Beledweyne Airport

Beledweyne Airport or Haaji-Duqow Ahmed Fiidow Airport[3] (ICAO: HCMN) is an airport serving Beledweyne (also spelled Belet Uen or Beletweyn, Somali: Beletweeyne), the capital city of the Hiran region in Somalia.[1][2] The airport is in the desert 2 kilometres (1 mi) northeast of the city.

Beledweyne Airport

Garoonka Diyaaradaha ee Beledweyne
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesBeledweyne, Somalia
Elevation AMSL559 ft / 170 m
Coordinates4°46′00″N 45°14′20″E
Map
HCMN
Location of airport in Somalia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,200 7,218 Gravel/Sand
Sources: Logistics Cluster[1] GCM[2]

Facilities
  • The airport elevation is 559 feet (170 m) above mean sea level.[1][2] It has one runway designated 04/22 with a crushed rock and packed sand surface measuring 2,200 by 20 metres (7,218 ft × 66 ft).[1]
  • As of February 2015, the Djibouti Defense Forces have refurbished the airstrip.[4] The Beledweyne municipality also launched a project to further develop the airport in May of the year.[5]

Demographics/population
  • Beledweyne has a population of around 17 million inhabitants. 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 well known Elder Duqow Ahmed Fiidow of the Aadan-Warsame subclan of Xawaadle clan, which is considered to be major and dominant clan of the Hiiraan region, predominantly Baledwayne.

Climate

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 (98 °F). In January and February, the average daily minimum temperature is 21.8 °C (71 °F).

Climate data for Beledweyne,Somalia
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 41.5
(106.7)		 42.5
(108.5)		 43.0
(109.4)		 43.0
(109.4)		 41.3
(106.3)		 39.0
(102.2)		 39.0
(102.2)		 39.0
(102.2)		 40.2
(104.4)		 45.0
(113.0)		 40.0
(104.0)		 42.0
(107.6)		 45.0
(113.0)
Average high °C (°F) 34.5
(94.1)		 35.4
(95.7)		 36.7
(98.1)		 36.9
(98.4)		 34.9
(94.8)		 34.0
(93.2)		 33.0
(91.4)		 33.8
(92.8)		 35.3
(95.5)		 34.4
(93.9)		 34.8
(94.6)		 34.5
(94.1)		 34.8
(94.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 28.2
(82.8)		 28.7
(83.7)		 30.0
(86.0)		 30.4
(86.7)		 29.2
(84.6)		 28.4
(83.1)		 27.8
(82.0)		 27.7
(81.9)		 29.0
(84.2)		 28.7
(83.7)		 28.5
(83.3)		 28.5
(83.3)		 28.7
(83.7)
Average low °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6)		 22.0
(71.6)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.9
(75.0)		 23.4
(74.1)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.6
(72.7)		 21.6
(70.9)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.6
(72.7)
Record low °C (°F) 16.0
(60.8)		 16.5
(61.7)		 17.0
(62.6)		 16.0
(60.8)		 18.0
(64.4)		 17.0
(62.6)		 17.0
(62.6)		 16.3
(61.3)		 17.2
(63.0)		 17.0
(62.6)		 15.0
(59.0)		 15.0
(59.0)		 15.0
(59.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0
(0)		 1
(0.0)		 5
(0.2)		 48
(1.9)		 59
(2.3)		 6
(0.2)		 3
(0.1)		 3
(0.1)		 8
(0.3)		 51
(2.0)		 16
(0.6)		 5
(0.2)		 204
(8.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 20
Average relative humidity (%) 58 57 57 60 64 61 65 64 59 64 63 62 61
Mean monthly sunshine hours 288.3 276.9 288.3 243.0 272.8 249.0 201.5 232.5 246.0 223.2 243.0 269.7 3,034.2
Mean daily sunshine hours 9.3 9.8 9.3 8.1 8.8 8.3 6.5 7.5 8.2 7.2 8.1 8.7 8.3
Percent possible sunshine 80 79 65 53 54 61 54 62 62 57 60 69 63
Source 1: Deutscher Wetterdienst[6]
Source 2: Food and Agriculture Organization: Somalia Water and Land Management (percent sunshine)[7]
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References
  1. "BELETWEYN". Operation Somalia: Airfield Specifications. Logistics Cluster. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  2. Airport information for Belet Uen, Somalia at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "Beledweyne airport open for commercial use: Duqow Ahmed Fiidow airport in Beledweyne has re-opened and is now ready for civilian use, UN-funded Radio Bar-Kulan reported Wednesday (June 20th)". Sabahi Online. June 21, 2012.
  4. "Chief of the Djibouti Defence Forces Major General Zakaria Sheikh arrives Beledweyn, Hiran". Goobjoog. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  5. "Haji Duqow Ahmed Airport Resumes Operation". Goobjoog. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  6. "Klimatafel von Beled Weyne (Belet Uen) / Somalia" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  7. "Long term mean monthly sunshine fraction in Somalia". Food and Agriculture Organization. Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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