AirportsGerad Wilwal International Airport is a large airport serving Jijiga, in Somali Region, Ethiopia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JIJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JIJ
- ICAO code
- HAJJ
- City
- Jijiga
- State or region
- Somali Region
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 9.3319° N, 42.9118° E
- Elevation
- 1,815 m (5,954 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JIJ means Gerad Wilwal International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HAJJ. 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 9.3319° N, 42.9118° E. It stands 1,815 metres (5,954 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
Gerad Wilwal International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 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 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/21 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | not listed | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International AirportDire Dawa | DIR | 120 km |
| Egal International AirportHargeisa, Somalia | HGA | 130 km |
| Djibouti-Ambouli AirportDjibouti City, Djibouti | JIB | 248 km |
| Berbera AirportBerbera, Somalia | BBO | 251 km |
| Kebri Dahar AirportKebri Dahar | ABK | 324 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,158 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,400 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,206 km | 3 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,115 km | 7 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,491 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,815 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,812 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,019 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,266 km | 15 h 15 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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