# Djibouti-Ambouli Airport (JIB / HDAM)

**Djibouti-Ambouli Airport** (IATA: JIB, ICAO: HDAM) is a large airport in Djibouti City, Djibouti Region, Djibouti. It has one runway, 3,150 m (10,335 ft) long, paved. In 2019 it handled 427 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: JIB / HDAM
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Djibouti City, Djibouti Region, Djibouti
- Elevation: 15 m / 49 ft
- Coordinates: 11.5473, 43.1595
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,150 m / 10,335 ft
- Passengers: 426,854 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Africa/Djibouti
- Website: http://www.aeroport-jib.com/index.php/en/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti%E2%80%93Ambouli_International_Airport (29 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q620706
- Weather station: HDAM
- Ident: HDAM

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 3,150 m / 10,335 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Paved | 091° / 271° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | 286,649 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 258,877 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 265,950 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 243,159 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 243,194 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 262,108 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 247,278 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 302,431 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 316,818 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 314,792 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 301,599 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 426,854 | Wikidata |

## Routes

10 destinations in 8 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (10)

- [HGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hcmh.md) Egal International Airport · Somalia · 248 km / 154 mi · Jubba Airways, Air Djibouti
- [ADE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oyaa.md) Aden International Airport · Yemen · 248 km / 154 mi · Air Djibouti, Yemenia
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 556 km / 345 mi · Ethiopian Airlines, Air Djibouti
- [BSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hcmf.md) Bender Qassim International Airport · Somalia · 652 km / 405 mi · Jubba Airways
- [MGQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hcmm.md) Aden Adde International Airport · Somalia · 1,086 km / 675 mi · EgyptAir, Air Djibouti
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,204 km / 748 mi · Flynas, Jubba Airways
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,993 km / 1,238 mi · flydubai
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 2,395 km / 1,488 mi · EgyptAir
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 3,593 km / 2,233 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 5,591 km / 3,474 mi · Air France

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from JIB, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (3)

- DJ [Air Djibouti](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-djibouti) · 4
- D3 [Daallo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/daallo-airlines)
- DA [Djibouti Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/djibouti-air)

### Passenger (8)

- 6J [Jubba Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jubba-airways) · 3
- MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 2
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1
- IY [Yemenia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/yemenia) · 1

Former hub of [Djibouti Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/djibouti-airlines).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 427K (2019) | #1,189 of 3,974 | #79 in Africa |  |
| Longest runway | 3,150 m / 10,335 ft | =905 of 29,858 | =141 in Africa | #1 in DJ |
| Elevation | 15 m / 49 ft | =39,318 of 43,403 | =2,962 in Africa | #7 in DJ |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =1 in DJ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | A/G VOICE RDO | 759.500 |
| APP/DEP | APP/DEP | 121.100 |
| GND | GND | 118.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.400 |
| UC | UC | 128.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [HDCH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hdch.md) Chabelley Airport · 11 km / 7.0 mi
- [MHI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hdmo.md) Moucha Airport · 21 km / 13 mi
- [DJ-0001](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dj-0001.md) Holhol Airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [TDJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hdtj.md) Tadjoura Airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [OBC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hdob.md) Obock Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [AII](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hdas.md) Ali-Sabieh Airport · 65 km / 41 mi

## 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: “Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Djibouti–Ambouli_International_Airport&oldid=1375698027), revision of 19 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/hdam/data