Bender Qassim International Airport
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| Entrance to the Bender Qassim International Airport. | |||
IATA: BSA – ICAO: HCMF
 HCMF
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| Summary | |||
| Owner | Puntland Ministry of Aviation and Airports | ||
| Serves | Bosaso | ||
| Location | Bosaso, Somalia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3 ft / 1 m | ||
| Coordinates | 11°16′32″N 49°9′0″E / 11.27556°N 49.15000°ECoordinates: 11°16′32″N 49°9′0″E / 11.27556°N 49.15000°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 an 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. It is the third largest airport in the country after the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu and the Hargeisa International Airport in Hargeisa. As of 2012, the facility is undergoing major renovations.
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History [edit]
Construction of the Bender Qassim International Airport started in 2007. Funds for the project were initially supplied by United Arab Emirates-based financiers.[1]
In 2008, the Puntland government signed a multi-million dollar deal with Dubai's Lootah Group, a regional industrial organization operating in the Middle East and Africa. According to the agreement, the first phase of the investment is worth Dhs 170m and would 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 was also 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.[2]
Following the 2008 Puntland presidential elections, airport renovations came to a standstill as greater focus was placed on activities in the regional capital of Garowe.[1]
In 2012, a Product-Sharing Agreement signed between the Puntland government and the Australian oil company Range Resources earmarked $5 million for the construction of an airport runway. Renovations subsequently resumed, with a bricklaying ceremony for the new runway held in November of the year at the Bender Qassim International Airport. The event was attended by various Puntland government officials and businesspeople, including Bosaso Mayor Hassan Abdallah Hassan, Bari region Governor Abdisamad Gallan, and Ministry of Aviation official Saida Hussein Ali.[1]
Airlines and destinations [edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| African Express Airways | Aden, Berbera, Galkayo, Mogadishu, Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta, Riyan/Mukalla, Wajir |
| Jubba Airways | Berbera |
Accidents and incidents [edit]
| Date | Location | Aircraft | Tail number | Aircraft damage | Fatalities | Description | Refs |
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| 16 August 1975 |  Bosaso |
Douglas C-47A | 6O-SAC | W/O | 0/11 | A Somali Airlines aircraft crashed shortly after take-off, following an engine malfunction believed to have been caused by contaminated fuel. All eleven people on board survived. | [3] |
See also [edit]
Notes [edit]
- ^ a b c "Puntland Lays First Brick on a New Airport Runway in Bosaso". Dissident Nation. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ "Government of Punt Land State of Somalia, Lootah Investment sign strategic agreements worth Dhs170m". Ameinfo.com. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ "6O-SAC Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
References [edit]
- Airport information for HCMF at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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