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Axum Airport (Tigrinya: ኣኽሱም ዮሃንስ ራብዓይ መዕረፍ ነፈርቲ) (IATA: AXU, ICAO: HAAX), also known as Emperor Yohannes IV Airport, is an airport serving Axum, a city in the northern Tigray Region of Ethiopia. The name of the city and airport may also be transliterated as Aksum. The facility is located 5.5 km (3.4 miles) to the east of the city.
The airport is named after Yohannes IV, the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1872 to 1889.
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Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport
ኣኽሱም ዮሃንስ ራብዓይ መዕረፍ ነፈርቲ
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| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Owner |
Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority |
| Operator |
Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| Serves |
Axum, Ethiopia |
| Elevation AMSL |
2,108 m / 6,916 ft |
| Coordinates |
14°08′13″N
038°46′34″E |
| Map |
Location in Ethiopia (Tigray region in red)
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| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
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ft |
| 16/34 |
2,400 |
7,874 |
Asphalt concrete |
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Facilities
Axum Airport resides at an elevation of 2,108 metres (6,916 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34, with an asphalt concrete surface measuring 2,400 by 45 metres (7,874 ft × 148 ft). It is capable of receiving very large aircraft, such as the Antonov 124, which brought the Axum Obelisk back from Italy in 2005.
Airlines and destinations
| Destinations |
| Ethiopian Airlines |
Addis Ababa, Gondar, Lalibela, Mek’ele |
Incidents
On 2 May 1987, Douglas C-47A ET-AGT of Ethiopian Airlines was destroyed on the ground in an attack on the airport by Ethiopian Air Force MiG-23s.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Ethiopia
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| ICAO ID |
HAAX
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| Time |
UTC+3
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| Latitude |
14.146750
14° 08' 48.30" N
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| Longitude |
38.772833
038° 46' 22.20" E
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| Elevation |
6915 feet
2108 meters
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| Magnetic Variation |
002° E (01/06)
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Operating Hours |
SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 16/34 |
7874 x 148 feet
2400 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
050FCXT |
NO
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| Navaids
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ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| NDB |
AX |
AXUM |
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440 |
At Field |
-
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| Remarks
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| OPR HOURS |
Opr 0400-1500Z.
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