Merowe Airport

Merowe Airport (IATA: MWE, ICAO: HSMN) is an airport serving the town of Merowe in Sudan. After critical facilities were completed in 2006, the current airport replaced the smaller Merowe Town airport 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the west.^[3] The new Merowe airport has hosted Sudanese Air Force jet fighters, but does not host any full time units stationed.^[4]

Merowe Airport
IATA: MWE ICAO: HSMN
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Merowe
Elevation AMSL	899 ft / 274 m
Coordinates	18°26′35″N 31°50′35″E
Map
MWE Location of the airport in Sudan
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 02/20 13,190 4,020 Asphalt
Source: Google Maps[1] GCM[2]

The airport was attacked during the 2023-2024 War in Sudan, where RSF militias captured Egyptian soldiers who were serving joint military exercises with their Sudanese counterparts.^[5] Later, on 27 April 2024, the SAF claimed to have shot down three drones targeting the airport.^[6]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Nova Airways	Khartoum (suspended)

See also

• Transport in Sudan