HAJJ
Wilwal International Airport
MVFR
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Name
Wilwal International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
HAJJ / JIJ / HAJJ
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
3:36 pm (EAT)
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Municipality
Jijiga
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Coordinates
9° 19′ 56″ N 42° 54′ 43″ E
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Elevation
5’938 ft (1’810 m MSL)
About Wilwal International Airport
Gerad Wilwal Airport (IATA: JIJ, ICAO: HAJJ) (also known as Garaad Wiil-Waal Airport) is a public airport serving Jijiga, the capital city of the Somali Region in eastern Ethiopia. The airport is located at 09°19′56″N 42°54′43″E, which is 12 km (7 miles) east of the city. It is named after seventeenth-century jigjiga ruler Garad Wiil-Waal.
Jijiga's original airfield is located northwest of the city center at 09°21′38″N 42°47′16″E.