AirportsGondar Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Azezo, in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GDQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GDQ
- ICAO code
- HAGN
- City
- Azezo
- State or region
- Amhara Region
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 12.5199° N, 37.4340° E
- Elevation
- 1,966 m (6,449 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,765 m (9,072 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GDQ means Gondar Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HAGN. 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 12.5199° N, 37.4340° E. It stands 1,966 metres (6,449 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
Gondar Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,765 metres (9,072 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 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,765 m 9,072 ft | 44 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bahir Dar AirportBahir Dar | BJR | 102 km |
| Humera AirportAkwi | HUE | 157 km |
| Shire Inda Selassie AirportShire Inda Selassie | SHC | 195 km |
| Axum AirportAxum | AXU | 232 km |
| Debre Markos AirportDebre Markos | DBM | 247 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,471 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,854 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,354 km | 3 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,504 km | 7 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,818 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,251 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,432 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,287 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,961 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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