Humera Airport

Humera Airport (IATA: HUE, ICAO: HAHU)^[2] is a public airport serving Humera,^[1] a town in the Tigray Region of northern Ethiopia. The name of the city and airport may also be transliterated as Himera or Himora.

Humera Airport
IATA: HUE ICAO: HAHU
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority
Operator	Ethiopian Airports Enterprise
Serves	Humera, Ethiopia
Coordinates	13°49′49″N 036°52′54″E
Map
HAHU Location in Ethiopia (specifically in Tigray which is highlighted in red)
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Source:[1][2][3]

Humera Airport is located at 13°49′49″N 036°52′54″E,^[4] which is 59 km (37 miles) southeast^[5] of Humera (14°18′N 036°37′E). Humera's current airport opened in July 2009. It was constructed by the Ethiopian Airports Enterprise over a three-year period, at a cost of over 182 million birr^[1] (about 16 million U.S. dollars based on the July 2009 exchange rates).^[6]

Tigray War

On 10 November 2020 during the Tigray War, the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) took over control of the airport from the Tigray Defense Forces.^[7] As of 23 November 2020, Humera town itself was run by Amhara regional administrative and military forces.^[8]

Facilities

Humera Airport has one runway, which measures 3,000 by 45 metres (9,843 ft × 148 ft).^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Ethiopian Airlines	Mek'ele[9]