Airports / Ethiopia / GDQ
Gondar Airport
HAGN / GDQAzezo, EthiopiaELEV 6,449 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
55 nm
To the nearest alternate
Bahir Dar Airport (BJR).
Overview
Gondar Airport (HAGN / GDQ) is a mid-sized airport serving Azezo, Ethiopia. Field elevation is 6,449 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list GDQ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Bahir Dar Airport (BJR, 55 nm), Axum Airport (AXU, 125 nm), and Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX, 135 nm).
Trip costs from GDQ are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Atse Tewodros and Emperor Tewodros. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from GDQ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
HAGN
IATA
GDQ
FAA / Local
HAGN
Elevation
6,449 ft
Coordinates
12.5199° N · 37.4340° 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 6,449 ft, GDQ sits higher than 75% 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.
- 55nmBJRBahir Dar AirportBahir Dar
- 125nmAXUAxum AirportAxum
- 135nmMQXMekele Alula Aba Nega AirportMekele
- 184nmKSLKassala AirportKassala
- 187nmASMAsmara International AirportAsmara
- 220nmMSWMassawa International AirportMassawa
Location
Open the full mapHAGN · Gondar Airport · Azezo, Ethiopia