Candala Airport

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Candala Airport

Gegada Diyaarada Qandala
Summary
Airport type Airstrip
Serves Candala (Qandala)
Location Bari, Puntland, Somalia
Elevation  AMSL 9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 11°29′40″N049°54′31″E / 11.49444°N 49.90861°E / 11.49444; 49.90861 Coordinates: 11°29′40″N049°54′31″E / 11.49444°N 49.90861°E / 11.49444; 49.90861
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HCMC
Location of airport in Somalia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
22/041,0913,579Soil
Source: [1] [2]

Candala Airport( IATA : CXN, ICAO : HCMC) [3] is an airstrip serving Candala (also spelled Qandala), [1] [2] a town in the northeastern Bari region in Puntland, Somalia.

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Facilities

The airstrip is open to the public. [2] Its airfield has an elevation of 9 feet (2.743 m) above mean sea level. It has 1 natural surface runway measuring 3,579 ft (1,091 m).

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References

  1. 1 2 Airport information for Candala, Somalia (IATA: CXN, ICAO: HCMC) at Great Circle Mapper. . Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "HCMC Candala Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. "Candala Airport (CXN)". World Airport Codes. Retrieved 3 December 2013.