Abudwak Airport | |
City-Served: | Abudwak, Somalia |
Coordinates: | 6.1803°N 46.1939°W |
Pushpin Map: | Somalia |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Somalia |
Pushpin Label: | Abudwak |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 05/23 |
R1-Length-M: | 2077 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt concrete |
Abudwak Airport (so| (Garoonka Diyaaradaha ee Caabudwaaq) is an airport serving Abudwak, a highly populated town in the central Galguduud region of Somalia, as well as the nearby settlements in Ethiopia due to the Abudwak's location on the Somali-Ethiopian border. It is also known as Caabudwaaq Airport.
The airport was formerly just a dirt airstrip near the town of Abudwak.
A major renovation project was launched in 2011, funded by Somali expatriates from the province.[1] In June 2012, the Somali-American Women's Foundation (SAWF) also contributed $70,000 toward the facelift, after the airport's rehabilitation committee had approached it.[2]
The airstrip was gravelized by July 2012, and a new building was built by January 2013.
According to a government official, all of the facility's sections have since been renovated and are available for use. However, the immigration wing is still being built as of October 2012.[1]
The new airport began scheduled flights on 11 October 2012.[1]
The airport serves an average of 2 flights per day, and 800 passengers per month. In February 2021, more gravel was added to the runway and graded, as preparation for it to be paved with asphalt concrete.[3]