AirportsArba Minch Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Arba Minch, in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AMH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AMH
- ICAO code
- HAAM
- City
- Arba Minch
- State or region
- Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 6.0394° N, 37.5905° E
- Elevation
- 1,189 m (3,901 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,795 m (9,170 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AMH means Arba Minch Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HAAM. 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 6.0394° N, 37.5905° E. It stands 1,189 metres (3,901 feet) above sea level.
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
Arba Minch Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,795 metres (9,170 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 17 airports of Ethiopia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,795 m 9,170 ft | 47 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jinka AirportJinka | BCO | 118 km |
| Hawassa International AirportHawassa | AWA | 148 km |
| Jimma AirportJimma | JIM | 200 km |
| Mizan Teferi AirportMizan Teferi | MTF | 247 km |
| Tippi AirportTippi | TIE | 273 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,847 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,083 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,854 km | 3 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,143 km | 7 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,332 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,902 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,383 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,708 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,552 km | 15 h 35 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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