| 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 | |||
| Location | Bosaso | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3 ft / 1 m | ||
| 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.
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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| African Express Airways | Galkacyo, Riyadh, Mogadishu-Aden Adde (via GLK) |
| Daallo Airlines | Burao, Djibouti |
| Jubba Airways | Berbera, Galkacyo, Hargeisa |
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.[2]