Arba Minch Airport
Arba Minch Airport is an airport in Arba Minch, Ethiopia (IATA: AMH, ICAO: HAAM). Located at an elevation of 1187 meters above sea level, this airport has one asphalt runway 2795 meters long by 47 wide.[1]
In October 2011 it was confirmed that the U.S. Seventeenth Air Force was operating RQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles from the airport for reconnaissance over Somalia.[2] A spokesman quoted in the Washington Post said that an unspecified number of Air Force personnel are working at the Ethiopian airfield “to provide operation and technical support for our security assistance programs.” He also said that the drone flights “will continue as long as the government of Ethiopia welcomes our cooperation on these varied security programs.”
[edit] Scheduled services
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa, Jimma |
[edit] References
- ^ Figures are from the last publicly-accessible version of the DAFIF database.
- ^ Craig Whitlock, U.S. Drone Base in Ethiopia is Operational, Washington Post, October 27, 2011
Coordinates: 6°02′23″N 37°35′25″E / 6.03972°N 37.59028°E
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