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Egal International Airport (IATA: HGA, ICAO: HCMH), (Somali: Madaarka Caalamiga a ee Cigaal Arabic: مطار هرجيسا إيغال الدولية) is an airport in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, named after Somaliland's second president Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, the airport underwent major renovations in 2012–2013.[2] In 2002 the airport handled 85,800 passengers & 4,300 tons of cargo on a total of 6,120 landings.[3]

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Egal International Airport Madaarka Caalamiga ah ee Cigaal
IATA: HGA ICAO: HCMH
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Somaliland Civil Aviation and Airports Authority
Serves	Hargeisa, Somaliland
Elevation AMSL	4,423 ft / 1,348 m
Coordinates	09°31′06″N 044°05′20″E
Map
HGA Location of airport in Somaliland Show map of Marodi Jeh HGA HGA (Somaliland) Show map of Somaliland
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 06/24 12,139 3,700 [1] Paved Asphalt (no ILS)

History

The airport was opened in 1954 by the British RAF, an expansion program was launched shortly afterwards and by 1958 a taxiway, parking area and terminal building had been built.[3] The airport was then modernized in the 1980s by the Siad Barre administration so as to accommodate larger aircraft and offer more flight destinations.[4]

During the events leading up to the Somali Civil War in the early 1990s, the airport's infrastructure was significantly damaged. However, the facility was gradually rehabilitated over the next several years.

The airport was later renamed to Egal Airport after the veteran politician Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal. Egal served as Somalia's Prime Minister in the early 1960s during the country's post-independence civilian administration, before later becoming the second President of Somaliland.

In 2012, the airport's routes were temporarily suspended as its runway underwent major renovations, funded by the Somaliland authorities, Kuwait Fund and USAID. The facility was later reopened on 17 August 2013, with enlarged arrival and departure terminals, as well as five new wind turbines. An installed wind data monitoring station will also assist in powering the airport.[2]

Facilities

In June 2014, the Government of Somaliland and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) inaugurated a new wind energy project at the airport. The new wind power facility is under the authority of the Somaliland Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, which will manage it through a public-private partnership and oversee its daily operations. The initiative is part of the larger Partnership for Economic Growth, a bilateral program that has invested over $14 million in Somaliland's energy, livestock and agriculture sectors as well as in private sector development. The partnership aims in particular to establish local renewable energy technologies, with the new wind energy facility expected to offer a more cost effective alternative to diesel fuel. It is also slated to provide power to both the Hargeisa airport and the surrounding communities.[5]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:

Airlines	Destinations
African Express Airways	Berbera, Cairo, Dubai–International, Mogadishu, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta, Sharjah
Daallo Airlines	Djibouti, Dubai–International, Jeddah, Mogadishu
Ethiopian Airlines	Addis Ababa
flydubai	Dubai–International[6]
Jubba Airways	Bosaso, Dubai–International, Jeddah, Mogadishu
Kenya Airways	Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta

Accidents and incidents

Date	Location	Aircraft	Tail number	Aircraft damage	Fatalities	Description	Refs
28 June 1989	Balad	Fokker F-27	6O-SAZ	W/O	30/30	A Somali Airlines Fokker F-27 bound for Hargeisa crashed approximately 10 minutes after taking off from Mogadishu International Airport. All 24 passengers and 6 crew died.	[7]

See also

• Aden Adde International Airport
• List of airports in Somaliland

References

External links

Media related to Egal International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Accident history for Hargeisa Airport, Somalia (IATA: HGA, ICAO: HCMH) at Aviation Safety Network
• Aeronautical chart and airport information for Egal International (HCMH) at SkyVector

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Hargeysa

Der Flughafen Hargeisa (offiziell Egal International Airport nach dem Politiker Mohammed Haji Ibrahim Egal genannt, englisch Hargeisa International Airport) ist der internationale Flughafen von Hargeisa, der Hauptstadt des international nicht anerkannten Somaliland.

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- [en] Hargeisa Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto Internacional de Hargeisa

El Aeropuerto Internacional de Hargeisa Egal (IATA: HGA, OACI: HCMH) (somalí: Madaarka Hargeysa ee Calaamiga) es un aeropuerto internacional en la ciudad de Hargeisa, capital de la autoproclamada República de Somalilandia.

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[fr] Aéroport d'Hargeisa

L'aéroport Egal d'Hargeisa (code IATA : HGA • code OACI : HCMH) (somali : Madaarka Hargaysa ee Cigaal en arabe : مطار هرجيسا إيغال الدولية) est un aéroport de Hargeisa, la capitale du Somaliland, une région de facto souveraine actuellement reconnue par aucun pays étranger et revendiquée par la Somalie[1],[2]. Nommé d'après le deuxième président Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal du Somaliland, l'aéroport a bénéficié d'importantes rénovations en 2012-2013[3]. En 2002, l'aéroport traitait 56 000 passagers et 2 300 tonnes de fret sur un total de 1 750 débarquements[4].

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[it] Aeroporto Internazionale di Hargheisa

L'aeroporto internazionale "Hargheisa Egal" (IATA: HGA, ICAO: HCMH) di Hargheisa è il principale scalo della Somalia.

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[ru] Международный аэропорт имени Эгаля

Международный аэропорт имени Эгаля ((ИАТА: HGA, ИКАО: HCMH)), (сомал. Madaarka Caalamiga a ee Cigaal араб. مطار هرجيسا إيغال الدولية‎) — международный аэропорт в городе Харгейса в Сомалиленде, самопровозглашенной республике, которая признается международным сообществом как автономный регион Сомали.[2] Харгейса — второй по величине город в Сомали, административный центр и крупнейший город Сомалиленда. В 2002 году аэропорт обслужил 56000 пассажиров и 2300 тонн груза[3].

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