Airports / Ethiopia / ADD
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
HAAB / ADDAddis Ababa, EthiopiaELEV 7,630 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
2 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 58% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
20 nm
To the nearest alternate
Harar Meda Airport (QHR).
Overview
Located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (HAAB / ADD) operates as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 7,630 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
The airport anchors local charter capacity — Aquarius Aviation PLC and Ethiopian Airlines Cargo are based here. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Harar Meda Airport (QHR, 20 nm), Hawassa International Airport (AWA, 115 nm), and Jimma Airport (JIM, 142 nm).
Charter pricing from ADD depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Haile Selassie I and Bole International Airport. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Addis Ababa.
Field capability
ICAO
HAAB
IATA
ADD
FAA / Local
HAAB
Elevation
7,630 ft
Coordinates
8.9779° N · 38.7993° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Ethiopia fields
state range 834–7,630 ft
At 7,630 ft, ADD sits higher than 94% of the 16 Ethiopia fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Based charter operators2
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 20nmQHRHarar Meda AirportDebre Zeyit
- 115nmAWAHawassa International AirportHawassa
- 142nmJIMJimma AirportJimma
- 180nmBJRBahir Dar AirportBahir Dar
- 185nmDIRAba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International AirportDire Dawa
- 191nmAMHArba Minch AirportArba Minch
Location
Open the full mapHAAB · Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia