Berbera Airport
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Berbera Airport is a major airfield in Berbera, Somaliland, historically used as a strategic military and refueling base and now serving civilian air traffic for the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berbera Airport canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
ⓘ
civilian airport ⓘ military airbase ⓘ |
| country | Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
civilian air traffic
ⓘ
occasional military use ⓘ |
| distanceToCityCenterKilometers | approximately 10 ⓘ |
| elevationFeet | 30 ⓘ |
| elevationMeters | 9 ⓘ |
| formerOperator |
Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Berbera Airfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Berbera International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
air traffic control tower
ⓘ
long-range runway suitable for heavy aircraft ⓘ terminal building ⓘ |
| historicalEraOfMilitaryUse | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IATAcode | BBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | HCMI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berbera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahil region NERFINISHED ⓘ Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gulf of Aden coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Berbera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the longest runways in Africa ⓘ |
| region | Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionImportance | major airfield in Somaliland ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 1 ⓘ |
| runwayDesignation | 05/23 ⓘ |
| runwayLengthFeet | 13583 ⓘ |
| runwayLengthMeters | 4140 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| serves |
Berbera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahil region NERFINISHED ⓘ Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicLocation | near shipping lanes of the Gulf of Aden ⓘ |
| usedAs |
civilian airport
ⓘ
refueling base ⓘ strategic military base ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Somali Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somaliland authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Somali Democratic Republic period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cargo flights
ⓘ
domestic flights ⓘ international flights ⓘ military operations ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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