AirportsAxum Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Axum, in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AXU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AXU
- ICAO code
- HAAX
- City
- Axum
- State or region
- Tigray Region
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 14.1468° N, 38.7728° E
- Elevation
- 2,121 m (6,959 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AXU means Axum Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HAAX. 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 14.1468° N, 38.7728° E. It stands 2,121 metres (6,959 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 Inda Silasē, about 53 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
Axum Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,400 metres (7,874 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 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,400 m 7,874 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shire Inda Selassie AirportShire Inda Selassie | SHC | 54 km |
| Mekele Alula Aba Nega AirportMekele | MQX | 112 km |
| Asmara International AirportAsmara, Eritrea | ASM | 128 km |
| Humera AirportAkwi | HUE | 207 km |
| Gondar AirportAzezo | GDQ | 232 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,256 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,668 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,128 km | 3 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,423 km | 7 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,793 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,147 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,302 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,063 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,932 km | 16 h 05 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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