Qardho Airport
Qardho Airport (IATA: GSR, ICAO: HCMG), also known as Gardo Airport, is an airport serving Qardho,[1] a town in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia.
Qardho Airport Gegada Diyaaradaha Qardho | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Puntland Ministry for Civil Aviation and Airports | ||||||||||
| Serves | Qardho, Somalia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,632 ft / 802 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 9°32′35″N 49°07′04″E | ||||||||||
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  HCMG Location of the airport in Somalia | |||||||||||
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Overview
The airport sits at an elevation of 2,632 feet (802 m) above mean sea level. It has a runway that is 1,600 metres (5,249 ft) long.[1]
In late September 2013, Puntland Deputy Minister of Civil Aviation Abdiqani Gelle announced that the authorities in Somalia's autonomous Puntland region would carry out major renovations at the Qardho Airport, as well as at the Garowe International Airport in Garowe and the Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport in Galkayo. A tender process for a similar upgrade initiative was concurrently launched at the Bender Qassim International Airport in Bosaso.[2]
See also
Notes
- "GSR - Airport". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- "Somalia: 20 companies compete for Bossaso Airport runway bid". Garowe Online. 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- "Gardo Airport (GSR)". World-Airport-Codes. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
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