Abdullahi Yusuf Airport
Abdullahi Yusuf Airport Garoonka Diyaaradaha ee Cabdillahi Yuusuf مطار عبد الله يوسف | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | This Airport is administered by the Government of Puntland. It is the second largest airport in Somalia. The first one is located in Barbara and Galkacyo is the second.[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Galkayo, Somalia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 975 ft / 297 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 06°46′51″N 047°27′16″E / 6.78083°N 47.45444°E | ||||||||||||||
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  GLK Location of airport in Somalia | |||||||||||||||
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Abdullahi Yusuf Airport (IATA: GLK, ICAO: HCMR), formerly known as the Galkayo Airport, is an airport located in Galkayo, the capital of the north-central Mudug region of Somalia.
Overview[edit]
During the 1982 Ethiopian invasion, the airport was bombed by several waves of Ethiopian Air Force jets. The attackers launched bombs and rockets at both the runway and the anti-aircraft defenses protecting it, but missed their targets. The runway which at the time was in the process of being extended, was undamaged by the attack.[4]
Like most of Galkayo, the Abdullahi Yusuf Airport is administered by the autonomous Puntland government.[5] It has acted as a buffer zone between the []]'s . ]]s, ef name="Argapiis">"Africa Review - Galkayo: A peaceful island in Somalia". 20 July 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2018.</ref>
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.[6]
Airlines and destinations[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Jubba Airways | Garowe, Mogadishu |
Accidents and incidents[edit]
| 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. | [7] |
Non-aviation security incidents[edit]
On 7 April 2014 a Briton and a Frenchman working for the United Nations were shot dead by a man in a police uniform while they sat in their car at Galkayo airport. A U.N. mission spokesman said it was not clear who was behind the attack. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the U.N. Security Council both strongly condemned the attack and called on Somali authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice.[8]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Handy Galcaio airport information from Skyscanner".
- ^ Galcaio (GLK) Somalia Archived 19 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Accident: GR-Avia AN24 at Galkayo on Apr 28th 2012, burst tyres, veered off runway and broke up". The Aviation Herald.
- ^ Woodward, Peter; Forsyth, Murray Greensmith (1994). Conflict and Peace in the Horn of Africa: Federalism and Its Alternatives. Dartmouth Publishing Company. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-1-85521-486-6.
- ^ Somalia: Puntland businessman elected new Galkayo mayor Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Somalia: Col. Abdullahi Yusuf Laid to Rest". Garowe Online (Garowe). 26 March 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Two foreign U.N. workers killed in Somalia, Reuters.com, 7 April 2014. Accessed on 10 November 2020.
External links[edit]
- Galkayo: A peaceful island in Somalia Archived 10 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Galcaio Airport or Galkayo Airport or Gaalkacyo Airport (GLK) Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Accident history for GLK at Aviation Safety Network
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