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Bahir Dar Airport

Coordinates: 11°36′29″N 037°19′17″E / 11.60806°N 37.32139°E / 11.60806; 37.32139
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Bahir Dar Dejazmach Belay Zeleke Airport

ደጃዝማች በላይ ዘለቀ አየር ማረፊያ
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorEthiopian Airports Enterprise
ServesBahir Dar, Ethiopia
Elevation AMSL5,976 ft / 1,821 m
Coordinates11°36′29″N 037°19′17″E / 11.60806°N 37.32139°E / 11.60806; 37.32139
Map
HABD is located in Ethiopia
HABD
HABD
Location in Ethiopia (Amhara region in red)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 3,000 9,842 Asphalt/Concrete
Sources:[1][2]

Bahir Dar Airport (IATA: BJR, ICAO: HABD), also known as Dejazmach Belay Zeleke Airport, is a public airport serving Bahir Dar,[1] the capital city of the Amhara Region in Ethiopia. The name of the city and airport may also be transliterated as Bahar Dar.[2] Bahir Dar airport is located 8 km (5 miles) west of Bahir Dar, near Lake Tana.[3] The airport is also used by the Ethiopian Air Force.

Facilities

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The Bahir Dar Airport sits at an elevation of 5,976 feet (1,821 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 04/22, with an asphalt concrete surface measuring 3,000 by 61 metres (9,843 ft × 200 ft).[1][3]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa, Lalibela[4]

Incidents

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On 11 January 1981, a Douglas C-47A ET-AGW of Ethiopian Airlines was damaged beyond repair when the port undercarriage collapsed on landing.[5]

On 15 September 1988, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 604 operated by Boeing 737-200 ET-AJA ingested pigeons into both engines shortly after takeoff. One engine lost thrust almost immediately and the second lost thrust during the emergency return to the airport. During the crash-landing, 35 of the 104 passengers were killed.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Airport information for HABD[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ a b Airport information for BJR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ a b "Bahar Dar Ginbot Haya International Airport". Ethiopian Airports Enterprise. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Domestic routes". Ethiopian Airlines.
  5. ^ "ET-AGW Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
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