Garowe Airport

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General Mohamed Abshir - Garowe International Airport

Gegada Diyaaradaha Garoowe

مطار غاروي
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPuntland Ministry for Civil Aviation and Airports
Serves Garowe, Puntland, Somalia
Hub forGarowe
Coordinates 08°27′39″N048°34′20″E / 8.46083°N 48.57222°E / 8.46083; 48.57222
Map
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GGR
Location of the airport in Somalia
Garowe Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
06/242,0006,562Asphalt
Sources: World Aero Data [1]

General Mohamed Abshir Airport( IATA : GGR, ICAO : HCGR) [2] [3] is an airport serving Garowe, the administrative capital of the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia. [2]

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Overview

Also known as Garowe Airport, it is situated about 12 km from the Garowe city center. It was officially opened in 2010 under the aegis of Puntland's Ministry for Civil Aviation and Airports. The first phase of the airport's construction was completed in seven years through a public-private partnership, with the Garowe-based Mubarak construction company having assisted significantly in completing the project. The airport also attempts to adhere to the air transport standards established by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). [4]

Through its representative to Kuwait, Faisal Hawar, the Puntland government signed an agreement in Dubai with a Kuwaiti company for the development of facilities at the Garowe International Airport as well as Maakhir University. The deal was valued at US$10 million and was financed by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED). [5] In October 2013, Puntland Minister of Finance Farah Ali Jama and KFAED Deputy Director Hamad Al-Omar signed a follow-up Grant Agreement in Kuwait. The pact will see the fund extend $10 million, of which $6 million will be allocated to finance the Garowe Airport Project and the remainder will be earmarked for the Maakhir University Project. [6]

The project consists of paving a new runway around 2,200 meters in length and 45 meters in width, with shoulders of about 65 meters on each side. It also includes a passenger terminal building of an area of 1,000 meters consisting of two floors to accommodate 120 passengers, a control tower with a height of 25 meters, an alley perpendicular to the runway with a width of 50 meters, an apron area with a width of 100 meters and length of 200 meters, a lighting system, drainage system, firefighting station, a 2.5-meter fence, and safety equipment. Additionally, the deal entails consulting and engineering services for design and supervision of work construction. [6]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
African Express Airways [7] Bosaso, Mogadishu, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Daallo Airlines Dubai–International, [8] Mogadishu
Ethiopian Airlines [9] Addis Ababa
Jubba Airways Bosaso, Galkayo, Hargeisa, Mogadishu

Accidents and incidents

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Airport information for HCGR". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  2. 1 2 "GGR - Garowe [Intl], NU, SO - Airport - Great Circle Mapper". www.gcmap.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "eAIP Somalia published on 06 APR 2022". aip.scaa.gov.so. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Garowe International Airport Opened". Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Somalia: Kuwaiti Company to construct Airport, University in Puntland". Garowe Online. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Signature of Grant Agreements in The Federal Republic of Somalia" . Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  7. ↑ africanexpress.net - Booking retrieved 13 February 2021
  8. ↑ "Daallo Airlines Adds Garowe – Dubai Sector From August 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Ethiopian Airlines adds Garowe service from mid-July 2019".
  10. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "Garowe Airport profile - Aviation Safety Network". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
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