Airports / Ethiopia / AXU
Axum Airport
HAAX / AXUAxum, EthiopiaELEV 6,959 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
60 nm
To the nearest alternate
Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX).
Overview
Axum Airport (HAAX / AXU) is a mid-sized airport serving Axum, Ethiopia. Field elevation is 6,959 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list AXU as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX, 60 nm), Asmara International Airport (ASM, 69 nm), and Massawa International Airport (MSW, 98 nm).
Trip costs from AXU are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Aksum and Emperor Yohannes IV Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from AXU to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
HAAX
IATA
AXU
FAA / Local
HAAX
Elevation
6,959 ft
Coordinates
14.1468° N · 38.7728° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Ethiopia fields
state range 834–7,630 ft
At 6,959 ft, AXU sits higher than 81% of the 16 Ethiopia fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 60nmMQXMekele Alula Aba Nega AirportMekele
- 69nmASMAsmara International AirportAsmara
- 98nmMSWMassawa International AirportMassawa
- 125nmGDQGondar AirportAzezo
- 160nmKSLKassala AirportKassala
- 174nmBJRBahir Dar AirportBahir Dar
Location
Open the full mapHAAX · Axum Airport · Axum, Ethiopia