Djibouti-Ambouli Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Djibouti City, Djibouti Region (Djibouti)

IATA: JIB ICAO: HDAM

Longest Active Runway

10,335 ft

3,150 meters

Field Elevation

49 ft

15 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

11.5473°, 43.1595°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #504 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#812 of 7558

Top 10.7% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Djibouti)

#1 of 1 in DJ

#1 of 1 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+3.4%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 JIB in numbers: 10,335 ft longest runway · tied #504 of 650 published · #812 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.7%) · #1 in Djibouti.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

JIB lies at 15 m (49 ft), #516 of 650 published airports by elevation and 18.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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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 JIB. Nearest published airport: Egal International Airport (HGA), 134 NM, 12,139 ft (1,804 ft longer than JIB); 3 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,335 ft (3,150 m)

JIB runway: 09/27 10,335 × 148 ft permanent paved (pem). +3.4% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
09/27	10,335 ft (3150 m / 3.150 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Permanent Paved (PEM)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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