Sodo Airport is an airport that has served Wolaita Sodo, a city in Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia. The airport is located 10 km (6 miles) to northern part of the city. Currently, the airport is not operational and its reconstruction started in 2022.

Accidents and incidents

In 20 November 1974: An

Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopian Airlines (), formerly ''Ethiopian Air Lines'' (EAL), is the flag carrier of Ethiopia, and is wholly owned by the country's government. EAL was founded on 21 December 1945 and commenced operations on 8 April 1946, expanding to intern ...

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, registration ET-AAR, that was due to fly a domestic passenger service to

Beica Begi is a town in south-western Ethiopia. Located in the West Welega Zone of the Oromia Region, the town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1673 meters above sea level. Begi is the administrative center of Begi woreda. As of ...

, crashed on

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. There were 24 occupants on board; both the

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and the co-pilot perished in the accident. In 15 October 1978: Due to the loss of

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, an Ethiopian Airlines Douglas C-47B, registration ET-AGK, was diverted to the airport. The engines were cut out following

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, and the aircraft ended up in a drainage ditch. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was

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