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RAF Wadi Seidna

Airfield Identification

  WWII to present

  Sudan

CITY: Khartoum

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

COORDINATES: 15°49'N / 32°31'E

OTHER NAMES: RAF Wadi Seidna (WWII), Wadi Sayyidna AB (present)

Commando Operations

RAF Wadi Seidna was built during World War II to support American and British military traffic of aircraft ferrying on the Trans-Africa Route. It is located 22km north of Khartoum. From June 1943, it served as headquarters for ATC Crentral African Wing.

Units & operators based

Air Transport Command Central African Wing headquarters (June 1943 to 1 July 1944)

Last edited: 15/05/2019