Erigavo Airport

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Erigavo Airport
Summary
Owner Somaliland Civil Aviation and Airports Authority
OperatorEstabilished 1950
Serves Erigavo, Somaliland
Location Erigavo, Somaliland
Elevation  AMSL 5,853 ft / 1,784 m
Coordinates 10°38′32″N047°23′17″E / 10.64222°N 47.38806°E / 10.64222; 47.38806
Map
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ERA
Location of airport in Somaliland
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
05/232,0006,561Compacted gravel
Source: [1]

Erigavo Airport( IATA : ERA [2] , ICAO : HCMU) is an airport serving Erigavo [1] [3] (Somali : Garoonka Diyaaradaha ee Ceerigaabo), the capital of the Sanaag region in Somaliland.

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Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 5,853 feet (1,784 m) above mean sea level. It has a runway which is 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) long. [1]

Tower Frequency: 121.000

MET Available 02:00Z-15:00Z

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for Erigavo, Somaliland (HCMU / ERA) at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. "IATA Airport Code Search (ERA: Erigavo)". International Air Transport Association . Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. Erigavo Airport (ERA), Somalia at World-Airport-Codes.com