Kismayo Airport

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Sayid Mohamed Abdule Hassan International Airport

Garoonka Diyaaradaha ee Sayid Mohamed Abdule Hassan

كيسمايو المطار
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Kismayo
Location Lower Juba, Somalia
Built1974
Elevation  AMSL 49 ft / 15 m
Coordinates 00°23′22″S042°26′51″E / 0.38944°S 42.44750°E / -0.38944; 42.44750 Coordinates: 00°23′22″S042°26′51″E / 0.38944°S 42.44750°E / -0.38944; 42.44750
Map
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Airplane silhouette.svg
KMU
Location of airport in Somalia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
05/233,68812,100 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Passengers58
Aircraftmovements10
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4]

Kismayo Airport( IATA : KMU, ICAO : HCMK), [5] also known as Kisimayu Airport, is an international airport serving Kismayo, the capital city of the Lower Juba region in Somalia. [1] [6] It is located in southern Jubaland, an autonomous region in Somalia. [7]

Contents

The airport was first seen under construction in 1973 by the Central Intelligence Agency. [8] It was meant to replace the natural surface old Kismayo Airfield that had been constructed during the Italian protectorate in the 1930s.

In August 2013, the Kismayo Airport was officially brought under the Juba Interim Administration. Per agreement, management of the facility was scheduled to be transferred to the Federal Government of Somalia after a period of six months. Revenues and resources generated from the airport will also be earmarked for Jubaland's service delivery and security sectors as well as local institutional development. [7]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 49 feet (15 m) above mean sea level. [3] It has one asphalt paved runway designated 05/23 [1] which is 3,688 metres (12,100 ft) long. [2]

Military presence

The airport is home to Camp Kismayo, a military base hosting Somali Army and African Union forces, and it is also home to a large UN compound. The airport has received flights from the 75th EAS [9] to resupply Danab and US forces operating in the region.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
African Express Airways Mogadishu
Freedom Airlines Mogadishu, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Jubba Airways Mogadishu
Passengers enter the main terminal at Kismayo Airport, July 22nd, 2021. Kismayo Airport July 22nd 2021.jpg
Passengers enter the main terminal at Kismayo Airport, July 22nd, 2021.
Embraer 120 parked on apron at Kismayo Airport, July 22nd, 2021. 5Y-FAR at Kismayo Airport, July 22nd 2021.jpg
Embraer 120 parked on apron at Kismayo Airport, July 22nd, 2021.
Soldier from the 186th Infantry Regiment, US Army, stands security as a 75th EAS C-130J unloads cargo, December 2019. 75th EAS Transport Cargo to Somalia.jpg
Soldier from the 186th Infantry Regiment, US Army, stands security as a 75th EAS C-130J unloads cargo, December 2019.

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References

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