Las Anod Airport

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Las Anod International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Somali Civil Aviation Authority
Serves Las Anod, Somaliland
LocationTifafleh
Elevation  AMSL 2,077 ft / 633 m
Coordinates 8°34′00″N47°20′35″E / 8.56667°N 47.34306°E / 8.56667; 47.34306
Map
Somaliland location map (1).svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
HCMP
Location of the airport in Somalia
Las Anod Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
07/251,8005,906Dirt
Source: GCM [1] Google Maps [2]

Las Anod International Airport( ICAO : HCMP) is an airstrip northwest of the city of Las Anod, the capital of SSC-Khaatumo and Sool region in Somalia.

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History

In the 2010s, controversies have occurred at Las Anod airport, including over the importation of Khat, a leaf stimulant, [3] and fighting between Dhulbahante subclans. [4]

Location

The airport is located at the outskirts of the city of Las Anod, roughly 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) in a northwesterly direction in the locality of Tifafleh. [5]

See also

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References

  1. Airport information for HCMP at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Google Maps - Las Anod
  3. Wmuturi, Willy Muturi. "Factors influencing khat consumption among youth in Garowe District, Puntland, Somalia".
  4. "A Plane Carrying Medical Supplies Barred from Landing in las Anod".
  5. Schueller, Marie-Luise, and Michael Walls. "Report by International Observers on the 2016 Voter Registration Process in Somaliland." Progressio (2017).