AirportsGalcaio Airport is a small airport serving Galcaio, in Mudug, Somalia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GLK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GLK
- ICAO code
- HCMR
- City
- Galcaio
- State or region
- Mudug
- Country
- Somalia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 6.7808° N, 47.4547° E
- Elevation
- 297 m (975 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,005 m (9,859 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GLK means Galcaio Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HCMR. 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 6.7808° N, 47.4547° E. It stands 297 metres (975 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Cabudwaaq, about 148 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
Galcaio Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,005 metres (9,859 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 7 airports of Somalia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05L/23R | 3,005 m 9,859 ft | not listed | Asphalt | not listed |
| 05R/23L | 3,005 m 9,859 ft | not listed | Grass | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Garowe AirportGarowe | GGR | 223 km |
| Shilavo AirportShilavo, Ethiopia | HIL | 307 km |
| Beledweyne AirportBeledweyne | BLW | 332 km |
| Kebri Dahar AirportKebri Dahar, Ethiopia | ABK | 355 km |
| Gode AirportGode, Ethiopia | GDE | 439 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,943 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,069 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,219 km | 3 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,620 km | 8 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,041 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,248 km | 18 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,296 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,780 km | 12 h 15 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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