Bahir Dar Airport (IATA: BJR, ICAO: HABD), also known as Dejazmach Belay Zeleke Airport, is a public airport serving Bahir Dar,[1] the capital city of the Amhara Region in Ethiopia.
The name of the city and airport may also be transliterated as Bahar Dar.
The Bahir Dar Airport sits at an elevation of 5,976 feet (1,821 m) above mean sea level.
[1][3] On 11 January 1981, a Douglas C-47A ET-AGW of Ethiopian Airlines was damaged beyond repair when the port undercarriage collapsed on landing.
[5] On 15 September 1988, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 604 operated by Boeing 737-200 ET-AJA ingested pigeons into both engines shortly after takeoff.