Gerad Wilwal International Airport

HAJJ / JIJ

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Jijiga, EthiopiaELEV 5,954 FT

Large airportScheduled service

Field elevation

feet above sea level

Nearest alternate

nm to DIR

Field standing

Computed · Google ratings × Bravo register

65 nm

To the nearest alternate

Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR).

Overview

01 / Field brief

Gerad Wilwal International Airport (HAJJ / JIJ) sits in Jijiga, Ethiopia, where it functions as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 5,954 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.

While no charter operators list JIJ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR, 65 nm), Egal International Airport (HGA, 70 nm), and Djibouti-Ambouli Airport (JIB, 134 nm).

Trip costs from JIJ are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Garaad Wiil-Waal. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from JIJ to plan your flight.

Field capability

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02 / Field data

ICAO

HAJJ

IATA

JIJ

FAA / Local

HAJJ

Elevation

5,954 ft

Coordinates

9.3319° N · 42.9118° E

Airspace

G · Golf

Size

Large

Scheduled svc

Yes

Elevation vs Ethiopia fields

state range 834–7,630 ft

At 5,954 ft, JIJ sits higher than 56% of the 16 Ethiopia fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.

Access & alternates

03 / Access

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HAJJ · Gerad Wilwal International Airport · Jijiga, Ethiopia

Overview

Field capability

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HAJJ · Gerad Wilwal International Airport

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