Highest Airports in Ethiopia

Airports in Ethiopia ranked by elevation above sea level.

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇪🇹 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Debre Tabor AirportDebre Tabor · 8,490 ft above sea level

2,588 m

Mekane Selam AirportMekane Selam · 8,405 ft above sea level

2,562 m

Dodola AirportDodola · 8,234 ft above sea level

2,510 m

Debre Markos AirportDebre Markos · 8,136 ft above sea level

2,480 m

Adaba AirportAdaba · 7,896 ft above sea level

2,407 m

Robe AirportGoba · 7,892 ft above sea level

2,405 m

Lideta Army AirportAddis Ababa · 7,749 ft above sea level

2,362 m

Addis Ababa Bole International AirportAddis Ababa · 7,630 ft above sea level

2,326 m

Fincha AirportFincha · 7,600 ft above sea level

2,316 m

Mekele Alula Aba Nega AirportMekele · 7,396 ft above sea level

2,254 m

Axum AirportAxum · 6,959 ft above sea level

2,121 m

Gore AirportGore · 6,580 ft above sea level

2,006 m

Lalibela AirportGirany Amba · 6,506 ft above sea level

1,983 m

Nekemte AirportNekemte · 6,500 ft above sea level

1,981 m

Sheikh Hussein AirportSheikh Hussein · 6,500 ft above sea level

1,981 m

Ghinnir AirportGhinnir · 6,499 ft above sea level

1,981 m

Gondar AirportAzezo · 6,449 ft above sea level

1,966 m

Soddu AirportSoddu · 6,400 ft above sea level

1,951 m

Shire Inda Selassie AirportShire Inda Selassie · 6,207 ft above sea level

1,892 m

Harar Meda AirportDebre Zeyit · 6,201 ft above sea level

1,890 m

Nejjo AirportNejo · 6,150 ft above sea level

1,875 m

Kombolcha AirportDessie · 6,120 ft above sea level

1,865 m

Bahir Dar AirportBahir Dar · 5,978 ft above sea level

1,822 m

Gerad Wilwal International AirportJijiga · 5,954 ft above sea level

1,815 m

Shakiso AirportShakiso · 5,815 ft above sea level

1,772 m

Jimma AirportJimma · 5,500 ft above sea level

1,676 m

Mendi AirportMendi · 5,500 ft above sea level

1,676 m

Hawassa International AirportHawassa · 5,450 ft above sea level

1,661 m

Beica AirportBeica · 5,410 ft above sea level

1,649 m

Negele AirportNegele Borana · 5,230 ft above sea level

1,594 m

Dembidollo AirportDembidollo · 5,200 ft above sea level

1,585 m

Asosa AirportAsosa · 5,100 ft above sea level

1,554 m

Tum AirportTum · 4,700 ft above sea level

1,433 m

Jinka AirportJinka · 4,475 ft above sea level

1,364 m

Mizan Teferi AirportMizan Teferi · 4,396 ft above sea level

1,340 m

Baco AirportBaco · 4,300 ft above sea level

1,311 m

Arba Minch AirportArba Minch · 3,901 ft above sea level

1,189 m

Moyale AirportMoyale · 3,887 ft above sea level

1,185 m

Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International AirportDire Dawa · 3,827 ft above sea level

1,166 m

Beles AirportPawe · 3,695 ft above sea level

1,126 m

Metema AirportMetema · 2,650 ft above sea level

808 m

Tume AirportMaji · 2,500 ft above sea level

762 m

Bameza - Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam AirportBameza · 2,047 ft above sea level

624 m

Humera AirportAkwi · 1,930 ft above sea level

588 m

Warder AirportWarder · 1,850 ft above sea level

564 m

Mui River AirportOmo National Park · 1,834 ft above sea level

559 m

Kebri Dahar AirportKebri Dahar · 1,800 ft above sea level

549 m

Kelafo East AirportKelafo · 1,730 ft above sea level

527 m

Gambela AirportGambela · 1,614 ft above sea level

492 m

Kibbish Wells AirportKibbish Wells · 1,403 ft above sea level

428 m

Highlights

Within Ethiopia, Debre Tabor Airport ranks first in 2026 with 2,588 m, followed by Mekane Selam Airport (2,562 m) and Dodola Airport (2,510 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 2,588 m (Debre Tabor Airport) to 428 m (Kibbish Wells Airport), with a median of 1,724 m.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets · Public domain (OurAirports) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Airport and runway records are community maintained and released to the public domain; no guarantee of accuracy is made. Only active small, medium, and large airports are included.

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Highlights

Within Ethiopia, Debre Tabor Airport ranks first in 2026 with 2,588 m, followed by Mekane Selam Airport (2,562 m) and Dodola Airport (2,510 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 2,588 m (Debre Tabor Airport) to 428 m (Kibbish Wells Airport), with a median of 1,724 m.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.