section_path: Current status
section_name: Current status
paragraph_text: Current status
  
  The base now hosts elements of the Sudanese Air Force.
  
  The runway is in the desert 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) west of the Nile River. The Khartoum VOR-DME (Ident: KTM) is located 15.2 nautical miles (28 km) south of the air base.