Dolo Airport

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Dolo Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Dolo, Dolo Refugee Camp
Elevation  AMSL 625 ft / 191 m
Coordinates 4°10′30″N42°02′00″E / 4.17500°N 42.03333°E / 4.17500; 42.03333
Map
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Dolo
Location of the airport in Ethiopia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
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05/235,3151,620Gravel
Source: Google Maps [1]

Dolo Airportis an airport serving Dolo, a town in southeastern Ethiopia, close to the border with Somalia.

The airport was constructed between 2009 and 2012, [2] and supports the UNHCR refugee operations [3] [4] in the area.

The airport lies at an elevation of 625 feet (191 m) above mean sea level.

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References

  1. Google Maps - Dolo
  2. Virtual Earth
  3. Dolo Atlas (56.6 MB)
  4. Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Ethiopia". UNHCR. Retrieved 2018-08-20.