Gode Airport guide

Gode Airport lies on the eastern edge of Gode, a city in Ethiopia's Somali Region that was the regional capital until 1995. It sits at an elevation of about 254 metres. The airport is also known as Ugaas Mirad Ugaas Leyli Airport, after a former mayor of the nearby town of Ughaz.

Construction began in 1965, and Emperor Haile Selassie inaugurated the airport on 10 June 1966. It started as a military air base and later took civil flights as well. Its single asphalt runway, 04/22, is about 2,280 metres long.

A new terminal opened in February 2024 after about three years of work and a cost of more than 12.3 million euros. The building covers about 3,500 square metres and has a solar power system. The apron takes four Q400 or Boeing 737 aircraft at once, and the site also has a rescue and firefighting station. Ethiopian Airlines flies daily to Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa and Jijiga, so travellers can reach Jijiga without changing in Addis Ababa.