Gode Airport
Gode Airport, also known as Ugas Mirad Airport , (IATA: GDE, ICAO: HAGO) is an airport in Gode, Ethiopia. Located at an elevation of 254 meters above sea level, it has one runway made of a variety of materials 2288 meters long by 35 wide.[1]
Gode Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Gode, Ethiopia | ||||||||||
| Location | Gode | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 830 ft / 254 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 5°56′07″N 43°34′43″E | ||||||||||
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  GDE Location of airport in Ethiopia | |||||||||||
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Source: DAFIF database | |||||||||||
Construction of the airport began in 1965 by the Swedish construction firm Skanska, and was formally inaugurated by Emperor Haile Selassie on 10 June 1966. Although originally a military air base, Gode Airport was afterwards also used for civil flights.[2]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa, Jijiga |
References
- Figures are from the last publicly accessible version of the DAFIF database.
- "Local History in Ethiopia" Archived May 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 21 November 2007)
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