AirportsAddis Ababa Bole International Airport is a large airport serving Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ADD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ADD
- ICAO code
- HAAB
- City
- Addis Ababa
- State or region
- Addis Ababa
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 8.9779° N, 38.7993° E
- Elevation
- 2,326 m (7,630 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,800 m (12,467 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ADD means Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HAAB. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 8.9779° N, 38.7993° E. It stands 2,326 metres (7,630 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Addis Ababa, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,800 metres (12,467 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 17 airports of Ethiopia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07R/25L | 3,800 m 12,467 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 07L/25R | 3,700 m 12,139 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Debre Markos AirportDebre Markos | DBM | 189 km |
| Hawassa International AirportHawassa | AWA | 213 km |
| Kombolcha AirportDessie | DSE | 258 km |
| Jimma AirportJimma | JIM | 262 km |
| Bahir Dar AirportBahir Dar | BJR | 334 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,551 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,835 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,519 km | 3 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,920 km | 7 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,200 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,671 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,260 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,406 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,623 km | 15 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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