AirportsSemera Airport is a small airport serving Semera, in Afar Region, Ethiopia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SZE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SZE
- ICAO code
- HASM
- City
- Semera
- State or region
- Afar Region
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 11.7875° N, 40.9915° E
- Elevation
- 424 m (1,390 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SZE means Semera Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HASM. 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 11.7875° N, 40.9915° E. It stands 424 metres (1,390 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Weldiya, about 152 km away in a straight line.
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
Semera 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 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | not listed | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kombolcha AirportDessie | DSE | 157 km |
| Djibouti-Ambouli AirportDjibouti City, Djibouti | JIB | 238 km |
| Mekele Alula Aba Nega AirportMekele | MQX | 245 km |
| Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International AirportDire Dawa | DIR | 258 km |
| Gerad Wilwal International AirportJijiga | JIJ | 344 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,180 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,506 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,127 km | 3 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,773 km | 7 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,149 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,483 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,040 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,027 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,590 km | 15 h 40 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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