AirportsDjibouti-Ambouli Airport is a large airport serving Djibouti City, in Djibouti Region, Djibouti. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JIB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JIB
- ICAO code
- HDAM
- City
- Djibouti City
- State or region
- Djibouti Region
- Country
- Djibouti
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 11.5473° N, 43.1595° E
- Elevation
- 15 m (49 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,150 m (10,335 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JIB means Djibouti-Ambouli Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HDAM. 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 11.5473° N, 43.1595° E. It stands 15 metres (49 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Djibouti, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Djibouti-Ambouli Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,150 metres (10,335 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,150 m 10,335 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Berbera AirportBerbera, Somalia | BBO | 233 km |
| Semera AirportSemera, Ethiopia | SZE | 238 km |
| Egal International AirportHargeisa, Somalia | HGA | 248 km |
| Gerad Wilwal International AirportJijiga, Ethiopia | JIJ | 248 km |
| Aden International AirportAden, Yemen | ADE | 248 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,996 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,289 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,993 km | 2 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,920 km | 7 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,332 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,594 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,803 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,852 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,375 km | 15 h 25 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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