AirportsGambela Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Gambela, in Gambela Region, Ethiopia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GMB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GMB
- ICAO code
- HAGM
- City
- Gambela
- State or region
- Gambela Region
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 8.1288° N, 34.5631° E
- Elevation
- 492 m (1,614 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,514 m (8,248 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GMB means Gambela Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HAGM. 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 8.1288° N, 34.5631° E. It stands 492 metres (1,614 feet) above sea level.
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
Gambela Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,514 metres (8,248 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 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,514 m 8,248 ft | 45 m | Concrete | 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 | 57 km |
| Tippi AirportTippi | TIE | 139 km |
| Mizan Teferi AirportMizan Teferi | MTF | 170 km |
| Asosa AirportAsosa | ASO | 210 km |
| Jimma AirportJimma | JIM | 253 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,993 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,304 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,913 km | 4 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,783 km | 7 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,930 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,537 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,722 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,834 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,959 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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