AirportsBahir Dar Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Bahir Dar, in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BJR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BJR
- ICAO code
- HABD
- City
- Bahir Dar
- State or region
- Amhara Region
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 11.6081° N, 37.3216° E
- Elevation
- 1,822 m (5,978 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,842 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BJR means Bahir Dar Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HABD. 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 11.6081° N, 37.3216° E. It stands 1,822 metres (5,978 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
Bahir Dar Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,842 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 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,000 m 9,842 ft | 45 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gondar AirportAzezo | GDQ | 102 km |
| Debre Markos AirportDebre Markos | DBM | 150 km |
| Humera AirportAkwi | HUE | 252 km |
| Kombolcha AirportDessie | DSE | 268 km |
| Shire Inda Selassie AirportShire Inda Selassie | SHC | 293 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,532 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,894 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,429 km | 3 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,586 km | 7 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,880 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,337 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,438 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,358 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,917 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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