Sayid Mohamed Abdule Hassan International Airport

Garoonka Diyaaradaha ee Sayid Mohamed Abdule Hassan

كيسمايو المطار
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesKismayo
LocationLower Juba, Somalia
Built1974
Elevation AMSL49 ft / 15 m
Coordinates00°23′22″S 042°26′51″E / 0.38944°S 42.44750°E / -0.38944; 42.44750
Map
KMU is located in Somalia
KMU
KMU
Location of airport in Somalia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 3,688 12,100 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Passengers58
Aircraftmovements10
Sources:[1][2][3][4]

Kismayo Airport (IATA: KMU, ICAO: HCMK),[5] also known as Kisimayu Airport, is an international airport serving Kismayo, the capital city of the Lower Juba region in Somalia.[1][6] It is located in southern Jubaland, an autonomous region in Somalia.[7]

The airport was first seen under construction in 1973 by the Central Intelligence Agency.[8] It was meant to replace the natural surface old Kismayo Airfield that had been constructed during the Italian protectorate in the 1930s.

In August 2013, the Kismayo Airport was officially brought under the Juba Interim Administration. Per agreement, management of the facility was scheduled to be transferred to the Federal Government of Somalia after a period of six months. Revenues and resources generated from the airport will also be earmarked for Jubaland's service delivery and security sectors as well as local institutional development.[7]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 49 feet (15 m) above mean sea level.[3] It has one asphalt paved runway designated 05/23[1] which is 3,688 metres (12,100 ft) long.[2]

Military presence

The airport is home to Camp Kismayo, a military base hosting Somali Army and African Union forces, and it is also home to a large UN compound. The airport has received flights from the 75th EAS[9] to resupply Danab and US forces operating in the region.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
African Express Airways Mogadishu
Freedom Airlines Mogadishu, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Jubba Airways Mogadishu

Gallery

Passengers enter the main terminal at Kismayo Airport, July 22nd, 2021.
Embraer 120 parked on apron at Kismayo Airport, July 22nd, 2021.
Soldier from the 186th Infantry Regiment, US Army, stands security as a 75th EAS C-130J unloads cargo, December 2019.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "KISMAYO" (PDF). Operation Somalia: Airfield Specifications. Logistics Cluster. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2013. runway: 2000m x 50m
  2. ^ a b "Aeronautical chart Kisimayu (HCMK)". SkyVector. Retrieved 23 September 2013. runway: 3688m
  3. ^ a b "Airport information for HCMK". DAFIF. October 2006. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. runway: 3700m((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Kismayu Airport (IATA: KMU, ICAO: HCMK), Somalia". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Airport Code Search (KMU: Kisimayu)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Istanbul conference on Somalia 21 – 23 May 2010 – Draft discussion paper for Round Table "Transport infrastructure"" (PDF). Government of Somalia. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Somalia: Jubaland gains recognition after intense bilateral talks in Ethiopia". Garowe Online. 28 August 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  8. ^ "AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION IN SOMALIA" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency. 1 January 1974. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  9. ^ "75th EAS Transport Cargo to Somalia". DVIDS. Retrieved 11 January 2022.


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