Airports / Ethiopia / BJR
Bahir Dar Airport
HABD / BJRBahir Dar, EthiopiaELEV 5,978 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
55 nm
To the nearest alternate
Gondar Airport (GDQ).
Overview
Bahir Dar Airport, listed as HABD / BJR, is a mid-sized airport in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. Field elevation is 5,978 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list BJR as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Gondar Airport (GDQ, 55 nm), Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX, 171 nm), and Axum Airport (AXU, 174 nm).
Trip costs from BJR are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Dejazmach Belay Zeleke. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BJR to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
HABD
IATA
BJR
FAA / Local
HABD
Elevation
5,978 ft
Coordinates
11.6081° N · 37.3216° 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 5,978 ft, BJR sits higher than 63% 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.
- 55nmGDQGondar AirportAzezo
- 171nmMQXMekele Alula Aba Nega AirportMekele
- 174nmAXUAxum AirportAxum
- 180nmADDAddis Ababa Bole International AirportAddis Ababa
- 187nmASOAsosa AirportAsosa
- 200nmQHRHarar Meda AirportDebre Zeyit
Location
Open the full mapHABD · Bahir Dar Airport · Bahir Dar, Ethiopia