Airports / Ethiopia / JIM
Jimma Airport
HAJM / JIMJimma, EthiopiaELEV 5,500 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
100 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hawassa International Airport (AWA).
Overview
Jimma Airport (HAJM / JIM) is a mid-sized airport serving Jimma, Ethiopia. Field elevation is 5,500 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list JIM as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Hawassa International Airport (AWA, 100 nm), Arba Minch Airport (AMH, 108 nm), and Jinka Airport (BCO, 116 nm).
Trip costs from JIM 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 JIM to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
HAJM
IATA
JIM
FAA / Local
HAJM
Elevation
5,500 ft
Coordinates
7.6661° N · 36.8166° 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 5,500 ft, JIM sits higher than 50% 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.
- 100nmAWAHawassa International AirportHawassa
- 108nmAMHArba Minch AirportArba Minch
- 116nmBCOJinka AirportJinka
- 137nmGMBGambela AirportGambela
- 142nmADDAddis Ababa Bole International AirportAddis Ababa
- 145nmQHRHarar Meda AirportDebre Zeyit
Location
Open the full mapHAJM · Jimma Airport · Jimma, Ethiopia