Bole International Airport
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Addis Ababa Bole International Airport አዲስ አበባ ቦሌ ዓለም አቀፍ አውሮፕላን ማረፊያ |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Bole | ||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Ethiopian Airlines | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,334 m / 7,656 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 08°58′40″N 38°47′58″E / 8.97778°N 38.79944°ECoordinates: 08°58′40″N 38°47′58″E / 8.97778°N 38.79944°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | addisairport.com | ||||||||||||||
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| Passengers | 6,500,000 , |
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Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (IATA: ADD, ICAO: HAAB) based the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is located in the Bole area, 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of the city centre and 65 km (40 mi) north of Debre Zeyit. The airport was formerly known as Haile Selassie I International Airport. It is the main hub of Ethiopian Airlines, the national airline that serves destinations in Ethiopia and throughout the African continent, as well as nonstop service to Asia, Europe, North America and South America. The airport is also the base of the Ethiopian Aviation Academy. As of 31 July 2013, more than 150 flights per day were departing from and arriving at the airport.
In 1960, Ethiopian Airlines realized the runway at Lidetta was too short for its new jet aircraft, the Boeing 720. Thus a new airport was built at Bole.
By December 1992 the new Runway and Control tower were operational. In 1997, an expansion plan was announced for the airport. This expansion would be done in three phases:
The expansion of the old runway, and addition of the new runway, would be capable of handling the Boeing 747 and Airbus A340 aircraft. The new parallel would consist of five entrances and exits to the old runway, which serve as taxiway. The proposed terminal would house a high tech security and baggage handling system built on more than 43,000 square metres of land. The terminal will also have banks and duty-free shops. The new control tower would be built in between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, replacing the old control tower.
In 2003, the new international passenger terminal was opened, making it one of Africa's largest airport passenger terminals. The new terminal is capable to handle about 3,000 passengers an hour. This project was worth a total of 1.05 billion birr ($130 million). At the time, the airport was one of a number of airport terminal constructions that have been underway in Ethiopia.
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