HAJJ · JIJ
Gerad Wilwal International Airport
Gerad Wilwal International Airport (HAJJ / JIJ) is a large airport with scheduled airline service serving Jijiga, Somali Region. The field lies at 5,954 ft (1,815 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 8,202 ft (2,500 m), asphalt. Its nearest neighbour is Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR), 65 nm WNW.
Alārium shows aircraft arriving at and departing from JIJ in real time and in three dimensions, with current weather from the field’s own METAR, the runway the wind favours, and the movements observed there.
Location
- Elevation
- 5,954 ft (1,815 m)
- Coordinates
- 9.3319, 42.9118
- Serving
- Jijiga
- Region
- Somali Region
- Time zone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
Runways1 · longest 8,202 ft
Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 3 points 30° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/21 | 8,202 ft2,500 m | — | Asphalt | — |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- DIRAba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport · 65 nm WNW
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.