Lalibela Airport

Lalibela Airport

An Ethiopian Airlines Fokker 50 at Lalibela Airport.
IATA: LLI – ICAO: HALL
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Ethiopian Airports Enterprise
Serves Lalibela, Ethiopia
Elevation AMSL 1,958 m / 6,424 ft
Coordinates 11°58′26″N 038°59′28″E / 11.97389°N 38.99111°ECoordinates: 11°58′26″N 038°59′28″E / 11.97389°N 38.99111°E
Map
HALL

Location in Ethiopia (Amhara region in red)

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Sources: [1][2][3]

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

Facilities

The Lalibela Airport resides 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

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at the Lalibela Airport:

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

Airports and incidents

On 14 March 1975, Douglas C-47 ET-ABR of Ethiopian Airlines was destroyed on the ground during a clash with rebels.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lalibela Airport". Ethiopian Airports Enterprise. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Airport information for HALL from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Airport information for LLI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
  4. ↑ "Monthly Situation Report for Ethiopia". UNDP Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia (UNDP-EUE). August 1997. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  5. ↑ "Domestic Route Map". Ethiopian Airlines.
  6. ↑ "ET-ABR Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 August 2010.

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