Hobyo Airport Explained

Obbia Airport
Nativename:Somali: Gegada Diyaaradaha Hobyo
Iata:CMO
Icao:HCMO
Type:Public
Owner:Somali Civil Aviation Authority
City-Served:Hobyo, Somalia
Hub:Hobyo
Elevation-F:65
Coordinates:5.3559°N 48.5144°W
Pushpin Map:Somalia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport in Somalia
R1-Number:1
R1-Length-F:3609
Footnotes:Sources: World Airport Codes[1]

Obbia Airport is an airstrip serving Hobyo, Somalia.[1] [2] The facility has a single runway has a non-hardened surface and lies parallel to the coastline, about 2 km inland. It has a length of 1100m.[3] There are no fuel storage facilities. There are no scheduled flights to Hobyo.

In August 2019 it was announced that Qatar plans to build a new airport in Hobyo, but the concrete intentions are not clear yet.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obbia Airport (CMO). World Airport Codes. 18 September 2013.
  2. Web site: Airline and Airport Code Search. www.iata.org.
  3. Web site: CMO - Obbia, MU, SO - Airport - Great Circle Mapper. www.gcmap.com.
  4. See: Somalia: Qatar to Build Airport in Hobyo Coastal Town, SOM-Tribune, 20 August 2019. Accessed on 11 November 2020. NB: Although the headline of the article talks about an airport, the article itself talks about a new port. . . .