Bardera Airport
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Bardera Airport is located northeast of the city of Bardera
, in Gedo
, Somalia
. The airport has no scheduled flights. As part of the UN mission to Somalia, United States
corps of engineers conducted thorough measurements and surface hardening of the runway during the UN's intervention in the civil war in Somalia
during 1993-1994.
There are proposals to make the airport viable for scheduled flights or cargo flights. Diaspora friends of Bardera city are planning flights from Bardera to Mecca
for the Hajj
season.
As people see the economic potential of Bardera District and Gedo
region as a whole, there are plans to link the city of Bardera to Kismayo and Dubai
. The only flights in and out of Bardera Airport are charter flights from Nairobi.
Bardera
Bardera City is an important agricultural city in the Gedo region of Somalia. It is the second most populous town in the Juba Valley, with Kismayo being the largest and most densely populated city in the region, and Garbahaarreey serving as Gedo's capital...
, in Gedo
Gedo
Gedo is an administrative region , formerly part of the historic Upper Juba Region in southern Somalia. Its regional capital is Garbahaarreey. Gedo is a region created in 1980s and is bordered by the Ogaden in Ethiopia, the North Eastern Province in Kenya, and the Somali regions of Bakool, Bay,...
, Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
. The airport has no scheduled flights. As part of the UN mission to Somalia, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
corps of engineers conducted thorough measurements and surface hardening of the runway during the UN's intervention in the civil war in Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
during 1993-1994.
There are proposals to make the airport viable for scheduled flights or cargo flights. Diaspora friends of Bardera city are planning flights from Bardera to Mecca
Mecca
Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
for the Hajj
Hajj
The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so...
season.
As people see the economic potential of Bardera District and Gedo
Gedo
Gedo is an administrative region , formerly part of the historic Upper Juba Region in southern Somalia. Its regional capital is Garbahaarreey. Gedo is a region created in 1980s and is bordered by the Ogaden in Ethiopia, the North Eastern Province in Kenya, and the Somali regions of Bakool, Bay,...
region as a whole, there are plans to link the city of Bardera to Kismayo and Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
. The only flights in and out of Bardera Airport are charter flights from Nairobi.