Dire Dawa Airport
Airport in Dire Dawa, 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]
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AirporttypePublic / Military
OperatorEthiopian Airports Enterprise
ServesDire Dawa, Ethiopia
ElevationAMSL3,829 ft (1,167 m)
Dire Dawa International Airport ድሬ ዳዋ ዓለም አቀፍ አየር ማረፊያ | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise | ||||||||||
| Serves | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,829 ft (1,167 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 09°37′28″N 041°51′15″E | ||||||||||
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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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| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa,[4] Djibouti, Gode[5] |
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.[6]
- On 9 January 2020, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-700 registered ET-ALN operating flight ET363 was on approach to the airport, but flew through a swarm of desert locusts that obscured visibility from the cockpit. The crew depressurized the aircraft and manually cleaned the windscreens before attempting a second approach, but were faced with the same problem. After a second depressurization and manual cleaning, the flight diverted to Addis Ababa, its origin airport.[7]
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