Gode Airport Explained

Gode Airport
Iata:GDE
Icao:HAGO
Pushpin Map:Ethiopia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Ethiopia
Pushpin Label:GDE
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
City-Served:Gode, Ethiopia
Location:Gode
Elevation-F:830
Elevation-M:254
Coordinates:5.9353°N 43.5786°W
R1-Number:04/22
R1-Length-F:7,500
R1-Length-M:2,280
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: DAFIF database

Gode Airport, which is named Ugaas Mirad Ugaas Leyli Airport, is a public airport in the city of Gode, in eastern Ethiopia. The airport is located at an elevation of 254 meters above sea level. Its only runway, with an asphalt surface, is 2,288 meters in length and 35 meters wide.[1]

Construction of the airport began in 1965 by the Swedish construction firm Skanska, and was formally inaugurated by Emperor Haile Selassie on 10 June 1966. Although originally a military air base, Gode Airport was afterwards also used for civil flights.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Figures are from the last publicly accessible version of the DAFIF database.
  2. http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/g/ORTGIR.pdf "Local History in Ethiopia"