Lalibela Airport

Lalibela Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorEthiopian Airports Enterprise
ServesLalibela, Ethiopia
Elevation AMSL1,958 m (6,424 ft)
Coordinates11°58′26″N 038°59′28″E / 11.97389°N 38.99111°E / 11.97389; 38.99111
Map
Lalibela Airport is located in Ethiopia
Lalibela Airport
Lalibela Airport
Location within Ethiopia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Sources:[1][2][3]

Lalibela Airport (IATA: LLI, ICAO: HALL) is a public airport serving Lalibela,[2] a town in the Amhara Region of northern Ethiopia. The name of the town and airport may also be transliterated as Lalibella.[3] The airport is located 23 km (14 miles) southwest of the town.[1]

Facilities

The Lalibela Airport lies at an elevation of 1,958 metres (6,424 ft) above mean sea level.[2] It has one runway designated 10/28, with an asphalt surface measuring 2,400 by 53 metres (7,874 ft × 174 ft).[1][2]

The main runway was rebuilt in 1997, at a cost of 53 million birr.[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa,[5] Axum, Bahir Dar, Gondar[6]

Airport and incidents

Ethiopian Civil War

On 14 March 1975, a Douglas C-47 ET-ABR of Ethiopian Airlines was destroyed on the ground during a clash with rebels.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lalibela Airport". Ethiopian Airports Enterprise. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Airport information for HALL[link removed] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. 1 2 "Airport information for LLI". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ↑ "Monthly Situation Report for Ethiopia". UNDP Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia (UNDP-EUE). August 1997. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Domestic Route Map". Ethiopian Airlines. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  7. ↑ "ET-ABR Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 August 2010.