Aden Adde International Airport, Mogadishu (MGQ)
Mogadishu's Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ/HCMM): history since 1928, runway, airlines, operators, passenger numbers and the planned new airport.
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Roads, ports and power
Airports, seaports, roads, bridges and railways, power and dams, water, and phone networks, cables and the internet: what exists, who runs it and what it carries. Every fact links to its source.
Airports and airstrips
New Mogadishu International Airport (planned)
The planned New Mogadishu International Airport at El Maan: site, runways, capacity, cost, World Bank-funded design study and timeline.
Egal International Airport, Hargeisa (HGA)
Hargeisa's Egal International Airport (HGA/HCMH): from the 1954 RAF field to the 2013 runway extension, wind power, airlines, cargo and traffic figures.
Berbera International Airport (BBO)
Berbera International Airport (BBO/HCMI): the Soviet-built 4 km runway, NASA Space Shuttle years, the 2015 terminal and the 2021 UAE-funded reopening.
Bosaso Airport (Bender Qassim International, BSA)
Bosaso's Bender Qassim International Airport (BSA/HCMF): 1980s strip, the 2008 Lootah deal, the 2014–2016 rebuild, runways, and the reported UAE hub role.
Kismayo Airport (KMU)
Kismayo Airport (KMU/HCMK): the 1970s runway, the 2013 Jubaland handover, the military and UN compounds, and the airport's data, with sources.
Garowe Airport (General Mohamed Abshir International, GGR)
Garowe's General Mohamed Abshir International Airport (GGR/HCGR): opening in 2010, the Kuwait Fund runway project, name, flights and incidents.
Abdullahi Yusuf Airport, Galkayo (GLK)
Galkayo's Abdullahi Yusuf Airport (GLK/HCMR): runway, the Puntland–Galmudug fee split, the 1982 air raid, the 2012 renaming and security incidents.
Baidoa Airport (Shatigadud International, BIB)
Baidoa's Shatigadud International Airport (BIB/HCMB): 1960s build, Soviet-era upgrade, runway data, the 2014 base, and aid flights, with sources.
K50 airstrip, Lower Shabelle
K50 airstrip near Mogadishu: why it was named K50, its runway, and how it served as Mogadishu's main airport during the 2006 to 2011 war years.
Baledogle airfield (Wanlaweyn)
Baledogle (Wanlaweyn) airfield: Somalia's largest military air base, from the 1970s Soviet build to the 2026 US withdrawal, with sources.
Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB)
Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB/HDAM): history since 1948, runway, passenger numbers, the foreign military bases beside it, and Somali routes.
Airports and airstrips of Bari and Nugaal
Every recorded airport and airstrip in Bari and Nugaal (Puntland): Bosaso, Garowe, Qardho, Iskushuban, Eyl, Qandala, Caluula, Xaafuun and more.
Airports and airstrips of Awdal, Maroodi Jeex, Togdheer, Sanaag and Sool
Every recorded airport and airstrip in Awdal, Maroodi Jeex, Togdheer, Sanaag and Sool: Hargeisa, Berbera, Burao, Borama, Erigavo, Las Anod, Buuhoodle and more.
Airports and airstrips of Mudug, Galguduud and Hiiraan
Every recorded airport and airstrip in Mudug, Galguduud and Hiiraan: Galkayo, Beledweyne, Cadaado, Dhuusamareeb, Guriceel, Cabudwaaq, Hobyo and more.
Airports and airstrips of Gedo, Bakool, Bay and the Jubba valley
Every recorded airport and airstrip in Gedo, Bakool, Bay and the Jubba valley: Kismayo, Baidoa, Baardheere, Garbahaarrey, Luuq, Doolow, Xuddur, Afmadow and more.
Airports and airstrips of Mogadishu and the Shabelle regions
Every recorded airport and airstrip in Mogadishu, Lower Shabelle and Middle Shabelle: Aden Adde, the new airport, Baledogle, K50, Jowhar, Baraawe, Merca and more.
Airports of the Somali Region of Ethiopia
Every recorded airport and airstrip in the Somali Region of Ethiopia: Jijiga (Garad Wiil-Waal), Gode, Kebri Dahar, Warder, Shilavo, Kelafo, Geladi, Dolo and more.
Airports and airstrips of Djibouti
Every recorded airport and airstrip in Djibouti: Djibouti–Ambouli, Chabelley, Dikhil, Obock, Tadjoura, Ali Sabieh, Assa-Gueyla, Herkale, Moucha and the planned Hassan Gouled airport.
Airports of North Eastern Kenya
Every recorded airport and airstrip in North Eastern Kenya: Wajir, Garissa, Mandera, Dadaab, Liboi, El Wak, Rhamu, Habaswein and more, with the Wajir security stop.
Seaports and shipping
Port of Mogadishu (Dekadda Muqdisho)
Port of Mogadishu: from Sarapion to the 1930 Italian breakwater, banana exports, war damage, the 2014 Albayrak deal and revenue split, and who runs it now.
Port of Berbera (Dekedda Berbera)
Port of Berbera: the 1962 Soviet agreement, the DP World concession of 2016, the shareholding changes, the 2021 container terminal, cargo figures from the World Bank, and the Berbera Corridor to Ethiopia.
Port of Bosaso (Dekedda Boosaaso)
Port of Bosaso: the 1980s livestock port, the 2012 clean-up, the 2017 P&O Ports concession, the 2022 DP World expansion deal, the 2019 attack, and the road to Garowe.
Port of Djibouti and Doraleh
Port of Djibouti and Doraleh: history since 1917, Ethiopian trade, foreign naval bases, the 2018 DP World dispute and new ports at Doraleh and Damerjog.
Roads, bridges and railways
Railways in Somalia: the Mogadishu–Jowhar line and the Italian decauvilles
Railways in Somalia: the Italian Mogadishu–Afgooye–Jowhar line (1914–1941), the Genale and Ferfer decauvilles, traffic in 1930, its dismantling and 1980s plans.
Ethiopia–Djibouti railways: the 1917 line and the 2018 line
The Ethio-Djibouti metre-gauge railway (1897–1917) and the Addis Ababa–Djibouti electric railway (2018): route through Somali areas, stations, freight, money and Nagad station.
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