Berbera Airport
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| Berbera Airport | |||
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IATA: BBO – ICAO: HCMI
 BBO
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public & Military Joint | ||
| Location | Berbera | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 30 ft / 7 m | ||
| Coordinates | 10°23′21″N 44°56′27.98″E / 10.38917°N 44.9411056°ECoordinates: 10°23′21″N 44°56′27.98″E / 10.38917°N 44.9411056°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 05/23 | 13,582 | 4,140 | Paved Asphalt (no ILS) |
Berbera Airport is an airport in Berbera, Somalia. It is situated in the northwestern Somaliland region, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as a part of Somalia. (IATA: BBO, ICAO: HCMI)
[edit] History
The Berbera airport has a 4,140m (13,582ft) runway, one of the longest on the continent.[1] The runway was built by the Soviet Union (USSR) in the mid-1970s in order to counter the United States' military presence in the region.[2] It was used as an emergency landing site for the Space Shuttle from 1970 until 1991, when the government of former President of Somalia Siad Barre collapsed.
[edit] Scheduled services
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| African Express Airways | Aden, Dubai, Mogadishu, Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta (via MGQ), Sharjah |
| Daallo Airlines | Mogadishu, Djibouti[1] |
| Jubba Airways | Bossaso, Djibouti, Dubai, Galkacyo, Mogadishu |
[edit] References
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