The airport has been shut down since it was stormed and occupied on 15 April 2023 during the Battle of Khartoum.

[2] The airport originated as the Royal Air Force airfield Gordon's Tree.

The last Royal Air Force flying unit reported at Khartoum was No.

[14] The RSF subsequently occupied the airport, which has been closed to aviation and has been subjected to attacks by the Sudanese Armed Forces during the Battle of Khartoum.

[15] The airport hosts a major Sudanese Air Force Transport Squadron:[27] Police Air Wing operates rotary aircraft from the base: Media related to Khartoum International Airport at Wikimedia Commons