# Axum Airport (AXU / HAAX)

**Axum Airport** (IATA: AXU, ICAO: HAAX) is a medium airport in Axum, Tigray Region, Ethiopia. It has one runway, 2,400 m (7,874 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/haax

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AXU / HAAX
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Axum, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
- Elevation: 2,121 m / 6,959 ft
- Coordinates: 14.1468, 38.7728
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,400 m / 7,874 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axum_Airport (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2469695
- Weather station: HAAX
- Ident: HAAX

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 160° / 340° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | =2,846 of 29,858 | =346 in Africa | #16 in ET |
| Elevation | 2,121 m / 6,959 ft | #551 of 43,403 | #48 in Africa | #11 in ET |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =3 in ET |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [SHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/et-shc.md) Shire Inda Selassie Airport · 54 km / 34 mi
- [HHAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hhak.md) Adi Keyh Airfield · 99 km / 61 mi
- [HHGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hhgu.md) Gura Airfield · 102 km / 63 mi
- [MQX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hamk.md) Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport · 112 km / 69 mi
- [ASM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hhas.md) Asmara International Airport · 128 km / 80 mi

## In collections

- [Highest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/highest) #82

## 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)
- [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/haax/data