Turkish Airlines will introduce scheduled flights to the coastal city of Port Sudan in eastern Sudan next month.
From June, Turkish will operate three weekly flights between Istanbul and Port Sudan.
Flights will be operated with a Boeing 737 – 800/900 ER aircraft.
This route will be offered three times a week from 2 June 2025.
Southbound flights:
Flight TK 510 departs Istanbul at 20.30 and arrives in Port Sudan at 23.35.
This service operates on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Northbound flights:
Flight TK 511 departs Port Sudan at 00.30 and arrives in Istanbul at 05.30.
Flights will operate on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
TURKISH AIRLINES PORT SUDAN FLIGHTS
Turkish Airlines joins a few other carriers that operate services to Port Sudan.
The city sees flights from carriers including FlyDubai, Afriqiyah Airways, Saudia and Egyptair.
Sudan is generally deemed unsafe for civil aviation. Its airspace is generally avoided due to heightened risks.
Furthermore, on April 15, Sudan’s paramilitary group ‘Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) became engaged in active fighting with the state military in Khartoum in an apparent coup attempt.
While details were scarce, the RSF reportedly seized control of several important assets. This includes the Khartoum Airport in the capital city.
CONFLICT ZONES
Following a military coup in April 2023, Sudan has remained closed to civilian flights.
In South Sudan, air navigation services remain suspended above Flight Level 245.
Port Sudan is a coastal city located on the Red Sea in eastern Sudan. It is also the capital of Sudan’s Red Sea State.
The city is indeed Sudan’s main seaport and the source of 90% of the country’s international trade.
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