Airport guide
Addis Ababa Bole International AirportIATA code ADD
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD/HAAB) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in Africa. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Codes
- ADD · HAAB
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Region
- Africa
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD/HAAB) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in Africa. Operating on Africa/Addis_Ababa local time at coordinates 8.980°, 38.800°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Addis Ababa, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport details
- IATA code
- ADD
- ICAO code
- HAAB
- City
- Addis Ababa
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Region
- Africa
- Time zone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates
- 8.978°, 38.799°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 2 May 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Addis Ababa Bole International Airport’s own pages.
ADD airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 2,326 m (7,630 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2025
- 13.1 million
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing fracs.aero (opens in a new tab)
- Named after
- Addis Ababa, Haile Selassie I, Bole
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Debre Markos Airport DBM · 189 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at ADD
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
2 open runways, all lit. Longest 07R/25L: 3,800 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07R/25L | 3,800 m12,467 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
| 07L/25R | 3,700 m12,139 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
Airlines and destinations from ADD
Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from ADD in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.
Nonstop fares from ADD to 59 destinations in 41 countries, on 7 airlines.
Airlines named on the fares
- ETEthiopian Airlines52 destinations
- XYFlynas2 destinations
- CZChina Southern Airlines1 destination
- FZFlydubai1 destination
- KQKenya Airways1 destination
- SVSaudia1 destination
- TKTurkish Airlines1 destination
The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.
Destinations by country
- Ethiopia (7)
- Arba Mintch, Bahir Dar, Dire Dawa, Gondar, Jinka, Lalibela, Semera
- Saudi Arabia (3)
- Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh
- South Africa (3)
- Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
- United Arab Emirates (3)
- Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah
- Cameroon (2)
- Douala, Yaounde
- China (2)
- Beijing, Guangzhou
- Kenya (2)
- Mombasa, Nairobi
- Madagascar (2)
- Antananarivo, Nossi-Be
- Tanzania (2)
- Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar
- Zimbabwe (2)
- Harare, Victoria Falls
- Argentina (1)
- Buenos Aires
- Botswana (1)
- Gaborone
- Brazil (1)
- Sao Paulo
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
- Kinshasa
- Djibouti (1)
- Djibouti
- Egypt (1)
- Cairo
- France (1)
- Paris
- Gabon (1)
- Libreville
- Ghana (1)
- Accra
- Greece (1)
- Athens
- Guinea (1)
- Conakry
- Italy (1)
- Rome
- Ivory Coast (1)
- Abidjan
- Malaysia (1)
- Kuala Lumpur
- Mauritius (1)
- Mauritius
- Mozambique (1)
- Maputo
- Namibia (1)
- Windhoek
- Nigeria (1)
- Abuja
- Philippines (1)
- Manila
- Qatar (1)
- Doha
- Russia (1)
- Moscow
- Rwanda (1)
- Kigali
- Senegal (1)
- Dakar
- Seychelles (1)
- Mahe
- Somalia (1)
- Garoe
- South Sudan (1)
- Juba
- Sudan (1)
- Port Sudan
- Thailand (1)
- Bangkok
- Turkiye (1)
- Istanbul
- United States (1)
- New York
- Zambia (1)
- Lusaka
Check schedules with the airline or Addis Ababa Bole International Airport before you book.
Routes from ADD
Originfacts does not track any routes from ADD yet, so no route records are listed here. Destinations with nonstop fares are listed under Airlines and destinations above. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Airlines with a hub at ADD
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names ADD, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.
Where ADD is
8.2 km southeast
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport lies 8.2 km southeast of Addis Ababa city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at ADD
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Addis Ababa, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Addis Ababa Bole International Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:boleairport.com (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Climate at ADD, month by month
Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 8.98°, 38.80° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.
Warmest: March (average high 26°C). Coolest: August (20°C high, 12°C low). Wettest: August (318 mm); driest: December (9 mm).
| Month | High | Low | Temperature range | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°C | 8°C | 12 mm | |
| Feb | 26°C | 10°C | 33 mm | |
| Mar | 26°C | 11°C | 53 mm | |
| Apr | 25°C | 12°C | 116 mm | |
| May | 25°C | 12°C | 96 mm | |
| Jun | 24°C | 12°C | 158 mm | |
| Jul | 21°C | 12°C | 304 mm | |
| Aug | 20°C | 12°C | 318 mm | |
| Sep | 21°C | 11°C | 203 mm | |
| Oct | 21°C | 9°C | 56 mm | |
| Nov | 22°C | 7°C | 21 mm | |
| Dec | 23°C | 7°C | 9 mm |
Airports near Addis Ababa
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport: common questions
Where is Addis Ababa Bole International Airport?
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport serves Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 8.978°, 38.799°.
What are the airport codes for Addis Ababa Bole International Airport?
The IATA code is ADD and the ICAO code is HAAB.
What time zone is ADD in?
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport is in the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone.
What is the official website of Addis Ababa Bole International Airport?
The airport’s official website is boleairport.com. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Addis Ababa Bole International Airport have?
OurAirports lists 2 open runways at ADD: 07R/25L (3,800 m (12,467 ft), asphalt); 07L/25R (3,700 m (12,139 ft), asphalt).
Where can you fly nonstop from ADD?
Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from ADD to 59 destinations in 41 countries, the most in Ethiopia (7), Saudi Arabia (3) and South Africa (3). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.
When did Addis Ababa Bole International Airport open?
Wikidata gives 1961 as its official opening date.
How many passengers use Addis Ababa Bole International Airport?
Wikidata records 13.1 million passengers for 2025, the latest year it holds.
Which airlines have a hub at ADD?
Wikidata lists ADD as a hub of Ethiopian Airlines and Trans Nation Airways.
How far is ADD from Addis Ababa city centre?
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport is about 8.2 km southeast of Addis Ababa city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record2 May 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q44923 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
- ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)