Bahir Dar Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bahir Dar, Ethiopia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,976 ft (1,821 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 11°36′29″N 037°19′17″E / 11.60806°N 37.32139°E | ||||||||||
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  Bahir Dar Airport Location within Ethiopia | |||||||||||
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Bahir Dar Airport (IATA: BJR, ICAO: HABD), also unofficially 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.
In August 2026, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated a new passenger terminal at the airport, describing it as the second-largest terminal in Ethiopia after the one at Bole International Airport.[4][5]
Facilities
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
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa,[6] Lalibela[7] |
Incidents
On 11 January 1981, a Douglas C-47A ET-AGW of Ethiopian Airlines was damaged beyond repair when the port undercarriage collapsed on landing.[8]
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
- 1 2 3 Airport information for HABD[link removed] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- 1 2 "Airport information for BJR". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
- 1 2 "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) - ↑ "Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Inaugurates New Terminal at Bahir Dar Int'l Airport". Fana Media Corporation. 6 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "Ethiopia: 1.1 million jobs backed by aviation". Africa24 TV. 9 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ADD". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 26 (11). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 17–19. May 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
- ↑ "Domestic routes". Ethiopian Airlines.
- ↑ "ET-AGW Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
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