Airport, the largest airport in the country. Rumbek Airport is located at an altitude of above sea level. The geographical coordinates of this airport are: 6° 49' 48.00"N, 29° 40' 12.00"E (Latitude: 6.83000; Longitude: 29.6700).
Airlines and destinations
Service was provided to
Juba, South Sudan by
Southern Star Airlines until the airline ceased flying in 2011.
Accidents and incidents
*In March 2003,
Hawker Siddeley Andover
The Hawker Siddeley HS 780 Andover is a twin-engined turboprop military transport aircraft produced by Hawker Siddeley for the Royal Air Force (RAF), developed from the Avro-designed HS 748 airliner. The Andover was named after the Avro Andove ...
3C-KKB of
748 Air Services was damaged beyond repair when it crashlanded at Rumbek following an engine failure.
* On 2 May 2008, a
Beechcraft 1900c operated by Southern Sudan Air Connection departed Wau (WUU) on a flight to Juba via Rumbek. The airplane was carrying a delegation of leaders from the
Sudan People's Liberation Movement
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM; ar, الحركة الشعبية لتحرير السودان, ''Al-Ḥarakat ash-Shaʿbiyyat liTaḥrīr as-Sūdān'') is a political party in South Sudan. It was initially founded as the political w ...
(
SPLM). Passenger included
Dominic Dim Deng, then
Southern Sudan's Defense Minister. Near Rumbek both engines failed. The aircraft crashed, killing all on board.
References
External links
Location of Rumbek Airport At Google Maps
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Airports in South Sudan
Lakes (state)
Bahr el Ghazal
Rumbek