Jijiga airport is one of the recently constructed airports. Its new runway/apron is available for operation, and the terminal building is under construction. This airport is located to the east of Addis ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. Though the road is asphalted, it is very far and more time consuming. The area where the airport is situated is hot, but conducive for investment. The airport is very near to Somaliland (Hargessa) and Djibouti.

Jijiga is the capital city of Somali Regional National State, and still Booming. Jijiga (Somali: Jigjiga) is a city in eastern Ethiopia and the capital of the Somali Region of the country. Located in the Jijiga Zone approximately 80 km (50 mi) east of Harar and 60 km (37 mi) west of the border with Somalia, this city has an elevation of 1,609 meters above sea level. The city is located on the main road between Harar and the Somali city of Hargeisa, and is known for incense production. It has enjoyed postal service since 1923, and had telephone service by 1956. Jijiga was a city of Hararghe province, but with the adoption of the 1995 Ethiopian constitution, it became the capital of the Somali Regional State.

The first airfield at Jijiga was constructed in 1929. An airplane crash at Jijiga in July 1930 involved the eighth or ninth aircraft introduced to Ethiopia; it was the second airplane disaster in the country.