Kabri Dar Airport Explained

Kabri Dar Airport
Iata:ABK
Icao:HAKD
Type:Public
Operator:Ethiopian Airports Enterprise
Area-Served:Kebri Dahar
Coordinates:6.7328°N 44.2416°W
Pushpin Map:Ethiopia
Pushpin Label:ABK
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Ethiopia
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:08/26
R1-Length-M:2,500
R1-Length-F:8,202
R1-Surface:Concrete

Kabri Dar Airport is a public airport in Kebri Dahar, in eastern Ethiopia . Located at an elevation of 549m (1,801feet) above sea level, the facility has a 2500m (8,200feet) long concrete runway which is 46m (151feet) wide.[1]

Accidents and incidents

On 12 June 1977, a Douglas C-47A ET-AAP of Ethiopian Airlines was reported to have been damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident when the port undercarriage collapsed.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Figures are from the last publicly accessible version of the DAFIF database.
  2. Web site: ET-AAP Accident description . Aviation Safety Network . 4 August 2010.