Which airport serves Jijiga?

Gerad Wilwal International Airport (JIJ).

JIJIGA

Somali · ETHIOPIA (ET) · 9.35°N / 42.80°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 333,795

Jijiga is a city in Ethiopia with a population of 483,000. It sits at 9.35/42.80, runs on Africa/Addis_Ababa, is 27 km from Chinahsen.

Population 483,000

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Addis_Ababa

All facts

fields

Country: Ethiopia
Subdivision: Somali
Coords: 9.35°N / 42.80°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 2 · within 50 km

NW Chinahsen Somali 25,400 27.1 km

NE Gedeb Somali 24,000 48.6 km

Air access

nearby

JIJ

Gerad Wilwal International Airport

Large airport

0.0 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Jijiga?: 483,000 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Jijiga in?: Africa/Addis_Ababa.
Which country is Jijiga in?: Ethiopia (ET).
Which airport serves Jijiga?: Gerad Wilwal International Airport (JIJ).
How far is Jijiga from Addis Ababa?: About 446 km.
Does Jijiga have a university?: Not on record.
What currency is used in Ethiopia?: Ethiopian Birr.
How many cities are in Ethiopia?: 255 on record.
Which admin region is Jijiga in?: Somali.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/333795

{
  "data": {
    "id": 333795,
    "name": "Jijiga",
    "ascii_name": "Jijiga",
    "country_code": "ET",
    "population": 483000,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Addis_Ababa",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 9.35,
    "longitude": 42.8
  }
}

Context

comparatives

19.0x the population of Chinahsen.
27 km from Chinahsen.
Same timezone (Africa/Addis_Ababa) as 254 other cities in Ethiopia.