Airports / Sudan / KSL
Kassala Airport
HSKA / KSLKassala, SudanELEV 1,671 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
150 nm
To the nearest alternate
Asmara International Airport (ASM).
Overview
Kassala Airport, listed as HSKA / KSL, is a mid-sized airport in Kassala, Sudan. The airport sits 1,671 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 KSL for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Asmara International Airport (ASM, 150 nm), Axum Airport (AXU, 160 nm), and Massawa International Airport (MSW, 177 nm).
Charter pricing from KSL depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Kassala.
Field capability
ICAO
HSKA
IATA
KSL
FAA / Local
HSKA
Elevation
1,671 ft
Coordinates
15.3875° N · 36.3288° 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 1,671 ft, KSL sits lower than 44% 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.
- 150nmASMAsmara International AirportAsmara
- 160nmAXUAxum AirportAxum
- 177nmMSWMassawa International AirportMassawa
- 184nmGDQGondar AirportAzezo
- 219nmKRTKhartoum International AirportKhartoum
- 219nmMQXMekele Alula Aba Nega AirportMekele
Location
Open the full mapHSKA · Kassala Airport · Kassala, Sudan