Dire Dawa Airport

Dire Dawa International Airport (IATA: DIR, ICAO: HADR),^[3] is an international airport serving Dire Dawa, a city in eastern Ethiopia. It is located 5 km (3 miles) northwest of the city centre.^[3]

Dire Dawa International Airport ድሬ ዳዋ ዓለም አቀፍ አየር ማረፊያ
IATA: DIR ICAO: HADR
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Operator	Ethiopian Airports Enterprise
Serves	Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Elevation AMSL	3,829 ft / 1,167 m
Coordinates	09°37′28″N 041°51′15″E
Map
HADR Location of airport in Ethiopia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 15/33 2,679 8,791 Asphalt
Sources:[1][2]

Facilities

The airport is located at an elevation of 3,829 feet (1,167 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33, with an asphalt surface measuring 2,679 by 45 metres (8,789 ft × 148 ft).^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Ethiopian Airlines	Addis Ababa, Djibouti, Gode[4]

Accidents and incidents

• On 27 August 1981, Douglas C-47B ET-AGX of RRC Air Services was written off when the port undercarriage collapsed on landing.^[5]
• On 9 January 2020, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-700 registered ET-ALN operating flight ET363 was on approach to the airport, but flew through a swarm of desert locusts that obscured visibility from the cockpit. The crew depressurized the aircraft and manually cleaned the windscreens before attempting a second approach, but were faced with the same problem. After a second depressurization and manual cleaning, the flight diverted to Addis Ababa, its origin airport.^[6]