Obbia Airport is an airstrip serving
Hobyo
Hobyo (; so, Hobyo), is an ancient port city in Galmudug state in the north-central Mudug region of Somalia.
Hobyo was founded as a coastal outpost by the Ajuran Empire during the 13th century.Lee V. Cassanelli, ''The shaping of Somali society: ...
,
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; ar, ุงูุตูู
ุงู, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
.
Its single runway has a non-hardened surface and lies parallel to the coastline, about 2 km inland. It has a length of 1100 m according t
the Great Circle Mapperbut some 1800 m whe
on satellite imagery.
There are no fuel storage facilities.
There are no scheduled flights to Hobyo.
In August 2019 it was announced that
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, ูุทุฑ, Qaแนญar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...
plans to build a new airport in Hobyo, but the concrete intentions are not clear yet.
[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. . . .
See also
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List of airports in Somalia
This is a list of airports in Somalia, sorted by location. As of 2012, Somalia has 62 airports, 7 of these have paved runways. Among the latter, four have runways of over 3,047 m; two between 2,438 m and 3,047 m; and one 1,524 m to 2,437 m long.
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References
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Airports in Somalia
Galmudug
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