The current airport will be replaced by the New Khartoum International Airport in Omdourman south of the centre of Khartoum. This is planned to have two runways, a passenger terminal of and a 300-room international hotel. Construction is to be carried out by China Harbour Engineering Co. (CHEC). On 4 March 2021, the airport's ICAO code was changed from HSSS to HSSK.
