AirportsJimma Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Jimma, in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JIM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JIM
- ICAO code
- HAJM
- City
- Jimma
- State or region
- Oromia Region
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 7.6661° N, 36.8166° E
- Elevation
- 1,676 m (5,500 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,120 m (10,236 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JIM means Jimma Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HAJM. 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 7.6661° N, 36.8166° E. It stands 1,676 metres (5,500 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
Jimma Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,120 metres (10,236 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 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,120 m 10,236 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mizan Teferi AirportMizan Teferi | MTF | 160 km |
| Tippi AirportTippi | TIE | 163 km |
| Hawassa International AirportHawassa | AWA | 185 km |
| Arba Minch AirportArba Minch | AMH | 200 km |
| Jinka AirportJinka | BCO | 215 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,814 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,091 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,774 km | 3 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,943 km | 7 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,145 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,703 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,473 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,668 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,724 km | 15 h 50 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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