# Malakal International Airport (MAK / HSSM)

**Malakal International Airport** (IATA: MAK, ICAO: HSSM) is a medium airport in Malakal, Upper Nile State, South Sudan. It has one runway, 2,000 m (6,562 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/hssm

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MAK / HSSM
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Malakal, Upper Nile State, South Sudan
- Elevation: 394 m / 1,291 ft
- Coordinates: 9.5587, 31.6519
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,562 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Juba
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malakal_Airport (21 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432004
- Weather station: HSSM
- Ident: HSSM

## Timeline

- 16 Aug 1986: 1986 Sudan Airways Fokker F-27 shootdown. 60 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | 38 m / 125 ft | Asphalt | 044° / 224° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | =3,840 of 29,858 | =442 in Africa | #4 in SS |
| Elevation | 394 m / 1,291 ft | =13,972 of 43,403 | =2,117 in Africa | #56 in SS |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =1 in SS |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| INFO | INFO | 118.200 |

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## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/hssm/data