Qardho Airport

Qardho Airport

Gegada Diyaaradaha Qardho
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPuntland Ministry for Civil Aviation and Airports
ServesQardho, Somalia
Elevation AMSL2,632 ft / 802 m
Coordinates9°32′35″N 49°07′04″E / 9.54306°N 49.11778°E / 9.54306; 49.11778
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HCMG is located in Somalia
HCMG
HCMG
Location of the airport in Somalia
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
1 1,600 5,249
Source:[1]

Qardho Airport (IATA: GSR, ICAO: HCMG), also known as Gardo Airport, is an airport in Qardho[1] town in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia.

Overview

The airport sits at an elevation of 2,632 feet (802 m) above mean sea level. Its only runway is 1,600 metres (5,249 ft) long.[1]

In late September 2013, Puntland Deputy Minister of Civil Aviation Abdiqani Gelle announced that the authorities in Somalia's autonomous Puntland region would carry out major renovations at the Qardho Airport, as well as at the Garowe International Airport in Garowe and the Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport in Galkayo. The tender process for a similar upgrade initiative was simultaneously launched at the Bender Qassim International Airport in Bosaso.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "GSR - Airport". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Somalia: 20 companies compete for Bossaso Airport runway bid". Garowe Online. 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.