The country of Djibouti is in HAAA (Addis Abeba) FIR. Djibouti City TMA covers almost the entire country, up to FL145. Entry and exit points are MANDA, PARIM and TORBA to the north, ASTAR, LAKBE and LUBAR to the south. Standard instrument departures and terminal arrivals are in use. SIDs are identified as 1E (runway 09) or 1W (runway 27). STARs are identified as 1B (for UNBAD IAF to runway 09), 1A or 1V (for OKMER IAF to runway 27).

There are VOR DME approached published for both runways, and ILS approach for runway 27. There are prescribed flight tracks for circle to land (authorised only south of the airport). DJ NDB frequency is 386 kHz, DTI VOR/DME frequency is 113.9 MHz, and ILS frequency is 110.3 MHz. Ambouli Control Zone is a circle of 30 nm radius, up to 1000 ft altitude. Transition altitude for HDAM is 3700 ft.
 

Flying in Africa is a challenging and very demanding experience. The continent is a largely non-radar environment, so expect procedural approaches and monitor the TCAS. Rain, dust, sandstorms may reduce visibility, so you should know the terrain well and execute the procedures accordingly. Be prepared for untrained controllers and pilots, unreliable navaids, poor runway surfaces, high temperatures, civil wars, dragons, giraffes, marabous, and everything that can make your flight more dangerous than it should be.

Be advised that RVSM was introduced over the entire African continent; please select your flight level accordingly.
 

To download HDAM charts, click here.
 

HDAM scenery is available from the French Air Force site. FS2004 version is here, and FSX version here.