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# SUDAN: Khartoum International Airport Director Confirms No Damage From Drone Attacks
- URL: https://insideaviation.news/sudan-khartoum-international-airport-director-confirms-no-damage-from-drone-attacks/
- Published: 2026-10-20T13:01:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-20T13:01:38.000Z
- Description: KHARTOUM, Sudan: Khartoum International Airport continues scheduled flight operations despite a drone attack on Monday, 19 October.
- Author: Inside Aviation News
- Tags: Sudan, Khartoum, airport, Rapid Support Forces

KHARTOUM, Sudan

- Khartoum International Airport (KRT/HSSK) continues scheduled flight operations as of Tuesday, 20 October despite a drone attack the previous day.
- Airport director stated the facility works normally with no damage from drone attacks that targeted the capital.
- Sudanese army anti-aircraft defences on Monday intercepted drones launched by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) near the airport.
- The airport continues to receive passengers and operate scheduled flights, with several aircraft landing and taking off in recent hours.
- A medical source reported four fatalities, including three children aged two to six, after a drone fell in the Emtidad Nasser area east of Khartoum.
- A military source said Sudanese army air defences shot down drones launched by the militia targeting the airport and surroundings.
- The Sudanese army announced full control over Khartoum and suburbs in March and May 2025.
- Drone attacks by the Rapid Support Forces continue intermittently despite reduced fighting intensity in the capital.

**Sources:**

- [Sabq](https://sabq.org/article/138aou5?ref=insideaviation.news)
- [Sudannew](https://sudannew.com/62013/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A4%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7/?ref=insideaviation.news)
- [Sudan Tribune](https://sudantribune.com/article/320162?ref=insideaviation.news)