Nyala Airport is an airport in Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan . United Nations peacekeeping force UNAMID uses a separated terminal in Nyala Airport.
In 2009, the airport connected Nyala with Khartoum, El Fasher, El Geneina, and El Obeid.
On 21 September 2018, the first cargo plane landed in the airport.
In 2023, the airport was controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during the Sudanese Civil War.
On 24 September 2024, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) launched airstrikes on the airport with heavy damaged reported on its runway, control tower, and offices.
Nyala Airport hosts two Sudanese Air Force units:
A cargo Boeing 737-290C Advanced operated by IBM Airlines was destroyed at the airport by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) during the Sudanese civil war. It was destroyed due to suspicions of carrying military weapons and supplies to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). All 20 occupants on board the aircraft were killed. Sources disagree on if it was a bombing or a shootdown.
A Boeing 727 operated by an unknown airline crashed killing all 19 occupants.