Axum Airport
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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 a public 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]
Quick Facts Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport ኣኽሱም ዮሃንስ ራብዓይ መዕረፍ ነፈርቲ, Summary ...
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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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]