Lideta Army Airport

Lideta Airport
Aerial view of the Lideta airport in Addis Ababa.
IATA: none ICAO: HAAL
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Closed
Location	Addis Ababa
Elevation AMSL	7,749 ft / 2,362 m
Coordinates	9°00′13″N 38°43′34″E / 9.00361°N 38.72611°E / 9.00361; 38.72611Coordinates: 9°00′13″N 38°43′34″E / 9.00361°N 38.72611°E / 9.00361; 38.72611
Map
HAAL Location in Ethiopia
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 12/30 3,839 1,170 Asphalt
Sources: World Aero Data

Lideta Airport (ICAO: HAAL) also colloquially known as the Old Airport is a decommissioned military airport located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Formerly the main air hub for the Addis Ababa area, in 1960, Ethiopian Airlines realized the runway at Lideta was too short for its new jet aircraft, the Boeing 720. Thus a new airport was built at Bole and Lideta was converted to function solely for Ethiopian military activities.