Las Anod Airport

Coordinates: 8°34′00″N 47°20′35″E / 8.56667°N 47.34306°E / 8.56667; 47.34306
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Las Anod International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerSomali Civil Aviation Authority
ServesLas Anod, Somalia
LocationTifafleh
Elevation AMSL2,077 ft / 633 m
Coordinates8°34′00″N 47°20′35″E / 8.56667°N 47.34306°E / 8.56667; 47.34306
Map
HCMP is located in Somalia
HCMP
HCMP
Location of the airport in Somalia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 1,800 5,906 Dirt
Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Las Anod International Airport (ICAO: HCMP) is an airstrip northwest of the city of Las Anod, the capital of SSC-Khaatumo and Sool region in Somalia.

History[edit]

In the 2010s, controversies have occurred at Las Anod airport, including over the importation of Khat, a leaf stimulant,[3] and fighting between Dhulbahante subclans.[4]

Location[edit]

The airport is located at the outskirts of the city of Las Anod, roughly 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) in a northwesterly direction in the locality of Tifafleh.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Airport information for HCMP at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ Google Maps - Las Anod
  3. ^ Wmuturi, Willy Muturi. "Factors influencing khat consumption among youth in Garowe District, Puntland, Somalia".
  4. ^ "A Plane Carrying Medical Supplies Barred from Landing in las Anod".
  5. ^ Schueller, Marie-Luise, and Michael Walls. "Report by International Observers on the 2016 Voter Registration Process in Somaliland." Progressio (2017).

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