Airports / Ethiopia / DIR
Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport
HADR / DIRDire Dawa, EthiopiaELEV 3,827 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
65 nm
To the nearest alternate
Gerad Wilwal International Airport (JIJ).
Overview
Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport, listed as HADR / DIR, is a large commercial airport in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. Field elevation is 3,827 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list DIR as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Gerad Wilwal International Airport (JIJ, 65 nm), Egal International Airport (HGA, 132 nm), and Djibouti-Ambouli Airport (JIB, 139 nm).
Trip costs from DIR are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from DIR to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
HADR
IATA
DIR
FAA / Local
HADR
Elevation
3,827 ft
Coordinates
9.6235° N · 41.8550° 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 3,827 ft, DIR sits lower than 75% of the 16 Ethiopia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 65nmJIJGerad Wilwal International AirportJijiga
- 132nmHGAEgal International AirportHargeisa
- 139nmJIBDjibouti-Ambouli AirportDjibouti City
- 177nmQHRHarar Meda AirportDebre Zeyit
- 185nmADDAddis Ababa Bole International AirportAddis Ababa
- 188nmBBOBerbera AirportBerbera
Location
Open the full mapHADR · Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport · Dire Dawa, Ethiopia