The Addis Ababa-Bole International Airport is not only the largest and most important airport in Ethiopia but also in the whole of East Africa. In terms of annual passenger numbers, it is also one of the five busiest on the entire African continent.
- URL: Addis Ababa (ADD)
- Time zone: GMT 3
- Service phone: +251 11 665 0400
- Address: Addis Ababa Airport, PO Box 90652, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Operator: Ethiopian Airports Enterprise
- Parking spaces: Yes, subject to a charge, approx. 5000 short-term and long-term parking spaces
- Nearby cities: Addis Ababa (13 km), Debre Zeyit (32 km), Nazret (70 km)
- Transport connections: The airport is located approx. 6 kilometers southeast of the city center.
- Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (13.72%), Tuesday (14.00%), Wednesday (13.72%), Thursday (14.41%), Friday (14.79%), Saturday (14.62%), Sunday (14.75%)
- other spellings: Addis Ababa, Addisz Ababa, Addis Ababa, Adis Abeba, Adis Abeba, Əddis-Əbəbə, Аддис Абеба, Αντίς Αμπέμπα, Адыс Адыс Абеέба, νה, АადისμԱդիսба, νה, Аადისбебаπαי, ΑμԱդիսбаπ, νה আদ্দিস আবাবা, अदिस अबाबा, अदीस अबाबा, แอดดิสอาบาบา, ア デ ィ ス ア ベ バ, 亚的斯亚贝巴, 亞的斯亞貝巴, 아디스 아바바
Most popular destinations from Addis Ababa (flights per week)
- Mekele(67, 4.88%)
- Bahir Dar(64, 4.66%)
- Nairobi(50, 3.64%)
- Entebbe(40, 2.92%)
- Dire Dawa(39, 2.84%)
- Dubai(36, 2.62%)
- Axum(32, 2.33%)
- Gondar(32, 2.33%)
- Lalibela(25, 1.82%)
- Dublin(24, 1.75%)
- other (70.21%)
Top airlines (share of take-offs / landings)
- Ethiopian Airlines(1804, 29.25%)
- ASKY Airlines(516, 8.37%)
- Thai AirAsia(398, 6.45%)
- Singapore Airlines(392, 6.36%)
- Air India(336, 5.45%)
- Jetstar Japan(325, 5.27%)
- Kuwait Airways(290, 4.70%)
- United Airlines(167, 2.71%)
- Turkish Airlines(151, 2.45%)
- LAM – Mozambique Airlines(135, 2.19%)
- other (26.8%)
Location
The airport, which opened in 1961, is located approx. 6 kilometers southeast of the city center, in the Bole district. A shuttle bus service to the city center is currently only offered by Ethopian Airlines for their passengers. Otherwise, arrival and onward travel is only possible with a minibus to “Piazza Mercato” or with a car / taxi / rental car.
Statistical weather data for Addis Ababa
| Maximum Temperature °C | Mean Temperature °C | Lowest Temperature °C | |
| Jan | 23.0 | 15.9 | 6.0 |
| Feb | 24.0 | 16.4 | 7.0 |
| Mar | 25.0 | 17.9 | 9.0 |
| Apr | 25.0 | 17.6 | 10.0 |
| May | 25.0 | 17.8 | 9.0 |
| Jun | 24.0 | 16.6 | 10.0 |
| Jul | 20.0 | 15.0 | 11.0 |
| Aug | 20.0 | 15.0 | 11.0 |
| Sep | 21.0 | 15.6 | 10.0 |
| Oct | 22.0 | 15.8 | 7.0 |
| Nov | 22.0 | 15.2 | 4.0 |
| Dec | 22.0 | 15.6 | 5.0 |