Lalibela Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lalibela,Ethiopia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,958 m / 6,424 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 11°58′26″N038°59′28″E / 11.97389°N 38.99111°E /11.97389; 38.99111 | ||||||||||
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  HALL Location in Ethiopia (Amhara region in red) | |||||||||||
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Lalibela Airport (IATA:LLI,ICAO:HALL) is a publicairport servingLalibela,[2] a town in theAmhara Region of northernEthiopia. The name of the town and airport may also betransliterated asLalibella.[3] The airport is located 23 km (14 miles) southwest of the town.[1]
The Lalibela Airport lies at anelevation of 1,958 metres (6,424 ft) abovemean sea level.[2] It has onerunway designated 10/28, with anasphalt 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 millionbirr.[4]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa,[5]Axum,Bahir Dar,Gondar[6] |
On 14 March 1975, aDouglas C-47 ET-ABR ofEthiopian Airlines was destroyed on the ground during a clash with rebels.[7]
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