Hawassa International Airport

Hawassa International Airport (HALA) is a medium airport in Hawassa, Ethiopia. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code HALA or IATA code AWA. It sits in Africa.

Hawassa International Airport is a regional commercial airport that doubles as a busy private-aviation base. Operators benefit from full instrument approaches and an FBO infrastructure scaled for regular jet traffic, often without the congestion of the nearest major hub.

Hawassa International Airport sits at 5,450 ft above sea level. Hot-and-high conditions can meaningfully reduce takeoff performance in summer — planners should factor density altitude into payload and fuel decisions.

Local operations run on Africa/Addis_Ababa. Scheduled airline service is light enough that it rarely interferes with charter movements, though planners should still expect to coordinate with the handling agent for international turnarounds.

SkyAccess inventory for HALA updates continuously as operators publish new empty legs and one-way repositioning trips. Pricing on each leg is available with a free account, and an inventory alert will email you the moment a leg appears on the route you care about.

Use this page to compare HALA against nearby alternatives, browse live empty-leg pricing in both directions, and brief yourself on the runway and elevation profile before you book.

Hawassa Airport is Sub Ethiopian Airlines which serves in Hawassa, Sidama Region, Ethiopia. The construction of the airport started at the beginning of 2015. The old dirt runway is within the city, at 7°04′00″N 38°29′25″E.