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Axum Airport (Tigrinya: ኣኽሱም ዮሃንስ ራብዓይ መዕረፍ ነፈርቲ) (IATA: AXU, ICAO: HAAX), also known as Emperor Yohannes IV Airport,[1] is an airport serving Axum,[2] a city in the northern Tigray Region of Ethiopia. The name of the city and airport may also be transliterated as Aksum. The facility is located 5.5 km (3.4 miles) to the east of the city.[1]
Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport ኣኽሱም ዮሃንስ ራብዓይ መዕረፍ ነፈርቲ | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise | ||||||||||
| Serves | Axum, Ethiopia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,108 m / 6,916 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°08′13″N 038°46′34″E | ||||||||||
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  HAAX Location in Ethiopia (Tigray region in red) | |||||||||||
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The airport is named after Yohannes IV, the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1872 to 1889.
The airport was heavily damaged by Tigray People's Liberation Front forces during the Tigray conflict in November 2020.[4]
Facilities
Axum Airport resides at an elevation of 2,108 metres (6,916 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34, with an asphalt concrete surface measuring 2,400 by 45 metres (7,874 ft × 148 ft).[1] It is capable of receiving very large aircraft, such as the Antonov 124, which brought the Axum Obelisk back from Italy in 2005.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Ethiopian Airlines[5] | Addis Ababa, Gondar, Lalibela, Mek'ele |
Incidents
On 2 May 1988, Douglas C-47A ET-AGT of Ethiopian Airlines was destroyed on the ground in an attack on the airport by Ethiopian Air Force MiG-23s.[6]
References
- "Axum Emperor Yohanes IV Airport". Ethiopian Airports Enterprise. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012.
- Airport information for HAAX from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- Airport information for AXU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- "Tigray crisis: How the Ethiopian army and TPLF clashed over an airport". BBC News. 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- "OAG Internet Timetable". OAG Aviation Worldwide Ltd. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- "ET-AGT Criminal Occurrence description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
External links
Media related to Axum Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Accident history for AXU at Aviation Safety Network
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На других языках
- [en] Axum Airport
[es] Aeropuerto de Aksum
El Aeropuerto de Aksum[1] también conocido como Aeropuerto Juan IV de Etiopía (IATA: AXU, ICAO: HAAX) es un aeropuerto que sirve a Aksum, una ciudad en la región de Tigray norte en el país africano de Etiopía.[2] El nombre de la ciudad y el aeropuerto también puede ser transcrito como Axum.[3] La instalación está ubicada a 5,5 km (3,4 millas ) al este de la ciudad.[fr] Aéroport d'Aksoum
L'aéroport d'Aksoum (code IATA : AXU • code OACI : HAAX) est un aéroport situé dans la ville d'Aksoum en Éthiopie.[it] Aeroporto di Axum
L'Aeroporto di Axum (IATA: AXU, ICAO: HAAX) è noto anche come Emperor Yohannes IV Airport ed è un aeroporto che serve la città di Axum, una città nella Regione dei Tigrè in Etiopia. Il nome della città e dell'aeroporto può anche essere traslitterato come Aksum. La struttura si trova a 5,5 km ad est della città.[ru] Аксум (аэропорт)
Аксу́мский аэропо́рт — аэропорт в городе Аксуме в Эфиопии (ИАТА: AXU, ИКАО: HAAX). Расположенный на высоте 2108 метров над уровнем моря, аэропорт располагает одной асфальтированной взлётно-посадочной полосой длиной 2400 метров и шириной 45 метров.[1] Аэропорт может принимать очень крупные самолёты, такие как Ан-124, доставивший Аксумский обелиск обратно из Италии в 2005 году.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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