Lalibela Airport | |||||||||||
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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°E | ||||||||||
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Lalibela Airport (IATA: LLI, ICAO: HALL) is a public airport serving Lalibela,[2] a town in the Amhara Region of northern Ethiopia. The name of the town and airport may also be transliterated as Lalibella.[3] The airport is located 23 km (14 miles) southwest of the town.[1]
The Lalibela Airport lies 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 | Destinations |
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Ethiopian Airlines[5] | Addis Ababa, Axum, Bahir Dar, Gondar |
On 14 March 1975, a Douglas C-47 ET-ABR of Ethiopian Airlines was destroyed on the ground during a clash with rebels.[6]