Site selection of an airport needs a careful attention. Thus, factors like obstacles,rnaccessibility for ground transport to and from the city, favorable topographic and climaticrnconditions and others are considered in the task of site selection for an airport so as tornsecure safety of the society and the aviation industry.rnAddis Ababa bole international airport/HAAB serves as a hub of differentrnoperators and more than 180 flights per day departed from and arrived to the aerodrome.rnThe issue of land use planning and compatibility concerns are not given due attention atrnHAAB this moment. Thus, one can see different land use types and developments that arernnot compatible with the airport environment. Crusher plants, residential, agriculturalrnlands and wildlife attractant sites are common surrounding HAAB that needs carefulrnattention from the concernedrnUsing qualitative and quantitative research methods the researcher has tried torncollect primary and secondary data so as to examine and make analysis on the land userncompatibility concerns from safety of the society and safe operation of the airportrndimensions. After the analysis of the data, the researcher found that the land use types in the vicinity of the airport are incompatible with the airport environment. The datarngathered by different means are presented by means of tables and maps.rnThe trend of land use developments surrounding HAAB can be said that it is notrnin accordance with the standards set by the ICAO and Federal EPA