Dire Dawa Airport
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Dire Dawa International Airport ድሬ ዳዋ ዓለም አቀፍ አየር ማረፊያ | |||||||||||
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AMSL 3,829 ft / 1,167 m | | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 09°37′28″N 041°51′15″E / 9.62444°N 41.85417°E | ||||||||||
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  HADR Location of airport in Ethiopia | |||||||||||
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Dire Dawa International Airport (IATA: DIR, ICAO: HADR),[3] is an international airport serving Dire Dawa, a city in eastern Ethiopia. It is located 5 km (3 miles) northwest of the city centre.[3]
Facilities
The airport is located at an elevation of 3,829 feet (1,167 m) above
mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33, with an asphalt surface measuring 2,679 by 45 metres (8,789 ft × 148 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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Accidents and incidents
- On 27 August 1981, Douglas C-47B ET-AGX of RRC Air Services was written off when the port undercarriage collapsed on landing.[5]
- On 9 January 2020, an Addis Ababa, its origin airport.[6]
References
- ^ a b Airport information for HADR[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for DIR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ a b "Dire Dawa International Airport". Ethiopian Airports Enterprise. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Domestic Scheduled Services". Ethiopian Airlines.
- ^ "ET-AGX Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon. "Incident: Ethiopian B737 at Dire Dawa on Jan 9th 2020, swarm of grasshoppers". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
External links
- Accident history for DIR at Aviation Safety Network
