Jinka Airport guide

Jinka Airport (ICAO: HABC), also listed as Baco Airport, serves the town of Jinka in the South Ethiopia Regional State. It sits about 4 kilometres south of the town centre at an elevation of roughly 1,400 metres. The airport is the main air gateway to the Omo River Valley and its tribal communities, and to Mago National Park.

The single asphalt runway, designated 12/30, is 2,500 metres long and 45 metres wide. It was a gravel strip until August 2017, when it was paved and extended to its present size. The federal government of Ethiopia owns the airport, and Ethiopian Airlines Group operates it.

Ethiopian Airlines inaugurated a new terminal on 3 April 2024 after about two and a half years of construction. The building covers roughly 3,500 square metres, cost more than 8 million euros and includes passenger service areas and VIP lounges. Ethiopian Airlines flies the one scheduled route, to Addis Ababa. The airport handles domestic traffic only.