Bender Qassim International Airport

Bender Qassim International Airport
Entrance to the Bender Qassim International Airport.
IATA: BSA – ICAO: HCMF HCMF Location of airport in Somalia
Summary
Owner		Puntland Ministry of Aviation and Airports
Location		Bosaso
Elevation AMSL		3 ft / 1 m
Coordinates		11°16′32″N 49°9′0″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
01/19	3,666	1,117	Dirt
09/27	5,794	1,766	Dirt

Bender Qassim International Airport (IATA: BSA, ICAO: HCMF), also known as Bosaso Airport, is the second largest airport in Somalia. It sits at 11°16′32″N 49°9′0″E on the outer edge of the city of Bosaso, the commercial capital of the northeastern Puntland macro-region. Through a joint Puntland-Dubai initiative, the airport is undergoing major renovations.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
African Express Airways	Galkacyo, Riyadh, Mogadishu-Aden Adde (via GLK)
Daallo Airlines	Burao, Djibouti
Jubba Airways	Berbera, Galkacyo, Hargeisa

Accidents and incidents

• On 16 August 1975, Douglas C-47A 6O-SAC of Somali Airlines crashed shortly after take-off following an engine malfunction believed to have been caused by contaminated fuel. All eleven people on board survived.

Renovations

In 2008, the Puntland government signed a multi-million dollar deal with Dubai's Lootah Group, a regional industrial group operating in the Middle East and Africa. According to the agreement, the first phase of the investment is worth Dhs 170m and will see a set of new companies established to operate, manage and build Bosaso's free trade zone and sea and airport facilities. The Bosaso Airport Company is slated to develop the airport complex to meet international standards, including a new 3.4 km runway, main and auxiliary buildings, taxi and apron areas, and security perimeters.

References

• Construction of Bosaaso Airport
• Daallo Routes
• Djibouti Airlines Routes
• Airport information for HCMF at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.