# Somali airlines and transport companies: directory

> Somali airlines and transport companies, with founding year, base and source.

Source page: https://calankii.com/en/businesses/airlines-and-transport-directory/
Last checked: 2026-11-12
Publisher: Calankii (https://calankii.com)

## About this list

Somalia's national carrier, Somali Airlines, was founded in 1964 and stopped flying after 1991 ([Wikipedia, List of airlines of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Somalia)). Since then private airlines, most of them owned by Somali business groups and many registered abroad, have carried passengers and goods between Somali cities and to Nairobi, Djibouti, Dubai and Jeddah ([Clingendael, Transnational capital in Somalia, 2019](https://kpsrl.org/sites/kpsrl/files/2020-03/transnational-capital-in-somalia%20updated%20report.pdf)). Many firms on the list have stopped flying; the founding year is the year given by the source.

## Airlines

| Company | Type | Founded | Head office | Owner or head, and status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [African Express Airways](/en/economy/airlines-in-somalia/) | Airline | 1986 |  |  | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Somalia) |
| [Air Somalia](/en/economy/airlines-in-somalia/) | Airline | 2001 |  |  | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Somalia) |
| [Daallo Airlines](/en/economy/airlines-in-somalia/) | Airline | 1991 |  |  | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Somalia) |
| [Freedom Airline Express](/en/economy/airlines-in-somalia/) | Airline | 2008 |  |  | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Somalia) |
| [Halla Airlines](/en/economy/airlines-in-somalia/) | Airline | 2024 |  |  | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Somalia) |
| [Jubba Airways](/en/economy/airlines-in-somalia/) | Airline | 1998 |  |  | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Somalia) |
| [Maandeeq Air](/en/economy/airlines-in-somalia/) | Airline | 2015 |  |  | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Somalia) |
| [Ocean Airlines](/en/economy/airlines-in-somalia/) | Airline | 2025 |  |  | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Somalia) |
| [Premier Airlines](/en/economy/airlines-in-somalia/) | Airline | 2020 |  |  | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Somalia) |
| [Rayaan Air](/en/economy/airlines-in-somalia/) | Airline | 2026 |  |  | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Somalia) |
| [Salaam Air Express](/en/economy/airlines-in-somalia/) | Airline | 2022 |  |  | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Somalia) |
| [Somali Airlines](/en/economy/somali-airlines/) | Airline | 1964 |  |  | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Somalia) |
| [Starsky Aviation](/en/economy/airlines-in-somalia/) | Airline | 2013 |  |  | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Somalia) |

## Taxis and road transport

| Company | Type | Founded | Head office | Owner or head, and status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hargeisa Taxi | Taxis | 2012 | Hargeisa |  | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hargeisa_Taxi) |

For the history of air travel, see [Airlines in Somalia](/en/economy/airlines-in-somalia/) and [Somali Airlines](/en/economy/somali-airlines/). For ports and shipping, see [Somalia's seaports](/en/economy/ports/).

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