Gondar Airport

Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport
የጎንደር ዓፄ ቴዎድሮስ የአየር ማረፊያ
IATA: GDQ – ICAO: HAGN
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Ethiopian Airports Enterprise
Serves Gondar, Ethiopia
Elevation AMSL 1,994 m / 6,542 ft
Coordinates 12°31′11″N 037°26′02″E / 12.51972°N 37.43389°E / 12.51972; 37.43389Coordinates: 12°31′11″N 037°26′02″E / 12.51972°N 37.43389°E / 12.51972; 37.43389
Map
HAGN

Location in Ethiopia (Amhara region in red)

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 2,700 8,858 Asphalt
Sources: [1][2][3]

Gondar Airport (IATA: GDQ, ICAO: HAGN), also known as Atse Tewodros Airport,[1] is an airport serving Gondar,[2] a city in the northern Amhara Region of Ethiopia. The name of the city and airport may also be transliterated as Gonder.[3] The airport is located 18 km (11 miles) south of Gondar.[1]

The airport is named after the Emperor of Ethiopia (Atse) Tewodros II.[1]

Facilities

Gondar airport resides at an elevation of 1,994 metres (6,542 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35, with an asphalt surface measuring 2,700 by 45 metres (8,858 ft × 148 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service to the airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Ethiopian Airlines[4] Addis Ababa, Axum, Lalibela

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport". Ethiopian Airports Enterprise. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 Airport information for HAGN from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. 1 2 Airport information for GDQ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. ↑ "Domestic Route Map". Ethiopian Airlines.

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