AirportsGarowe Airport is a small airport serving Garowe, in Nugal, Somalia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GGR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GGR
- ICAO code
- HCGR
- City
- Garowe
- State or region
- Nugal
- Country
- Somalia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 8.4585° N, 48.5681° E
- Elevation
- 447 m (1,465 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GGR means Garowe Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HCGR. 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 8.4585° N, 48.5681° E. It stands 447 metres (1,465 feet) above sea level.
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
Garowe Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,000 metres (6,562 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 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,000 m 6,562 ft | not listed | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Galcaio AirportGalcaio | GLK | 223 km |
| Bender Qassim International AirportBosaso | BSA | 319 km |
| Berbera AirportBerbera | BBO | 452 km |
| Shilavo AirportShilavo, Ethiopia | HIL | 496 km |
| Egal International AirportHargeisa | HGA | 506 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,728 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,873 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,001 km | 2 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,531 km | 8 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,987 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,104 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,185 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,571 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,692 km | 14 h 35 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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