AirportsAsosa Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Asosa, in Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ASO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ASO
- ICAO code
- HASO
- City
- Asosa
- State or region
- Benishangul-Gumuz Region
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 10.0185° N, 34.5863° E
- Elevation
- 1,554 m (5,100 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,505 m (8,218 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ASO means Asosa Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HASO. 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 10.0185° N, 34.5863° E. It stands 1,554 metres (5,100 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest large city in our data is Ad-Damazin, about 198 km away in a straight line.
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
Asosa Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,505 metres (8,218 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 11.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,505 m 8,218 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dembidollo AirportDembidollo | DEM | 166 km |
| Gambela AirportGambela | GMB | 210 km |
| Malakal International AirportMalakal, South Sudan | MAK | 326 km |
| Tippi AirportTippi | TIE | 326 km |
| Debre Markos AirportDebre Markos | DBM | 347 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,879 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,232 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,771 km | 3 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,597 km | 7 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,788 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,356 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,727 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,703 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,073 km | 16 h 15 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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