# Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD / HAAB) **Addis Ababa Bole International Airport** (IATA: ADD, ICAO: HAAB) is a large airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It opened in 1961. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,800 m (12,467 ft). In 2025 it handled 13.1 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: ADD / HAAB - Type: Large airport - Serves: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Opened: 1961 - Elevation: 2,326 m / 7,630 ft - Coordinates: 8.9779, 38.7993 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 3,800 m / 12,467 ft - Passengers: 13,134,076 (2025) - Time zone: UTC+3 · Africa/Addis_Ababa - Website: https://boleairport.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addis_Ababa_Bole_International_Airport (43 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44923 - Weather station: HAAB · WMO 63450 - Ident: HAAB ## Timeline - 1961: Addis Ababa Bole International Airport opens. - 18 Apr 1972: East African Airways Flight 720. 43 killed. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 07R/25L | 3,800 m / 12,467 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 074° / 254° | yes | | 07L/25R | 3,700 m / 12,139 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 074° / 254° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2012 | 6,500,000 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 6,931,000 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 8,730,600 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 8,730,600 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 10,189,351 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 12,143,938 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 5,500,000 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 4,585,712 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 6,656,516 | Wikidata | | 2023 | 7,973,957 | Wikidata | | 2024 | 11,799,224 | Wikidata | | 2025 | 13,134,076 | Wikidata | ## Routes 16 destinations in 10 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (16) - [ADE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oyaa.md) Aden International Airport · Yemen · 804 km / 500 mi · Yemenia - [AHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oeab.md) Abha International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,111 km / 690 mi · Flynas - [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 1,164 km / 723 mi · Kenya Airways - [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,413 km / 878 mi · Saudia - [KGL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hryr.md) Kigali International Airport · Rwanda · 1,550 km / 963 mi · RwandAir - [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,964 km / 1,220 mi · Flynas - [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 2,263 km / 1,406 mi · Qatar Airways - [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,405 km / 1,494 mi · Etihad Airways - [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 2,446 km / 1,520 mi · Jazeera Airways - [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,519 km / 1,565 mi · flydubai, Emirates - [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,536 km / 1,576 mi · Air Arabia - [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 3,725 km / 2,315 mi · Turkish Airlines - [ALG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daag.md) Houari Boumediene Airport · Algeria · 4,725 km / 2,936 mi · Air Algérie - [CSX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgha.md) Changsha Huanghua International Airport · China · 8,016 km / 4,981 mi · China Southern Airlines - [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 8,038 km / 4,995 mi · China Southern Airlines - [XMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsam.md) Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · China · 8,521 km / 5,295 mi · Xiamen Airlines ### Cargo (1) - [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,413 km / 878 mi · Saudia Cargo ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ADD, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (2) - ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) - TNW [Trans Nation Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/trans-nation-airways) ### Passenger (15) - CZ [China Southern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-southern-airlines) · 2 - XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 2 - AH [Air Algérie](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-algerie) · 1 - G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 1 - EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1 - EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1 - FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1 - J9 [Jazeera Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jazeera-airways) · 1 - KQ [Kenya Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kenya-airways) · 1 - QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1 - WB [RwandAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rwandair) · 1 - SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 1 - TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1 - MF [Xiamen Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/xiamen-airlines) · 1 - IY [Yemenia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/yemenia) · 1 ### Cargo (1) - SV [Saudia Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia-cargo) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 13.1M (2025) | #170 of 3,974 | #5 in Africa | | | Longest runway | 3,800 m / 12,467 ft | =204 of 29,858 | #25 in Africa | #1 in ET | | Elevation | 2,326 m / 7,630 ft | #330 of 43,403 | #21 in Africa | #8 in ET | | Age | Opened 1961 | =4,721 of 15,079 | #65 in Africa | #1 in ET | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =1 in ET | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 119.700 | | GND | Bole GND | 121.900 | | TWR | TWR | 118.100 | | ATIS | ATIS | 128.500 | | East | Addis center | 125.200 | | West | Addis center | 125.100 | | CTAF | oshkosh traffic | 118.500 | ## Nearby airports - [HAAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haal.md) Lideta Army Airport · 8.6 km / 5.3 mi - [QHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hahm.md) Harar Meda Airport · 37 km / 23 mi ## In collections - [Highest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/highest) #60 ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Addis Ababa Bole International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Addis_Ababa_Bole_International_Airport&oldid=1376511551), revision of 24 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab/data