Lalibela Airport

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]

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
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]

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
AirlinesDestinations
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]

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References
  1. "Lalibela Airport". Ethiopian Airports Enterprise. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012.
  2. Airport information for HALL from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. Airport information for LLI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 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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