AirportsBeledweyne Airport is a small airport serving Beledweyne, in Hiran, Somalia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BLW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BLW
- ICAO code
- HCMN
- City
- Beledweyne
- State or region
- Hiran
- Country
- Somalia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 4.7670° N, 45.2388° E
- Elevation
- 170 m (559 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,200 m (7,218 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BLW means Beledweyne Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HCMN. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 4.7670° N, 45.2388° E. It stands 170 metres (559 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Cabudwaaq, about 197 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Mogadishu, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Beledweyne Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,200 metres (7,218 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 7 airports of Somalia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,200 m 7,218 ft | not listed | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shilavo AirportShilavo, Ethiopia | HIL | 155 km |
| Gode AirportGode, Ethiopia | GDE | 225 km |
| Kebri Dahar AirportKebri Dahar, Ethiopia | ABK | 245 km |
| Aden Adde International AirportMogadishu | MGQ | 306 km |
| Galcaio AirportGalcaio | GLK | 332 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,275 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,393 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,521 km | 3 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,682 km | 8 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,034 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,381 km | 19 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,533 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,109 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,772 km | 14 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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