Airport guide
CombolchaIATA code DSE
Combolcha (DSE/HADC) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Dessie, Ethiopia in Africa. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Dessie, Ethiopia
- Codes
- DSE · HADC
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Region
- Africa
Combolcha (DSE/HADC) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Dessie, Ethiopia in Africa. Operating on Africa/Addis_Ababa local time at coordinates 11.080°, 39.720°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Combolcha (DSE) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Dessie, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Combolcha airport details
- IATA code
- DSE
- ICAO code
- HADC
- City
- Dessie
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Region
- Africa
- Time zone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates
- 11.110°, 39.726°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 12 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Combolcha’s own pages.
DSE airport facts
- Size class
- Small airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 1,865 m (6,120 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Semera Airport SZE · 157 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Routes from DSE
Originfacts does not track any routes from DSE yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport.
Terminals, transport and parking at DSE
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Dessie, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Combolcha’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly: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.
Airports near Dessie
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- LalibelaLalibela AirportLLI126 km
- SemeraSemera AirportSZE155 km
- IndaselassieIndaselassieSHC221 km
- Addis AbabaAddis Ababa Bole International AirportADD254 km
- MakaleMakale AirportMQX267 km
- Bahar DarBahar Dar AirportBJR268 km
- Dire DawaAba Tenna D Yilma AirportDIR286 km
- GondarGondar AirportGDQ294 km
- AxumAxum AirportAXU355 km
Combolcha: common questions
Where is Combolcha?
Combolcha serves Dessie, Ethiopia. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 11.110°, 39.726°.
What are the airport codes for Combolcha?
The IATA code is DSE and the ICAO code is HADC.
What time zone is DSE in?
Combolcha is in the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone.
What is the elevation of Combolcha?
OurAirports gives DSE’s elevation as 1,865 m (6,120 ft) above sea level.
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 Combolcha’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record12 Jun 2026
- Coordinates, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026 0
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)