| Ugaas Khalif International Airport | |
| Nativename: | Garoonka Diyaaradaha ee Ugaas Khaliif |
| Iata: | BLW |
| Icao: | HCMN |
| Type: | Public |
| City-Served: | Beledweyne, Somalia |
| Elevation-F: | 559 |
| Coordinates: | 4.7667°N 45.2389°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Somalia |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Somalia |
| Pushpin Label: | HCMN |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 04/22 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2200 |
| R1-Surface: | Gravel/sand |
| Footnotes: | Sources: Logistics Cluster[1] GCM |
Ugaas Khaliif International Airport[2] is an airport serving Beledweyne (also spelled Belet Uen or Beletweyn, Somali: Beletweeyne), the capital city of the Hiran region in Somalia. The airport is in the countryside 2km (01miles) northeast of the city.
The airport elevation is 559feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 04/22 with a crushed rock and packed sand surface measuring 2200mx20mm (7,200feetx70feetm).
As of February 2015, the Djibouti Defense Forces had refurbished the airstrip.[3] The Beledweyne municipality launched a project to further develop the airport in May of that year.[4]
The broader Beledweyne district has total population of 2 million residents, with the Hawadle subclan of Hawiye well represented making up 75% of the city's population.
The airport was named after the well known Ugas Khalif who was the Ugas of Xawaadle clan, which is considered to be the major and dominant clan of the Hiiraan region, predominantly Baledwayne.
Beledweyne has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh). Between March and April, the average daily maximum temperature in the city is 36.7°C. In January and February, the average daily minimum temperature is 21.8°C.