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El Fasher Airport
HSFS / ELFEl Fasher, SudanELEV 2,393 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
96 nm
To the nearest alternate
Nyala Airport (UYL).
Overview
El Fasher Airport (HSFS / ELF) is a mid-sized airport serving El Fasher, Sudan. The airport sits 2,393 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into ELF for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Nyala Airport (UYL, 96 nm), Sabera Geneina Airport (HSSG, 163 nm), and Abeche Airport (AEH, 262 nm).
Charter pricing from ELF depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under El Fashir Airport. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from El Fasher.
Field capability
ICAO
HSFS
IATA
ELF
FAA / Local
HSFS
Elevation
2,393 ft
Coordinates
13.6149° N · 25.3246° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Sudan fields
state range 135–2,633 ft
At 2,393 ft, ELF sits higher than 78% of the 9 Sudan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 96nmUYLNyala AirportNyala
- 163nmHSSGSabera Geneina AirportGeneina
- 262nmAEHAbeche AirportAbeche
- 272nmVE-0526(Misplaced duplicate?)Aeropuerto internacional Simón bolivar
- 288nmEBDEl-Obeid AirportEl-Obeid
- 387nmWUUWau AirportWau
Location
Open the full mapHSFS · El Fasher Airport · El Fasher, Sudan