Lideta Army Airport

Lideta Airport

Aerial view of the Lideta airport in Addis Ababa.
Summary
Airport type Military
Operator Closed
Location Addis Ababa
Elevation AMSL 7,749 ft / 2,362 m
Coordinates 9°00′13″N 38°43′34″E / 9.00361°N 38.72611°E / 9.00361; 38.72611Coordinates: 9°00′13″N 38°43′34″E / 9.00361°N 38.72611°E / 9.00361; 38.72611
Map
HAAL

Location in Ethiopia

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 3,839 1,170 Asphalt
Sources: World Aero Data[1]

Lideta Airport (ICAO: HAAL) also colloquially known as the Old Airport is a decommissioned military airport located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Formerly the main air hub for the Addis Ababa area, in 1960, Ethiopian Airlines realized the runway at Lideta was too short for its new jet aircraft, the Boeing 720. Thus a new airport was built at Bole and Lideta was converted to function solely for Ethiopian military activities.

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. Airport information for HAAL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  2. Accident description for ET-T-16 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 23 March 2012.
  3. Accident description for ET-AAT at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 22 March 2012.


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