Beledweyne Airport

Beledweyne Airport
Ugaas khalif
Summary
Serves Beledweyne (baladwayne) (Belet Uen)
Location Hiran, Somalia
Elevation AMSL 559 ft / 170 m
Coordinates 04°45.57′N 045°13.98′E / 4.75950°N 45.23300°E / 4.75950; 45.23300Coordinates: 04°45.57′N 045°13.98′E / 4.75950°N 45.23300°E / 4.75950; 45.23300
Map
HCMN
Location of airport in Somalia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,000 6,562 Rock/Sand
Sources:[1][2]

Beledweyne Airport or Duqow Ahmed Fiidow[3] (ICAO: HCMN) is an airport serving Beledweyne (also spelled Belet Uen or Beletweyn, Somali: Beletweeyne), the capital city of the Hiran region in Somalia.[1][2]

Facilities

  • The airport resides at an elevation of 559 feet (170 m) above mean sea level.[1][2] It has one runway designated 04/22 with a crushed rock and packed sand surface measuring 2,000 by 20 metres (6,562 ft × 66 ft).[1]
  • As of February 2015, the Djibouti Defense Forces have refurbished the airstrip.[4] The Beledweyne municipality also launched a project to further develop the airport in May of the year.[5]

State of Beledwayne's demographics/population

  • Beledweyne has a population of around 67,200 inhabitants.[7] The broader Beledweyne District has a total population of 870.000 residents, with the Hawadle subclan of Hawiye well represented [8]

Districts and Towns

  • kooshin
  • howlwadaag
  • xaawotaako
  • Raadeer
  • Buundoweyn
  • Janta Kundisho
  • Daraawiishta

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "BELETWEYN". Operation Somalia: Airfield Specifications. Logistics Cluster. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Airport information for Belet Uen, Somalia (HCMN) at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ↑ "Beledweyne airport open for commercial use: Duqow Ahmed Fiidow airport in Beledweyne has re-opened and is now ready for civilian use, UN-funded Radio Bar-Kulan reported Wednesday (June 20th)". Sabahi Online. June 21, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Chief of the Djibouti Defence Forces Major General Zakaria Sheikh arrives Beledweyn, Hiran". Goobjoog. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Haji Duqow Ahmed Airport Resumes Operation". Goobjoog. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
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