Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport
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| IATA: GLK – ICAO: HCMR | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Puntland | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Galkayo, Somalia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 975 ft / 297 m | ||||||||||||||
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Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (IATA: GLK, ICAO: HCMR), formerly known as the Galkayo Airport, is an international airport located in Galkayo, the capital of the north-central Mudug region of Somalia.
Overview
Like most of Galkayo, the Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport is administered by the autonomous Puntland government.[3] It has acted as a buffer zone between the divided city's two main divisions. Taxes collected by the airport authority are split equally between the Puntland and Galmudug administrations, facilitating relations between the two regional authorities.[4]
On 25 March 2012, the facility was officially renamed in memory of the late Colonel Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, the former President of Somalia, who was born in Galkayo.[5]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| African Express Airways | Berbera, Bosaso, Mogadishu, Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta, Wajir |
| Jubba Airways | Hargeisa, Mogadishu |
Accidents and incidents
| Date | Location | Aircraft | Tail number | Aircraft damage | Fatalities | Description | Refs |
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| 28 April 2012 | Galkayo | GR-Avia Antonov | 3X-GEB | W/O | 0/36 | A Jubba Airways aircraft on flight 6J-711 from Hargeisa to Galkayo veered right off runway 05L while landing in clear weather conditions. Captain indicated that his flight crew overflew so as to avoid collision with a goat or dog that had wandered onto the runway. The 32 passengers and 4 crew were not injured. However, the plane incurred significant damage. | [6] |
References
- ↑ Galcaio (GLK) Somalia
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Somalia: Puntland businessman elected new Galkayo mayor
- ↑ Galkayo: A peaceful island in Somalia
- ↑ Somalia: Col. Abdullahi Yusuf laid to rest
- ↑ Accident: GR-Avia AN24 at Galkayo on Apr 28th 2012, burst tyres, veered off runway and broke up, The Aviation Herald, retrieved on 28 May 2012.
References
- Galkayo: A peaceful island in Somalia
- Galcaio Airport or Galkayo Airport or Gaalkacyo Airport (GLK)
- Accident history for GLK at Aviation Safety Network
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