Hawassa International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Hawassa, Sidama Region (Ethiopia)

IATA: AWA ICAO: HALA

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

5,450 ft

1,661 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Unlighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

7.1006°, 38.3965°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,086 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Ethiopia)

#2 of 2 in ET

#4 of 20 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 AWA in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,086 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · #2 in Ethiopia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

High-Altitude Aerodrome (≥5,000 ft)

AWA lies at 1,661 m (5,450 ft), #34 of 650 published airports by elevation and 94 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,090 ft below the Ethiopia median (6,540 ft, 2 airports); ADD is highest at 7,630 ft, 2,180 ft higher than AWA.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of AWA. Nearest published airport: Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD), 115 NM, 12,467 ft (2,624 ft longer than AWA); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

AWA runway: 01/19 9,843 × 148 ft asphalt (asph). National standing: #2 of 2 in Ethiopia; ADD leads by 2,624 ft (12,467 ft). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
01/19	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASPH)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →