K50 Airstrip

K50 Airstrip
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Mogadishu
Location Lower Shebelle, Somalia
Elevation AMSL 100 ft / 30 m
Coordinates 01°59.927′N 044°58.884′E / 1.998783°N 44.981400°E / 1.998783; 44.981400Coordinates: 01°59.927′N 044°58.884′E / 1.998783°N 44.981400°E / 1.998783; 44.981400
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K50 Airstrip

Location of airstrip in Somalia

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,850 6,070 Sand
Sources: [1]

K50 Airstrip is an airport in the Lower Shebelle region of Somalia. It serves the capital city, Mogadishu.

Overview

Its name is derived from its location, about 50 kilometres west of Mogadishu.[2] In the late 2000s, K50 served as Mogadishu's main Airstrip while Aden Adde International Airport was briefly shut down due to the ongoing War in Somalia.[2] Daallo Airlines operated routes to and from K50 at one time.[2]

The airstrip was mentioned in the book Quiet Warriors: Veteran's Military Service Memories, written by Blake E. Edwards.

Facilities

The Airstrip resides at an elevation of 100 feet (30 m) above mean sea level.[1] It has one runway designated 04/22 with a compacted sand surface measuring 1,850 by 20 metres (6,070 ft × 66 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
United Nations Humanitarian Air Service Addis Ababa, Nairobi-Kenyatta

References

  1. 1 2 3 "K50" (PDF). Operation Somalia: Airfield Specifications. Logistics Cluster. Retrieved 23 September 2013. External link in |work= (help)
  2. 1 2 3 Schmitz, Sebastain (2007). "By Ilyushin 18 to Mogadishu". Airways. 14 (7): 12–17. ISSN 1074-4320.

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