Juba Airport (IATA: JUB, ICAO: HSSJ) is an airport serving Juba, the capital city of South Sudan. The airport lies to the northeast of the city's central business district, on the western banks of the White Nile. The city and airport are located in South Sudan's Central Equatoria state.
It is one of the two international airports in South Sudan, the other being Malakal Airport. Juba Airport handles international and local airlines, cargo air traffic and chartered commercial flights. It is also used by the South Sudanese military and by the United Nations UNMISS, UN Humanitarian Air Services UNHAS, World Food Program WFP, ICRC and many NGO's for relief flights for the country.
The airport resides at an elevation of 461 metres (1,513 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,400 by 45 metres (7,874 ft × 148 ft).
The runway has two serviceable taxiways C/D. Backtracking is used for all departing aircraft movements.
As of May 2011, Juba International Airport was undergoing improvements and expansion. The work on the airport included expansion of the passenger and cargo terminal buildings, resurfacing of the runway and installation of landing lights to facilitate night operations.
As of July 2011, Juba International Airport had a new runway light system commissioned with simple approach lights for Runway 13/31, runway edge lights, taxiway lights for Exit Delta, Apron edge lights, illuminated windsocks, ATC tower rotating beacon as well as PAPI for both approaches.. The Aerodrome Ground Lighting system AGL manufactured by Safegate.
As of July 2014, The government announced a runway extension project to commence in September 2014 lasting 30 months. The project will extend the runway by 700 meters and also resurface the existing 2400 metre runway giving a new 3100 metre runway. The new runway will still be using backtracking access to the new extended 700 portion at Runway 13.Building activities for the new terminal building have been underway since 2009 with an estimated completion in mid 2016.
Airlines Destinations
Badr Airlines operated by Mid Africa Aviation-------Khartoum
EgyptAir---------Cairo
Ethiopian Airlines------Addis Ababa, Entebbe
Fly540 Nairobi–-------Jomo Kenyatta
flydubai--------Dubai–International
Kenya Airways--------Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
National Airways Ethiopia--------Addis Ababa, Entebbe
Nova Airways--------Khartoum
RwandAir----------Entebbe, Kigali
Sudan Airways
operated by Yanair---------Khartoum
On 4 November 2015, an An-12BK EY-406 crashed on take-off, 800 metres from the runway. The fully laden Antonov-12 went low over buildings at end of the runway and crashed in a wet area next to the Nile river. There was no fire after the crash. At least 41 people were killed. Three survived the crash, though one later died, leaving a baby girl and a man the only survivors of this crash.
Cargo
Airlines Destinations
Astral Aviation Nairobi–---Jomo --Kenyatta
Ethiopian Airlines----------------Addis Ababa, Bujumbura
Safe Air (Kenya)------------------Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Incidents and Accidents
On 4 November 2015, an An-12BK EY-406 crashed on take-off, 800 metres from the runway. The fully laden Antonov-12 went low over buildings at end of the runway and crashed in a wet area next to the Nile river. There was no fire after the crash. At least 41 people were killed. Three survived the crash, though one later died, leaving a baby girl and a man the only survivors of this crash.
