AirportsHawassa International Airport is a large airport serving Hawassa, in Sidama Region, Ethiopia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AWA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AWA
- ICAO code
- HALA
- City
- Hawassa
- State or region
- Sidama Region
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 7.1006° N, 38.3965° E
- Elevation
- 1,661 m (5,450 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AWA means Hawassa International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HALA. 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 7.1006° N, 38.3965° E. It stands 1,661 metres (5,450 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
Hawassa International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 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 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,000 m 9,843 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arba Minch AirportArba Minch | AMH | 148 km |
| Jimma AirportJimma | JIM | 185 km |
| Addis Ababa Bole International AirportAddis Ababa | ADD | 213 km |
| Jinka AirportJinka | BCO | 252 km |
| Mizan Teferi AirportMizan Teferi | MTF | 314 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,706 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,954 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,706 km | 3 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,081 km | 7 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,315 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,839 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,297 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,566 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,545 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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