Lideta Army Airport

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Lideta Airport
Addis Ababa - Liddetta (HAAL) AN0457032.jpg
Aerial view of the Lideta airport in Addis Ababa.
IATA: noneICAO: HAAL
Summary
Airport type Military
Location Addis Ababa
Elevation AMSL 7,749 ft / 2,362 m
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Map
HAAL is located in Ethiopia
HAAL
HAAL
Location in Ethiopia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 3,839 1,170 Asphalt
Sources: World Aero Data[1]

Lideta Airport (ICAO: HAAL) is a military airport located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Accidents and incidents

  • 5 September 1961: An Ethiopian Air Lines Douglas C-47A, registration ET-T-16, crashed south of Sendafa, shortly after takeoff from Lideta, following a propeller malfunction. Five of 19 occupants of the aircraft perished in the accident. The aircraft was due to operate a domestic non-scheduled Addis Ababa-Asmara passenger service.[2]
  • 30 November 1963: An Ethiopian Air Lines Douglas C-47A, tail number ET-AAT, banked to the left on the takeoff run and swerved off the runway. There were no reported fatalities, but the aircraft was written off.[3]

See also

References

  1. Airport information for HAAL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  2. Accident description for ET-T-16 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 23 March 2012.
  3. Accident description for ET-AAT at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 22 March 2012.

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