Baidoa Airport

Shatigadud International Airport

Garoonka Caalamiga Diyaaradaha ee Shatigadud
Summary
ServesBaidoa
LocationBay, Somalia
Built1960s
Elevation AMSL1,505 ft / 459 m
Coordinates03°05.56′N 043°37.07′E / 3.09267°N 43.61783°E / 3.09267; 43.61783
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BIB is located in Somalia
BIB
BIB
Location of airport in Somalia
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,940 9,646 Asphalt
Sources:[1][2]

Shatigadud International Airport Baidoa Somalia (IATA: BIB[3], ICAO: HCMB) is an airport serving Baidoa, the capital city of the Bay region in Somalia. It has been used by both civilian and military aircraft.[1][2]

The airport was built in the 1960s, and at the time was 8,800 feet long and 150 feet wide, before being resurfaced with asphalt and lengthened to 9,600 feet in 1974 with Soviet support.[4] [5]

By June 1975 it was home to a squadron of at least 6 Somali Air Force Mig-21s, and 2 Il-28 bombers.[6]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 1,505 feet (459 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 04/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,940 by 40 metres (9,646 ft × 131 ft) . The airport houses a large military compound built in 2014.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Jubba Airways Mogadishu

References

  1. ^ a b "BAIDOA" (PDF). Operation Somalia: Airfield Specifications. Logistics Cluster. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b Airport information for Baidoa, Somalia (IATA: BIB, ICAO: HCMB) at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (BIB: Baidoa)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  4. ^ "NEW AND CHANGE TARGETS MISSION" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency. 1 March 1966. p. 18. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  5. ^ "AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION IN SOMALIA" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency. 1 January 1974. p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  6. ^ "MILITARY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA APRIL-JUNE 1975" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency. 1 June 1975. p. 6. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

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